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Israelis recently watched as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed a rally near the border with their country. Ahmadinejad was on a two-day trip to Lebanon, touring its southern border region. It was seen as a show of support for the Shiite militant group Hezbollah. Marco Werman talks with journalist Thanassis Cambanis, who spent time in Lebanon doing research among Hezbollah supporters. He is the author of �A Privilege to Die’

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