We seem to have only one cultural reference point when it comes to the government using cameras: George Orwell's 1984, with its totalitarian state peering into the bedrooms of the weary souls crushed under its boot.

'You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple: to force ... the public to turn to the state to ask for greater security."

When his nephew became president.

The Israeli air force is training its crews for long-range bombing missions, the wing comannder of an F-16I fighter-bomber group said Monday.

With shouts of ``Syria out!'' 25,000 protesters massed outside Parliament in a dramatic display of defiance Monday that forced out Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister and Cabinet.