Hauled To Death..

If you own a truck, make sure it doesn't move, or we'll bomb it. Say the Israelis.



Israelis are reportedly distributing leaflets that warn Lebanese trucks from moving around because they would be considered military targets (if you get hold of one of these leaflets, please email it to me). The Israelis seem to want to make sure that Hezbollah doesn't smuggle its large missiles away from their initial locations.

This explains why a truck was just bombed on the outskirts of Ashrafieh (apparently to send the message that the warning applies everywhere). It also explains why a concrete-mixing truck was bombed a few days ago, and why a truck carrying Ambulances from the UAE was targeted.

Imagine a country where trucks are not allowed to move. Rising risk will send transportation costs to stratospheric levels and goods will become forbiddingly expensive in remote areas. Not to mention aid and medicine transportation