Is US Embassy in Lebanon Squandering Its Diplomatic Immunity?
Franklin Lamb – Beirut “It comes following Opposition charges, emphasized by Hezbollah’s Secretary Hassan Nasrallah the preceding week, that the US Embassy in Beirut engages in espionage activities for Israel and cautioning that the collaboration was very dangerous for Lebanon.” Tensions are rising in Lebanon between elected representatives in Parliament, ‘Unity’ Cabinet members and the American Embassy, as the 27th anniversary of the attack 1983 attack on the US Embassy approaches and the Embassy issues another warning for Americans to leave Lebanon. On March 29, 2010 the US Embassy instructed Americans not to travel to Lebanon citing ‘safety and security concerns.” Simultaneously it warned those who are in Lebanon to seriously consider leaving. Advising that, Lebanon, placed on a US list of 14 countries “linked to Terrorism” following the Christmas Day attempted aircraft bombing near Detroit, has “the potential for a spontaneous upsurge in violence , US citizens living and working in
