Hitchens beaten by pro-Syrian thugs in Beirut? (“I was on the ground and getting it in the head)

Hot Air ^ | 2/18/09 | Hot Air

[Nachum]

Look on the bright side: This’ll make for one hell of a Slate column once he gets back. I can only assume they didn’t recognize him, as the opportunity to scalp one of the world’s foremost atheists surely would have been irresistible. I dont know if you find this as news worthy or not, but Christopher Hitchens is currently in Beirut sponsored by the same group that owns that crap NOW Lebanon. He got in a few nights ago and surprisingly went out drinking. On his way out of the bar he saw an SSNP poster and wrote on it “Fuck the SSNP”. There just happened to be some SSNP thugs near by–most likely asking people for their ID, and most likely to no avail–and saw him write on the poster and kicked his ass. He is still walking with a limp. Abu Muqawama says he’s confirmed the story. The SSNP is, of course, a Hezbollah ally that advocates a Syrian anschluss of Lebanon (and Israel, natch). Consider Hitch a minor martyr to the cause of the Cedar Revolution here. Exit question one: More or less unpleasant than being waterboarded? Exit question two: Er, isn’t Ace there with him? Has anyone heard from Ace recently?

[nickcarraway]

“Take that, Obama supporter.”

[farmer18th]

Hitchen’s Road to Damascus?

[txnativegop]

Attitude adjustment in spades. Pity he won’t learn from it.

[popdonnelly]

Islamofascism is everywhere.

[bmwcyle]

Hitchens never drink and go near Muslims.

[conivorous]

He fell off his barstool and was hit in the head by a Persian rug.

[A.A. Cunningham]

and surprisingly went out drinking.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

On his way out of the bar he saw an SSNP poster and wrote on it “Fuck the SSNP”. There just happened to be some SSNP thugs near by–most likely asking people for their ID, and most likely to no avail–and saw him write on the poster and kicked his ass.

If the anecdotal evidence is correct, good on you Hitch!

I'll never agree with your support for Opossum nor your atheism but, really...F the SSNP!

[tcrlaf]

HOW CAN THIS BE?????!!!!!

I thought the muzzies would be in LOVE with us if we elected Obama!!!???

[therut]

He is probably just fabricating a story like the Randi Rhodes mugging that was not!!!

[PapaBear3625]

I don’t think I could ever be drunk enough to think I could do political graffiti in a Third World country and not have bad things happen.

[jveritas]

It is a shame that some here are happy that Hitchens got beaten by a group of pro-Syrian thugs. This SSNP is one of the worst Pro-Syrian militias Lebanon and they are as bad as Hizballah terrorists. They are inspired by the Nazis and even their flag resemble the Nazi flag and has a symbol that look like a swastika in the middle.

I congratulate Mr. Hitchens for his courage to deface the flag of the SSNP thugs and I wish him a quick recovery.

PS: For over 3 decades the Syrian terrorist regime has used the SSNP thugs to assassinate anti-Syrian Lebanese politicians. In 1982 with the planning of the Syrian intelligence the SNNP killed the pro-US and pro-Israeli Lebanese Christian leader "Bachir Al Gemayel" after few weeks from being elected President of Lebanon.

[SouthTexas]

Update from Ace.

[longjack]

Ace at AoSHQ: What Happened With Hitchens has the inside info on this.

He is in Lebanon with Hitchens.

[vox_freedom]

LOL.
As he was yelling, "Don't ... stop! Don't ... stop!" then, "Don't stop, don't stop!"

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***”Don’t ... stop! Don’t ... stop!” then, “Don’t stop, don’t stop!” ***

That is wha “she” used to say! ;-D

[flowerplough]

(“I was on the ground and found, to my great disappointment, that I was getting it in the head, and not elsewhere.”)

[Stepan12]

Incidentally, Hitchens is an opponent of Israel:Comment from CAMERA

[freekitty]

Like that matters. These people aren’t going to ask you anything before they beat you to death.