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Hezbollah and Lebanon Next U.S./Israeli Targets

January 15, 2002

The Americans, and Israelis, are out of control now. The rather laughable "Arab League" is in fact scheduled to meet in Beirut in March. They may find themselves facing the wrath and revenge of the Americans who are determined to make the world safe for themselves and the Israelis, and unsafe for all who dare oppose the Empire. The big squeeze is on from Asia to Islamabad to the Middle East where quite a list of countries are talked-about targets now: Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen...and who knows where are this is going to lead.

REPORT: U.S. TELLS LEBANON THAT HEZBOLLAH NEXT TARGET AFTER QUIDA

By Daniel Sobelman, Ha'aretz Correspondent

[Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv - 15 January 2001] According to official U.S. sources quoted Tuesday in the Arab language daily Al-Hayat, Washington sent Lebanon a message that the United States regards Hezbollah as the next item on its list after al-Qaida, and that it is aware of Hezbollah terror activities not directly connected to the organization's conflict with Israel.

The article also states that the U.S. has information that shows a connection between Iran and Hezbollah and the Palestinian Authority's weapons ship, the Karine A.

Quoting official U.S. sources, the article states that in addition to the information provided by Israel, the U.S. has its own information showing that Imad Mugniyah, head of operations for the Hezbollah, was involved in the weapons ship affair.

The report, which headlined the Arab newspaper Tuesday, quotes the sources as saying that Palestinian officials and members of Fatah, who were involved with Hezbollah before the Oslo agreements, have renewed their ties with the Lebanese organization.

The sources emphasized that if Lebanon and Syria believe that the administration's position regarding Hezbollah are for domestic purposes, they are very wrong. "The American position on the Hezbollah is determined by the highest levels in the White House," the newspaper quotes U.S. sources as saying.
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