General Discussion

He knew the Marines position near the airport made them sitting ducks.

He also had extensive contacts with all the factions--including with Hizbullah fighters.

When my friend started hearing chatter about an an attack on the Marine base he had a moment of struggle between maintaining journalistic neutrality and providing a warning about what was likely coming. He decided that trying to save lives was right course.

So he warned the American authorities in Beirut that an attack was likely coming. And that is was likely going to be a truck-bomb.

Nothing was done to protect the Marines. They were warned.

This was a disgrace.