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The CIA's prime source in Lebanon was [[Bashir Gemayel]], a member of the [[Christian Maronite]] sect. The uprising against the Maronite minority blindsided the CIA. [[Israel]] [[1982 Lebanon War|invaded Lebanon]], and, along with the CIA, propped up Gemayel. This secured Gemayel's assurance that Americans would be protected in Lebanon. Thirteen days later he was assassinated. [[Imad Mughniyah]], a [[Hezbollah]] assassin, targeted Americans in retaliation for the Israeli invasion, the [[Sabra and Shatila massacre]], and the US Marines of the [[Multinational Force in Lebanon|Multi-National Force]] for their role in opposing the [[PLO]] in Lebanon. On April 18, 1983, a 2,000 lb car bomb [[1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut|exploded in the lobby of the American embassy]] in [[Beirut]], killing 63 people, including 17 Americans and 7 CIA officers, including [[Robert Ames (CIA official)|Robert Ames]], one of the CIA's Middle East experts. America's fortunes in Lebanon suffered more as America's poorly directed retaliation for the bombing was interpreted by many as support for the Maronite minority. On October 23, 1983, two bombs ([[1983 Beirut barracks bombing|1983 Beirut Bombing]]) were set off in Beirut, including a 10-ton bomb at a US military barracks that killed 242 people. | The CIA's prime source in Lebanon was [[Bashir Gemayel]], a member of the [[Christian Maronite]] sect. The uprising against the Maronite minority blindsided the CIA. [[Israel]] [[1982 Lebanon War|invaded Lebanon]], and, along with the CIA, propped up Gemayel. This secured Gemayel's assurance that Americans would be protected in Lebanon. Thirteen days later he was assassinated. [[Imad Mughniyah]], a [[Hezbollah]] assassin, targeted Americans in retaliation for the Israeli invasion, the [[Sabra and Shatila massacre]], and the US Marines of the [[Multinational Force in Lebanon|Multi-National Force]] for their role in opposing the [[PLO]] in Lebanon. On April 18, 1983, a 2,000 lb car bomb [[1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut|exploded in the lobby of the American embassy]] in [[Beirut]], killing 63 people, including 17 Americans and 7 CIA officers, including [[Robert Ames (CIA official)|Robert Ames]], one of the CIA's Middle East experts. America's fortunes in Lebanon suffered more as America's poorly directed retaliation for the bombing was interpreted by many as support for the Maronite minority. On October 23, 1983, two bombs ([[1983 Beirut barracks bombing|1983 Beirut Bombing]]) were set off in Beirut, including a 10-ton bomb at a US military barracks that killed 242 people. | ||
The embassy bombing killed Ken Haas, the CIA's Station Chief in [[Beirut]]. [[William Francis Buckley|Bill Buckley]] was sent in to replace him. Eighteen days after the US Marines left Lebanon, Buckley was kidnapped. On March 7, 1984, Jeremy Levin, | The embassy bombing killed Ken Haas, the CIA's Station Chief in [[Beirut]]. [[William Francis Buckley|Bill Buckley]] was sent in to replace him. Eighteen days after the US Marines left Lebanon, Buckley was kidnapped. On March 7, 1984, Jeremy Levin, CNN's Bureau Chief in Beirut, was kidnapped. Twelve more Americans were captured in Beirut during the [[Reagan Administration]]. [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]], a former [[Savak]] agent, was an information seller, and was discredited over his record of misinformation. He reached out to the agency offering a [[back channel]] to Iran, suggesting a trade of missiles that would be lucrative to the intermediaries.{{sfn|Weiner|2007|p=397}} | ||
===Pakistan=== | ===Pakistan=== | ||