The Lebanese intelligence community, which is subject to the same upheavals as the Lebanese state generally, is not free of the power games, rivalry and influence peddling proper to the country's religious divide. These have been exacerbated, moreover, by Syria's return to Lebanese politics, which has excited the ambitions of Abbas Ibrahim, the pro-active head of the General Directorate of General Security (DGSG) and the more low-key but equally ambitious Tony Saliba, head of the General Directorate