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No Victory for Hezbollah in Lebanon Elections; But No Pro-Western Win Either

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. June 8, 2009.
Lebanon's new government of "national salvation" will be run by an ex-army general-president with ever-increasing powers.

The Afghan Surge: Proof the U.S. Has Not Learned From Its Debacle in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 27, 2009.
More U.S. troops in Afghanistan will spark a backlash in which religion combines with nationalism to oppose foreign intervention.

Christopher Hitchens Catches a Beat Down in Lebanese Street Brawl

Marcus Baram, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 19, 2009.
Hitchens in a sensationalist situation? Say it ain't so.

Lebanon Crisis Shows Hues of Iraq

Khody Akhavi, IPS News. May 21, 2008.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah remains a popular political movement and is widely lauded for its "resistance" against Israel.

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