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January 15, 2013

Syria Looking a Lot Like Lebanese Civil War

Gwynne Dyer, New Zealand Herald

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The most frustrating part of covering the Lebanese civil war (1975-90) was that after a while there was nothing left to say. Syria is starting to feel just the same.

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TAGGED: Middle East, Lebanon, Syria

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