Robert Maroun Hatem (Arabic: روبير حاتم, born c. 1956[1]) known by his code name Cobra,[2] (named after his personal pistol),[3] is a Lebanese former bodyguard[4][3] and head of security of the Lebanese Forces leader Elie Hobeika,[5] and who later moved to France as a political refugee[6] where he published his book From Israel to Damascus,[7][6] the book which caused so much controversy that later it was banned from being published and distributed in Lebanon.[5] The book focuses on Hobeika’s role as a militia leader during the civil war, including corruption and his role in the Sabra and Shatila operation.[2]