Hitch and Totten vs. Syrian Skinheads
Wow:
But later that night, three of our "scoop" brigade--Jonathan Foreman, Michael Totten and Christopher Hitchens--got involved in a street brawl with some thugs of a Syria-loving skinhead party called the SSNP after Hitchens rather gallantly insulted their swastika flag. On our way to a meeting with Minister of State Nassib Lahoud, Hitchens showed me the gashed knuckles and bruises suffered during the punch up. The attackers had apparently come out of nowhere on posh Hamra Street, where they had gone to buy shoes. "I was on the ground," Hitchens said, "and getting it in the head." It was a miracle they didn't pull Kalashnikovs.
Can't wait to read about this on Totten's blog. I also appreciate Foreman's involvement; he's the only person I can think of besides myself who is both a film critic and op-ed columnist.
Posted by Stephen Silver at February 19, 2009 01:52 PM