Thursday, August 05, 2010

as long as they don't defend their borders from Israeli attacks

"The US State Department commended the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Thursday for their efforts in containing sectarian violence and in capturing wanted terrorist fugitives over the past year. Despite Lebanese security agencies being kept on high-alert by terrorist activity throughout the year, 2009 was characterized by “increased governmental efforts to disrupt suspected terrorist cells before they could act,” according to the US State Department’s annual “Country Reports on Terrorism” publication."