US helicopter shot down in Afghanistan was on rescue mission

The US Navy Seals and other troops whose helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan had rushed to the mountainous area to help a US army ranger unit that was under fire from insurgents, two US officials said Sunday. (more…)

Aoun linked to man deported from U.S. over national security

The U.S. has deported six Lebanese men of “national security interest”, at least one of which is linked to Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, “an ally of Hizbullah,” an official with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said.

Also among the Lebanese deportees was a man wanted by Lebanese law enforcement on a murder conviction related to a house bombing, he said. (more…)

Nasrallah announces Hezbollah’s new political platform

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah announces the party’s new political platform through a giant screen at al-Jinan hall on the airport road. He assured the skeptical Lebanese of his allegiance to Lebanon. “Lebanon is our homeland and the homeland of our fathers, ancestors, grandchildren, and the coming generations. It is the country that we gave our most precious sacrifices,” Nasrallah said. He also attacked America, claiming “U.S. terror is the cause of all terror in the world.”