Dispatch From A War Zone
It was a little past noon, and after 24 hours holed up inside the Bethlehem Star Hotel as heavy fire raged in the streets, we had elected to explore the city during an apparent lull in the fighting. Now, as we walked down Pope Paul VI Street toward Manger Square, we encountered a scene of devastation: smashed windows, bullet-pocked walls, cars crushed by tanks, broken pipes spewing water in all directions and bullet casings littering the ground....