Past war: One shot, one kill

BEIRUT - Although viewers of the picture above have the luxury of seeing this sniper, his victims during the Lebanese 15-year civil war only could hear or feel his bullets.

Sniping was a common practice as almost all militia perfected the art of marksmanship to utilize in their daily activities. Snipers made sure that militiamen and civilians never crossed across the different areas unmolested, as their bullets would target innocent civilians carrying food to their families or even opposing combatants.

Stories have it that a mercenary sniper of Algerian stock left his post not only because there was no real traffic on the front he was assigned to, but also because he charged LL 250 on every person he shot.

Blair had a word in Glasgow in which he tried to make a "moral case for war" saying, "I do not seek unpopularity as a badge of honor but sometimes it is the price of leadership and cost of conviction."

Whether they were targeting a street in either part of Beirut or a village in the mountains, snipers in all militias were themselves the target of hatred of the Lebanese people who would never know when death would surprise them as they walked around in the different areas of the divided country.