The Lebanese officer spun around and eyed the big guy in the back seat.

The Lebanese officer froze when he saw Weizmann.

Then he saw the Lebanese officer holding the Browning Hi-Power aimed at him.

Privately, however, even senior Lebanese military officers concede that the Palestinian refugees are not in shape to resume attacks on Israel.

Four Lebanese officers were detained with no charges for four years, by the Lebanese Armed Forces.

Still another report said the Revolutionary Guards administered Hezbollah's intelligence planning section until 1989, after which a Lebanese officer was named to run the unit.

Forty miles east, in the Shuf Mountains, Druse warriors handed over tanks, armored cars and heavy artillery to another group of Lebanese officers.

Samir,as I'll call the agent here, was a Lebanese military officer, but in 1975 Fatah had recruited him to stay out of the fighting for Beirut's hotel district.

Jean-Marie Guéhenno, under secretary general for peacekeeping, said step-by-step coordination with Israeli and Lebanese senior military officers was essential.

The Lebanese officers are sent to other countries such as Russia or other parts of Europe to receive additional training.