Christopher Hitchens assaulted in Beirut

By HUFFINGTON POST
Added: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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UPDATE: Hitchens is still in Beirut and went ahead with a scheduled lecture entitled "Who are the revolutionaries in today's Middle East?" at American University in Beirut on Wednesday night, Huffington Post has learned.

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The assault on Christopher Hitchens' body continues - he's been waterboarded, body-waxed and suffered through countless hangovers.

In the latest incident, Hitchens sustained gashed knuckles and bruises in a vicious street brawl with shoe-shopping thugs during a Valentine's Day night out on the streets of Beirut.

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Also see:
http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/2009/02/hitchens-beaten-by-ssnp.html

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