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About abutters

Andrew Lee Butters moved to Beirut in 2003, and began working for TIME in Iraq during the Fallujah uprising of 2004. Previously, he worked in New York as a reporter at Bloomberg News and The Economist. He holds degrees in history from Brown and Cambridge universities and in journalism from Columbia.

Author Archive: abutters (263 posts)

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June 25, 2009

What Should Obama Do About Iran?

June 17, 2009

A Very Dry Town

June 14, 2009

Are Arab Leaders Really So Unhappy to See Ahmadinejad Re-elected?

June 8, 2009

Lebanon's American-Backed Government Holds on to Power

June 7, 2009

Lebanon Votes: Will Hizballah Win?

June 5, 2009

Will There Be Blood?

June 5, 2009

The Hizballah Dilemma: Viewpoint

June 4, 2009

Lebanon Reacts to Obama, Sort of

June 3, 2009

Lebanon's Sexy Election Campaigns

May 26, 2009

Did Hizballah Kill Rafik Hariri?

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