Abdullah sent me this from Beirut: "I arrived beirut airport last night. after going through the passport check I recognized Rula Amin from Aljazeera international (cnn in a past life). she couldn't get through to the baggage area and was held there for a bit. while my passport was being stamped i heard some guys in the office behind me talking about where she was from. I don't know if she was able to go in. But all i heard was her saying that she's been coming to the country for four years the same way. I have no clue what was meant by that statement."