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Christopher Hitchens finally files a report on his run-in with fascist thugs in Beirut, as part of a longer essay on The Swastika and the Cedar. As Arab thoroughfares go, Hamra Street in the center of Beirut is probably the most chic of them all. International in flavor, cosmopolitan ...
Here’s Michael Totten’s account of Christopher Hitchens and the Battle of Beirut. Christopher was encircled by four or five of them. They were geared up to smash him, and I reached for his hand to pull him away. One of the toughs clawed at my arm and left me ...
Christopher Hitchens, Lebanon, Syria, SSNP, Michael J. Totten
Christopher Hitchens is visiting Lebanon, and apparently was attacked and beaten by pro-Syrian neo-Nazis after he wrote some ... unflattering graffiti on an SSNP poster: Hot Air: Report: Hitchens beaten by Syrian thugs in Beirut? Some Hot Air commenters are applauding the SSNP thugs. UPDATE at 2/18/09 2:55:38 pm: Looks ...