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Lebanon Lands on the Brink of a New War

By BENNY AVNI, Staff Reporter of the Sun | May 9, 2008

UNITED NATIONS — Lebanon is on the brink of war, according to American and U.N. officials, with the leader of Hezbollah threatening to “cut off the hand” of his Lebanese enemies and their Western allies, and armed factions facing off on the streets of Beirut.

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