I am sure this sounds pretty melodramatic....and "conspiracy theoryish" but I have been remained a little bothered by this for a month or so. Its really is probably nothing but a bad gut feeling.
You guys are a diverse and capable lot..If anybody has the means to dig around the old Arabic/BBC/NYTimes/? papers cicra 1982 in their spare time..search USS Independence/Habib/Lebanon/Beruit for starters and you can "own the story". Just let me know what you find.
