Car after car races north along the coastal road toward Lebanon’s capital Beirut. Each vehicle is adorned with white: white flags, white T-shirts, white sheets, white plastic bags, white rags. Tied to aerials, clamped in the boot, hanging out of windows, draped over the roof, the flags are a desperate bid to ward off the bombs from Israeli fighters that have devastated south Lebanon, killing hundreds and traumatizing thousands. Full Story