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Date Posted: 15:17:25 02/08/02 Fri
Author: Keith
Subject: Ugliness

Read this, got it from military.com, one of my news sources:(I've shortened it a bit to the important points)

Emboldened by US Jibes, Hizbullah Prepares for War

BEIRUT, LEBANON - A heated diplomatic campaign waged by the United States and Israel against Iran and its Lebanese prot�g�, Hizbullah, could have an unintended and potentially destabilizing backlash.

Instead of cowing Tehran and its Islamist allies, the verbal salvoes and Israel's hardline policies against the Palestinians are providing encouragement and inspiration to Hizbullah and radical Palestinian groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The result could be a new explosion of violence in the Middle East.

Israeli officials claim Iran is leading a "coalition of terror" and have accused Hizbullah of deploying 10,000 rockets in southern Lebanon.

Israel's accusations have received sympathy in Washington. Last week, President Bush described Iran as part of an "axis of evil" along with Iraq and North Korea. Ironically, Hizbullah and Iranian conservatives take quiet satisfaction from the increasing polarization between Washington and Tehran.

Some members of Hizbullah say it is only a matter of time before Israel is attacked from Lebanon. "This will happen, and we are constantly preparing for it," says a Hizbullah insider with military connections. "Israel will be attacked at the right time, and when we do, the whole of the Middle East will change."

Strong words for an organization that has been cited as second only to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network on Washington's list of terrorist targets.

Hizbullah was born to fight. It emerged in the wake of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon and over the next few years was honed into a formidable guerrilla force. Using classic hit-and-run tactics, Hizbullah's fighters forced the Israeli army to withdraw from southern Lebanon in May 2000.

But in the wake of Israel's withdrawal, a question mark hung over Hizbullah's future.

Well, to give you an idea of it. I'll leave the weblink here: http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent/?file=FL_hizbullah_020802

I have a feeling things might get ugly...

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