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          <body><![CDATA[It looks like I'll be back in ABQ November 25th -- will you two still be there at that point?  That would be awesome.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, the Moroccan end of the Middle East isn't really my area of specialty, so I don't have a recommendation at this point.  I'll see if I can't dig something up.  I have a Moroccan friend in Albuquerque who might be able to help (in fact, it may be worth putting him in touch with you guys).<br/><br/>Tell your lesser half to bounce me an email when he has some time to spare!]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:02:37 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[If you only read one book about the Lebanese civil war, this is it.  It's intimidatingly long, and Fisk is somewhat prone to repetitive proselytizing, but he's generally on the mark.  Extraordinarily bleak, but well worth the effort.  ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:00:44 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
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    <updated_at>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:58:44 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Damn this one is a downer.  Father and son transit the country in the wake of nuclear holocaust.  Best followed up by a healthy dose of Prozac and puppies.  Required reading all the same.  ]]></body>
        
    
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