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Wednesday
13Feb

Picture of the Day

DateWednesday, February 13, 2008 at 07:53PM

Now, I wonder... did the crying relatives of the Marines who died in Beirut in 1983 make the Times picture of the day?

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NYT: "Security officials in Lebanon said Imad Mugniyah, 45, a senior Hezbollah military commander, was killed by a car bomb on Tuesday night in Damascus, Syria. Mr. Mugniyah had been accused in a series of bombings, hijackings and kidnappings during the 1980s and 1990s, including the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 American service members. Mr. Mugniyah's father, Fayez, left, and grandfather held each other during a wake in Beirut."

And now for our official Good-bye, Bad Guy Theme Song, as sung by the inimitable Sonny King in a way that will be especially offensive to those who are mourning the death of this particular mass murderer.

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What goes around...comes around!

February 14, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDavid M
Love it! Want the patch...
February 14, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterED
Whittling away at the problem, one dead terrorist at a time.
February 14, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteraelfheld

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