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Painful prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah

Posted in Lebanon, Hezbollah, Capture, Violence, Israel, Terrorism on July 16th, 2008 No Comments »

This is not the first prisoner swap that Israel has done. In the past Israel has done this sort of swap many times, even exchanging the live prisoners that it holds for the bodies of its dead soldiers. However, this time was more traumatic for Israel, since it involved sending back a man whom Israel […]

Lebanon in the throes of civil war again

Posted in Lebanon, Politics, Violence, Iran, Military on May 9th, 2008 No Comments »

For a number of years now, Lebanon has been suffering the impact of civil war. In the 80’s, there was a wide-spread war that had turned Beirut into a shell town, although the current war is a different war. This is a fight for power between the various neighboring powers seeking to get their influence […]