With Mahmoud Ahmadinejad due in Beirut next Wednesday for a two-day state visit to Lebanon, Israel has stepped up its military presence along the Lebanese border. Washington is also believed to have asked Lebanon to cancel Mr Ahmadinejad's visit after his speech to the UN General Assembly last month. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.