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...just how fragile the peace can be became clear last weekend when a gunfight erupted in Lebanon's central Bekaa Valley only days after Resolution 1701 was adopted. Israel said that a commando operation was aimed at preventing a fresh shipment of arms from reaching Hizballah guerrillas. Hizballah officials believe that the commandos sought to abduct or kill Sheikh Mohammed Yazbek, a prominent Shi'ite cleric and Hizballah official with close ties to Iran...
...arrival, after a long, long journey from Hong Kong," he says. "It was late afternoon, and in the fading sunlight the snow-capped top of Grand Teton looked like molten gold." Floor-to-ceiling window walls ensure guests also enjoy this glittering view. Perched on a butte in Teton Valley and set among the sprawling acres of Spring Creek Ranch, the hotel stands apart from other five-star resorts clustered in the nearby ski village...
...summer evening 15 years ago Len Evans grabbed a good bottle of burgundy and led me out to his veranda for the would-be son-in-law conversation. As the sun fell behind the Hunter Valley's Brokenback range, we got to the part where he gauged my prospects. I was struggling with some banal career decision: one path boring but financially secure, the other much more interesting but relatively poorly paid. Seeking approval, I ventured that the sensible thing might be to go dull and safe. Len thought for a moment, turned to me and asked: "How many lives...
...just 200 soldiers to help the Lebanese Army take control of the south provoked dismay in Beirut. "We thought they were going to send thousands," says a Lebanese military expert. "This means they don't think it's safe." With Israeli commandos raiding a Hizballah stronghold in the Bekaa Valley on Saturday and Israeli drones still flying over Beirut and Hizballah ready to reload, it's hard to disagree...
...With funding that mostly likely comes from Iran, Hizballah appears to be in a hurry to make good on its promises. The party has set up what amount to claim centers in school buildings throughout the areas that have been heavily damaged - south Beirut, southern Lebanon, the Bekkaa Valley. And officials say there are going to begin handing out cash within 48 hours...