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• After the allied victory of 1918, at the end of my father's war, the victors divided up the lands of… — Robert Fisk
• Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil… — Kate Adie
• It's not Beirut or Bosnia. — Carl Froch
• To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible. — Jan Morris
• I was actually lost in Beirut on the way home. — Kelly Preston
• Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the… — Mark McKinnon
• I have had a strong and a long relationship on national security, I've been involved in every national crisis that… — John McCain
• Lebanon was at one time known as a nation that rose above sectarian hatred; Beirut was known as the Paris… — Roger Ebert
• When I look back on my childhood, I think of that short time in Beirut. I know that seeing the… — Greg Kinnear
• You can learn all about the human condition from covering the crime beat in a big city - you don't… — P.J. O'Rourke
• As I searched the atlas for somewhere to run to, Hugh made a case for his old stomping grounds. His… — David Sedaris
• When I arrived in Beirut from Europe, I felt the oppressive, damp heat, saw the unkempt palm trees and smelt… — Robert Fisk

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