US and Israel Make Final Preparations for Wider War, Evacuate US Embassy in Lebanon

Considering Israel’s joint operating status with US military assets in the region and its horrible record of violating air space and bombing its neighbors – including Lebanon in 2006, it’s no surprise that the US State Department has suddenly ordered all “non-emergency personnel” and their family members to leave the U.S. Embassy in Beirut today, and has warned all Americans to avoid travel to Lebanon due to an undisclosed “threat” to the diplomatic mission in that country. A similar operation is also underway regarding U.S. citizens in Turkey including a draw-down of staff at the U.S. Consulate General in Adana, Turkey.

21st Century Wire believes that the US is evacuating its staff in preparation for a planned Israeli military airstrike against Lebanon, which Israel will justify via its desire to take out a series of Hezbollah “terrorist targets” inside Lebanon, including bombing targets in urban areas like south Beirut. This suspicion is evidenced by the US State Department actually naming Hezbollah, and general “anti-Western terrorist activity” in the statemen .... http://21stcenturywire.com