Pilot bread is a simple type of cracker or biscuit, made from flour, water, and salt. Inexpensive and long-lasting, it is and was used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyages and military campaigns. Historically known as hardtack (or hard tack), ship's biscuit, sea biscuit, sea bread or pejoratively dog biscuit, the name derives from the British sailor slang for food, "tack", and the crackers or biscuits have been called "tooth dullers", "sheet iron" or "molar breakers".Because it is so hard and dry, properly stored and transported hardtack will survive rough handling and endure extremes of temperature.

By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful faction, on Monday demanded to know who was behind shooting that killed eight opposition supporters in some of Beirut's worst street violence since the 1975-90 civil war. The...

Aftermath of Latest Terror attack in BeirutNews – Aftermath of latest terror attack in Beirut Lebanon looks as it drifts closer and closer to Civil War

Robert Capa is the most famous war photographer of all time. Recently his Sapnsih Civil War negatives were discovered. Article links to examples of photos.

Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst street violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.

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