AP: Americans May Still Be Stranded in Lebanon

[Purveyor]

The United States expressed concern Tuesday about Americans, possibly hundreds of them, stranded in south Lebanon without safe passage to evacuation points in the capital Beirut and on the coast.

Meanwhile, foreigners fleeing the violence continued to stream into Cyprus, which warned Tuesday it had reached its limit and would need European Union help if it was to receive more evacuees.

"We are aware that there are an undetermined number of Americans at locations in southern Lebanon," the U.S. State Department said.

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Israeli airstrikes and sporadic incursions by ground troops have made it unsafe to travel in large areas of the country, especially the south where fighting was most intense.

"I got in a taxi (to Beirut), and he flew," said Mike Katieib, 32, a Lebanese-American hotel worker from Atlanta, Georgia, who was vacationing in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon and made it to Cyprus Tuesday on a ship. "The roads are scary, there is no safety on roads," Katieib said.

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[BeHereNow]

1. KATRINA 'd anyone?

Your tax dollars at work because after all,
Israel has a right to "defend" herself.

BHN

[CoffeeCat]

2. The media showed SOME Americans...

...getting out, so now they're on to other stories.

Oh please. There are 25,000 Americans in Lebanon. Not all want out, but the vast majority are probably not wanting to stick around.

Just because the media has dumped the story, doesn't mean that American's aren't trapped in Lebanon.

I bet many started traveling via car, when they couldn't reach the US Embassy. I wouldn't be surprised if many panicked and decided to drive to safety.

There could be many horror stories in the coming days. I hope not, but there are still tens of thousands of Americans in Lebanon.

[nashville_brook]

3. if you're not in the war or fucking the war... you don't have to

go home...

but you can't stay here!

[daleo]

4. Canadians have been killed, the U.N. observers have been killed

I think there is a good chance some Americans will die before this is over.

[Debau2005]

6. But don't you think

this is what the mis-administration wants? Gives them a reason to send in U.S. troops to "control" the insurgency!!!

[daleo]

7. It could be, that's how they will spin it

Whether that works will depend on the circumstances, and how well the media backs them up. I hope there are still pockets of sanity somewhere in the ranks of the elite decision makers (not just The Decider).

[unhappycamper]

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[w4rma]

8. "May"? There were 25 thousand Americans there when Israel began bombing.

And evacuations didn't start until Wednesday last week. And they can only get out a few hundered per day, apparently.

[saigon68]

9. Kicked