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Saturday, July 07, 2007 

How did the violence in Lebanon begin

A lot of people have been asking how the violence in Lebanon started. I have explained a few times. But if you need a reminder, this is a good backgrounder (even if it is from the New York Times):

"Minutes before Islamic militants and government troops began killing each other in northern Lebanon six weeks ago, a flurry of cellphone calls set the tone for the contagion of violence."

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