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Lebanon: Explosions Depressing

Friday, September 21st, 2007 @ 23:34 UTC

by Amira Al Hussaini

Countries:: Lebanon
Topics:: Disaster, Politics

“It’s really gotten to a point where there isn’t much more that can go wrong. I’ve honestly lost count on how many politicians have gotten assassinated in the past couple of years and its depressing and sickening,” writes Lebanese blogger Mark.

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