D'oh! Time for bed, I think.
Where the heck I pulled "Beirut" from, God knows. Especially embarrassing considering I have to sit and think how to spell it.
CNN says it was a Chinese "Seersucker" missile, which is a new one on me. I'm not sure who the Allies would be shooting ship-to-ship missiles at. Where did you get the bit about the English writing?
The real kicker is that Iraq may have found a small loophole in the Patriot defense.