Burning the proverbial candle at both ends

Lebanese officials say CIA warned them of imminent al Qaida attack on Hezbollah | McClatchy

The unusual warning – U.S. government officials are barred from directly contacting Hezbollah, which the U.S. has designated an international terrorist organization – was passed from the CIA’s Beirut station chief to several Lebanese security and intelligence officials in a meeting late last week with the understanding that it would be passed to Hezbollah, Lebanese officials said.

(Or maybe that should be "both proverbial ends." Anyway. Is anybody minding this proverbial freaking store?)

(Also, does this mean Lebanon has to go live in the Moscow airport now?)