Beaufort

Beaufort Castle, Lebanon, November 2005: The Crusader fortress of Beaufort Castle- constructed in the 12th century- has been the focus for countless battles and the home of many occupiers over the centuries… Beaufort (French for “beautiful fortress”) sits atop a 300 meter cliff which declines steeply to the Litani River. Its commanding location, with views […]

Border Country

South Lebanon, 2005: A local man on the Lebanese-Israeli border… I don’t know if he was Hezbollah, Amal or just a tourist like me… He was friendly, but reserved- cool enough to let me take his photo though…. It was nice and peaceful here at the time, but within a few months all hell was […]

UN United

UN Base, South Lebanon, November 2005: This UN base on the South Lebanese border sat squarely between an Israeli border post on one side, and a Hezbollah bunker on the other. The UN in-residence at the time was the Indian Assam Regiment One Five (8-33)– they were busy playing basketball at the time… The next […]