We travel to South Lebanon to meet with our guide there. We tour a former war zone that spans from the Crusades all the way to 2000 when the Hezbollah resistance fought and pushed back the Israeli Occupation, and later in 2006 when they defeated Israel’s IDF.

Image: Patrick coming out of the bunker complex – dug below at least 30 feet of mountain rock and soil, and with steel-reinforced walls inside, complete with a war room, sleeping quarters and a prayer room.

Intro music by Tanjaret Daghet: @tanjaretdaghet

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at alternatecurrentradio.com and thesundaywire.com.

We're joined in-studio by a very special guest, Dani Shukri, drummer for the band Tanjaret Daghet طنجرة ضغط (aka 'Pressure Pot'), a Syrian rock band currently based in Beirut, to discuss their music and what's happening in the underground music & culture scene here in the Middle East region.

Tanjaret Daghet on SoundCloud: @tanjaretdaghet

Download tracks: play.anghami.com/artist/956925

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TnjrhDghtTanjaretDaghet

The Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen broadcasts LIVE on Alternate Current Radio SUNDAY 5pm-8pm GMT, 12pm-3pm EST, 9am-12pm PST at alternatecurrentradio.com and thesundaywire.com.