Party of Hell

Party of Hell Barbara Newman on “the most dangerous terrorist group in the world.”

"Until the al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, the self-described ‘Party of God’ had killed more U.S. citizens than any other radical Islamist group and, for the most part, they had gotten away with it,” Tom Diaz and Barbara Newman write in their new book Lightning Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil.

Barbara Newman, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, spoke to NRO Editor Kathryn Lopez Thursday afternoon about the book, current activity, and the deadly threat of Hezbollah.

National Review Online: I did a double take when I saw that Kofi Annan was encouraging serious people to accept Hezbollah. But then the New York Times reported that people in the U.S. administration are thinking similarly. Can they really be serious? Can Hezbollah ever be a legitimate political movement anywhere?

Barbara Newman: I almost lost my breakfast Thursday, which luckily I hadn't eaten yet, when I saw the New York Times page-one report today that Kofi Annan is encouraging the acceptance of Hezbollah as the preponderant power in Lebanon and the United States is thinking of yielding to this and France's pressure to do just that.

I think the report is perhaps a trial balloon by our people to test the waters. But the unvarnished truth is that Hezbollah is the most dangerous terrorist group in the world. It has about 25,000 armed members and as we saw in the pro-Syrian march in Beirut, it can muster a million in the streets.

It's no coincidence that former Deputy Secretary of State Armitage called them "the A team of terrorism." They are disciplined, highly trained, with incredibly lethal equipment with a frighteningly good counterintelligence network. A former head of the FBI's Hezbollah branch told me that "they are the best light infantry in the world and can strike the United States any time any where." [That general sentiment] was echoed by last week's testimony of both the CIA and FBI directors before the Senate in open hearings.

Hezbollah does have a dozen members in the Lebanese parliament, which shows how smart Hezbollah is; it is trying to go both way by having a political side and a standing terrorist apparatus.

Hezbollah doesn't play politics the way we think of it. Its members are devoutly dedicated to the creation of a theocracy in Lebanon similar to that in Iran and to the eradication of the "Jewish entity" — they don't even say Israel is a state — and to the obliteration of all U.S. influence in the Middle East. We are the "Big Satan" to them and Israel is "the little Satan."

Those who advocate the position that Hezbollah can be brought into a moderate role by dealing with it politically, have never heard the speeches of its charismatic chief, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah when he calls for death to America. It's like Chamberlain when he went to Munich and had never read Mein Kampf. These people mean what they say.

NRO:Just how big is Hezbollah? Newman: Hezbollah has about 25,000 soldiers but its influence is far greater. It has members all over the world.

Newman: Hezbollah can probably now exist without Iranian support. But I don't think that will ever be the case. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards started training what became Hezbollah in Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon in 1979, right after Khomeini came to power in Iran. Iran supports Hezbollah with about $100 million a year but Hezbollah has enough businesses and is a powerful fundraiser in its own right. Iran helps Hezbollah by putting at its disposal its diplomatic prerogatives, letting Hezbollah use its security apparatus for communications and shipping of equipment.

NRO: Now, in Lebanon: If Syria gets out, does Hezbollah take over? How can Hezbollah’s power be squashed by the Cedar Revolution — does people power have that kind of power?

Newman: I believe that if Syria pulls out of Lebanon now, which — by the way I don't think will happen — because the Bashar Assad regime would collapse — Hezbollah would be the most powerful entity in Lebanon. It could easily smash the Lebanese army. The tragedy of all this is that the Cedar Revolution, the confluence of such previously vicious enemies, the Christians, the Sunnis, and the Druze, is occurring in a power vacuum. The Taif agreement, which ended the Lebanese civil war, forced all militias to disarm with the exception of Hezbollah. In the last ten years it has grown into a behemoth and we have done nothing about it.

How can we forget the fact that in 1983 a Hezbollah suicide driver crashed a one-thousand-pound bomb into the Marine Barracks in Beirut and killed 241 of our best and brightest? What about the hostages they took and tortured? What about the CIA Beirut station chief William Buckley who they kidnapped and slowly drowned to death by forcing a pipe down his throat and flooding him with water? They made tapes of his agony and sent it to the CIA. I'm told that former CIA Director William Casey almost went crazy when he heard them, and this propelled him to Iran-Contra, to try to free the hostages.

Newman: Hezbollah is very damaging to us in the war in Iraq. First of all they have trained al Qaeda. Second, they have several offices in Iraq where they share intelligence and equipment with Zarqawi and Baathists fighting us there. Third, Hezbollah commands a great deal of respect in these quarters because they are regarded as having shown that America is beatable; that in the words of Osama bin Laden it is a paper tiger because it showed it can't sustain casualties when American troops were pulled out of Lebanon after the Marine barracks bombing.

NRO: You say that Hezbollah is here. I’m devil’s advocate: If they’re so embedded, why haven’t they done anything big?

Newman: Hezbollah has been operating inside the United States. Since the 1980s, the FBI has deported hundreds of members and had dozens of cases. Mostly, in these years, the Hezbollah cells were busted for criminal activity such as insurance fraud, credit-card fraud, counterfeiting clothes such as Levi jeans, phony marriages which they arranged to get green cards, and cigarette smuggling. Though these are sort of under-the-radar crimes, they raised millions of dollars which were sent to Hezbollah coffers in Beirut and in some cases used to buy highly sophisticated "dual-use" equipment in Canada such as very sophisticated computers, cell phones hooked up electronically to be capable of remotely controlled explosions, and intelligence drones.

They have not hit us here but the FBI and CIA thinks if we push them to the wall, cut off their ability to raise funds, get tough with them in Lebanon, they easily could hit us here.

Remember, they are very tough and sophisticated. Their soldiers don't do solo operations. Think of them as a pistol aimed at our head, which can be shot at will.

NRO: Has the war on terror diluted the FBI’s focus on Hezbollah cells in the U.S.? Newman: The FBI tells me that, no doubt, the war on terror has been focused on al Qaeda and there has been a diminution of interest in Hezbollah, but this is changing. We know that the White House is very concerned about the potentiality of Hezbollah damage. Perhaps this is why some in our government might be counseling to respect the power on the ground and get into negotiations with Hezbollah. It will never work.

Newman: Without a doubt, U.S. immigration policies and practices made it laughingly easy for Hezbollah members to enter the U.S. illegally. There is a place called Margarita Island off the coast of Venezuela where for $300 you can get phony papers to enter the U.S. When immigration officials noticed the blatant forgeries, the Hezbollah members asked for political asylum and were told to report to court on a certain date. Most didn't. Many found ways to stay here simply by taking identities of friends leaving the country or paying women to marry them and never living with them.

Since 9/11, these politics have been toughened and our people are more vigilant in the pursuit of terrorists trying to enter the country.

But we have porous borders to our north and south and Hezbollah has taken to getting people in the country by hiding in the trunk of cars coming in from Mexico.

Newman: Every American should know that Hezbollah is a terrorist group whose ideology advocates the killing of Americans.

Now, not every Muslim is a terrorist and not every Shiite is a member of Hezbollah. In fact, Hezbollah commands just a small, but unfortunately lethally dedicated membership worldwide.

Newman: A lot of intelligence officers I have spoken to regard Hezbollah as more a threat to Americans than al Qaeda. One FBI station chief I know very well said he's worried about Hezbollah, he's worried about the Hezbollah cells in the United States, and he's worried about Hezbollah members so secretly ensconced here that even operating cells don't know about them.

ON THE NET...

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"www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1207"

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CNN.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRANIANS VOLUNTEER TO FIGHT ISRAEL Group heads for 'holy war' in Lebanon" (July 27, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "IRAN'S DAY OF TERROR?" by Robert Spencer (Note: Regarding the date August 22) (July 27, 2006)

"www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1659022/posts?page=1807#1807"

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WorldNetDaily.com: Jerusalem - "IRAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN LEBANON TRANSFERRED TO TEHRAN VIA SYRIA Follows info Revolutionary Guard units assisting Hezbollah against Jewish state" by Aaron Klein (July 23, 2006)

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JIHAD WATCH.org (SPIEGEL): "MERKEL REJECTS LETTER AHMADINEJAD SUGGESTING COOPERATION AGAINST 'ZIONISM'" (July 22, 2006)

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INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com: "HOW IRAN PREPARED FOR ASSAULT" (July 21, 2006)

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FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "IRAN'S PROXY WAR AGAINST AMERICA" by Kenneth R. Timmerman (July 20, 2006)

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FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (TOWNHALL.com): "THE ENEMY IS IRAN" by Jeff Jacoby (July 18, 2006)

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JIHAD WATCH.org (IranFocus): Tehran - ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The new garrison will be named after Nader Mahdavi, an IRGC naval commander who died in a suicide attack on an American naval vessel in 1987, Samadi said. The report said that more that 55,000 “volunteers for martyrdom-seeking operations” had been registered so far by the organisation, which also calls itself “Estesh’hadioun”, or martyrdom-seekers." (May 24, 2006)

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stepping back in time...OnlineJihad.Blogspot.com: - Translating and Analyzing Jihadist Propaganda: "TEEN SUICIDE BOMBER - NATIONAL SYMBOL OF IRAN" (October 24, 2005)

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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH WEB SITE UPDATES, 27 July 2006" (July 27, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH'S AL MANAR SITE, REACTIVATED IN INDIA No. 1 site: almanar.com.lb/manartv.com.lb" (July 24, 2006) (Note: Updated July 26, 2006)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "MUGNIYAH'S HIDDEN HAND IN LEBANON" by Bill Roggio (July 31, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (WEEKLY STANDARD): "MIND OF MUGNIYEH" by Dan Darling (July 25, 2006)

HOT AIR.com - VENT with Michelle Malkin: "THE AMERICAN VICTIMS OF HEZBOLLAH" (July 24, 2006)

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"www.waronline.org/terror/bin%20laden/mugniyah-2.jpg" (VIEW PHOTO)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "HIZBALLAH'S MONEY PIPELINE IN THE CROSSHAIRS" (July 25, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH'S WWW.MANARTV.COM and eNom of Bellevue, Washington" (July 24, 2006)

"www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005684.htm" (July 25, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH: THEIR WEB SITES AND THE COMPANIES THAT SERVICE THEM" (NOTE - TOPICS COVERED ARE: "THE AMERICAN DOMAIN NAME REGISTRARS OF HIZBALLAH; HIZBALLAH'S DNS SERVICE PROVIDERS, 1998 TO 2006; THE WEBSITES OF HIZBALLAH (CURRENT AS OF 23 JULY 2006")) (July 23, 2006)

JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "SLEEPER HIZBULLAH CELLS OVERSEAS HAVE 'REAWAKENED'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hizbullah "sleeper" terror cells set up outside Lebanon with Iranian assistance have been put on standby The Jerusalem Post learned on Sunday, and are likely planning attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets throughout the world. The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) confirmed to the Post Sunday night that it had instructed embassies, consulates and Jewish institutions it was responsible for abroad to raise their level of awareness in light of the conflict in the North.") (Updated July 23, 2006 21:37)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "AL-MANAR'S WEBSITE: DOWN IN INDIA, UP IN THE UNITED STATES" (July 22, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE WEB SITES OF HIZBALLAH (current as of 22 July 2006)" (July 22, 2006)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL-MABARRAT - A HEZBOLLAH CHARITABLE FRONT IN DEARBORN, MI?" by Steven Emerson (July 22, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "mabarrat.org.lb: Web site of Hizballah-linked 'Al-Mabarrat Charitable Association'" (May 30, 2006)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "TERROR SUPPORTERS IN NEW YORK CITY" (July 22, 2006)

WorldNetDaily.com: "PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS PREPARE TO TARGET U.S. Al Aqsa Brigades leader tells WND of threat amid concerns of Hezbollah on American soil" (July 21, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH WEBSITE ON THE RUN!" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "So, this is the current number one website of Hizballah, still hosted on a server in the United States: www.moqawama.info") (July 19, 2006)

ISLAMONLINE.net: "HIZBULLAH FAQ" (July 19, 2006)

INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com: "HEZBOLLAH'S DANGEROUS BALL BEARINGS" by Michael Kraft (July 19, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "FBI EYES HIZBOLLAH IN US AS TENSIONS WITH IRAN RISE" (July 19, 2006)

WorldNetDaily.com: "HEZBOLLAH THREAT TO U.S. 'SERIOUS'" (July 19, 2006)

TOWNHALL.com: "HEZBOLLAH IS HERE" -Column by Michelle Malkin (July 19, 2006)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HIZBALLAH ACTIVITY IN NORTH AMERICA" by Andrew Cochran (July 19, 2006)

FOX NEWS.com: "HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH FIND SUPPORT IN AN UNEXPECTED PLACE" by Brit Hume (July 19, 2006)

Off-Topic.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE SHORT AND SWEET OF IT" (July 18, 2006)

MichelleMalkin.com - Weblog: "OUR OPEN DOORS FOR HEZBOLLAH" (July 18, 2006)

AmericanCongressForTruth.com: "THANK YOU ISRAEL" by Brigitte Gabriel (July 16, 2006)

MENS NEWS DAILY.com - Blog: "HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST SLEEPER CELL SUSPECTED IN NEW YORK CITY" by Jim Kouri, CPP (July 16, 2006)

ZOMBIE TIME.com: "PROTEST AT THE ISRAELI CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2006" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Pro-Palestinian protesters: "Black, red, brown, white! Black, red, brown, white! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Black, red, green, white! Black, red, brown, white! Black, red, green, white! Black, red, brown, white! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too!"")

"http://zombietime.com/israeli_consulate_protest_july_13_2006/11.mov" (mp3) (July 13, 2006)

UPI.com: Washington - "HEZBOLLAH MAY ACTIVATE SLEEPER CELLS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The New York Post, quoting sources, said the Lebanon-based fundamentalist Islamic group may be planning to activate sleeper cells in New York or other big cities. The investigation is being carried out by the FBI and the Justice Department. Quoting law-enforcement and intelligence officials, the newspaper said about a dozen hard-core supporters of Hezbollah have been identified in recent weeks as operating in the New York area. The Iranian Mission to the United Nations also is being watched. But U.S. officials also told the newspaper there is no intelligence information pointing to an imminent attack by Hezbollah.") (May 22, 2006) (Note: This url may expire.)

stepping back in time...WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Today's Editorial: "HEZBOLLAH IN AMERICA" (May 20, 2005)

NEWSMAX.com: "FBI's MUELLER: HEZBOLLAH BUSTED IN MEXICAN SMUGGLING OPERATION" (March 30, 2006)

9-11 COMMISSION.gov/report: "ASSISTANCE FROM HEZBOLLAH AND IRAN TO AL QAEDA" (Note: "The Commission closed on August 1, 2004.")

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TAKES UP ARMS---IN SUPPORT OF HIZBULLAH" by Zeyno Baran (August 2, 2006)

FOX NEWS.com: "U.N.'s MALLOCH BROWN QUESTIONS HEZBOLLAH'S 'TERROR' DESIGNATION" (August 2, 2006)

CNS NEWS.com: "LEBANESE ARMY OPENLY SUPPORTS HIZBALLAH" by Patrick Goodenough (August 2, 2006)

CNS NEWS.com: "ISLAMIC STATES WANT LEBANON PEACEKEEPERS TO INCLUDE MUSLIM TROOPS" by Patrick Goodenough (August 2, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "STAGE-MANAGED MASSACRE" by Robert Spencer (August 2, 2006)

HOT AIR.com - VENT with Michelle Malkin: "HEZBOLLAH AND QANA" (August 2, 2006)

PMW.il: "HEZBOLLAH CELEBRATES CIVILIANS' CASUALTIES Hitting Israeli cities 'restores honor'" by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook (August 2, 2006)

Off-Topic.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ROCKET LAUNCHINGS FROM QANA" (Includes Video)(August 1, 2006)

HOT AIR.com - VENT with Michelle Malkin: "WHAT HAPPENED IN QANA?" (Video) (August 1, 2006)

JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Focus: "HEZBOLLAH'S TACTICS AND CAPABILITIES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON" by Andrew McGregor (August 1, 2006)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Today's Editorial: "HEZBOLLAH'S HUMAN SHIELDS" (July 31, 2006)

JUEDEOSCOPE.ca: "A LEBANESE SHIA EXPLAINS HOW HEZBOLLAH USES HUMAN SHIELDS" (July 30, 2006)

"www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/archiv/30.07.2006/2660279.asp"

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog (HNN.co.il): "A CLOSEUP LOOK AT HIZBALLAH'S WEAPONS" (July 30, 2006)

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UN.org - UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL): Naqoura - "PRESS RELEASE" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "There were five other incidents of firing close to UN positions from the Israeli side. It was also reported that Hezbollah fired from the vicinity of five UN positions at Alma Ash Shab, At Tiri, Bayt Yahoun, Brashit, and Tibnin.") (July 28, 2006)

UN.org: Naqoura - "UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL) - Press Release (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Another UN position of the Ghanaian battalion in the area of Marwahin in the western sector was also directly hit by one mortar round from the Hezbollah side last night. The round did not explode, and there were no casualties or material damage. Another 5 incidents of firing close to UN positions from the Israeli side were reported yesterday. It was also reported that Hezbollah fired from the vicinity of four UN positions at Alma ash Shab, Tibnin, Brashit, and At Tiri. All UNIFIL positions remain occupied and maintained by the troops.") (July 26, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - Weblog: "HEZBOLLAH AND THE U.N." (July 26, 2006)

"michellemalkin.com/archives/images/hezlove002.jpg"

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "HIZBALLAH FIRING FROM VICINITY OF UN POSITIONS" (July 26, 2006)

"www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1672871/posts?page=4#4"

ADNKI.com (AKI): Rome - "TERRORISM: HEZBOLLAH POISED FOR ATTACKS ABROAD SAY GERMAN SECRET SERVICES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "'Sleeper' cells belonging to militant Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah are present in Western Europe, Latin America and in southeast Asia and been ordered to be ready to carry out terrorist attacks should Israel prolong its military offensive against Lebanon, according to unnamed German intelligence sources. A similar alarm was raised two days ago by Israel's Shin Bet security service and Israeli embassies and institutions have been put on high alert. Hezbollah reportedly has sleeper cells in more than 20 countries, including Italy, and is alleged to have already been involved in several spectacular attacks.") (July 25, 2006)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1211: "Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah: I Told Lebanese Political Leaders We Would Abduct Israeli Soldiers" (July 25, 2006)

"www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1200"

JIHAD WATCH.org: "CNN REPORTER ADMITS: I TRANSMITTED HIZBALLAH PROPAGANDA" (July 25, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (HAARETZ): "TWO CHILDREN KILLED IN NAZARETH BY HIZBALLAH ROCKETS" (July 21, 2006)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "ACTIVATING HEZBOLLAH CELLS 'TO MAKE NO SAFE PLACE FOR ISRAELIS': THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA" by Zachary Abuza (July 25, 2006)

CNS NEWS.com: "SE ASIAN MUSLIMS SAY THEY WILL JOIN HIZBALLAH'S FIGHT" by Patrick Goodenough (July 24, 2006)

Off-Topic.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "PHOTOS AND FOOTAGE FROM THE IDF AND IAF" (Note - Photos: "CAPTURED IRANIAN RPG") (July 24, 2006)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "IRAQI SHI'ITE MILITIA READY TO JOIN FIGHT" by Sharon Behn (July 24, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "HEZBOLLAH'S IRANIAN WAR IN IRAQ" by Dr. Walid Phares (July 24,2006)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "HIZBALLAH'S TERROR WEAPONS" (July 23, 2006)

MoonbatMedia.com: "ANTI-ISRAEL PROTEST IN LONDON 7,000 people march through London to protest Israel's action against Hezbullah, 22 July 2006"

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "TERROR SUPPORTERS IN SWITZERLAND" (July 21, 2006)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "TERROR SUPPORTERS IN COPENHAGEN" (July 21, 2006)

INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com (AKI) - Tehran: "IRAN SUICIDE BOMBERS JOINED HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON, MILITANT SAYS" (July 21, 2006)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "WORST CASE SCENARIO: HEZBOLLAH'S CONVENTIONAL FORCES" by Bill Roggio (July 21, 2006)

CURRENT.TV - NEWS CURRENT: DODGING KATYUSHAS" (Video) (July 20, 2006)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: Jerusalem - "HEZBOLLAH TRAINED FOR 6 YEARS, DUG DEEP BUNKERS" by Abraham Rabinovich (July 21, 2006)

IMRA.il: "HIZBULLAH REPEATS VOW OF DEATH TO ISRAELIS, AS PALESTINIAN AND SOME PAN-ARAB MEDIA ECHO HIZBALLAH'S CHOICE" by Micheael Widlanski (July 19, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (YNET NEWS): "AL-WATAN: SYRIA, IRAN WILL COOPERATE TO PREVENT DISSOLUTION OF HIZBULLAH" (July 19, 2006)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "ELIMINATION OF HEZBOLLAH THE ULTIMATE GOAL" by Nicholas Kralev (July 19, 2006)

RichMedia.PajamasMedia.com: "BUNKER BLOGGER EUGENE" (mp3) (July 18, 2006)

JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Focus: "JIHADI WEB FORUMS REVEL IN LEBANON CONFRONTATION" by Chris Heffelfinger (July 18, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE WEBSITES OF HIZBALLAH" (July 17. 2006)

TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - Information Bulletins: "HEZBOLLAH"

LittleGreenFootballs.com - weblog: "HIZBALLAH HUMAN SHIELD WATCH" (July 18, 2006)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "OFFICIALS HIT HEZBOLLAH SUPPORT" by Eric Pfeiffer (July 17, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "G8 LEADERS: RETURN ISRAELI SOLDIERS" (July 16, 2006)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "ISRAEL INTELLIGENCE: IRANIAN TROOPS HELPED HEZBOLLAH ATTACK WARSHIP" (July 15, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (FOX NEWS.com): "ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS MISSILE STRUCK WARSHIP INSTEAD OF DRONE" (July 15, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "HEAT'S ON HEZBOLLAH" (July 14, 2006)

CNS NEWS.com: "IRAN, SYRIA USED HIZBULLAH AS PROXY TO ATTACK ISRAEL, ANALYSTS SAY" by Julie Stahl (July 13, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "SAUDI ARABIA CRITICIZES HIZBULLAH...BUT ONLY ON TACTICS" (July 13, 2006)

WHITEHOUSE.gov - News Release: "STATEMENT ON CONDEMNATION OF HIZBALLAH KIDNAPPING OF TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS" (July 12, 2006)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "IMAD MUGNIYAH LIKELY BEHIND THE CAPTURE OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS" by Bill Roggio (July 12, 2006)

stepping back in time...(Re: Mugniyah/Hezbollah) (July 19, 2006)

stepping back in time..."SHOULD HEZBOLLAH BE NEXT?" by Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs (November/Decemberr, 2003)

stepping back in time...TCSdaily.com: "ONE COIN, TWO SIDES" by Greg Buete (January 3, 2003)

All4Lebanon.org

Search.FBI.GOV - Term: "HIZBALLAH"

Search.FBI.GOV - Term: "HEZBOLLAH"

TKB.org - Group Profile: "HEZBOLLAH"

FreeRepublic.com - Keyword: "HEZBOLLAH"

FreeRepublic.com - Keyword: "HIZBALLAH"

MEMRITV.org - Video Clips: "HIZBULLAH"

TIME.com: "INSIDE HIZBALLAH" (2006) (Photo Essay)

MEMRITV.org - Video Clips: "HAMAS"

MEMRITV.org - Video Clips: "AL QAEDA"

FORWARD.com - News: Washington - "JEWISH INSTITUTIONS PUT ON ALERT" by Ori Nir (July 28, 2006)

JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Focus: "ZAWAHIRI: INTERNATIONALIZING JIHAD, UNITING MUSLIMS AND TRUMPING SAUDI CLERICS" by Michael Scheuer (August 1, 2006)

English.AL JAZEERA.net: "AL-ZAWAHIRI URGES ATTACKS ON ISRAEL" (ARTICLE: ""The entire world is an open battlefield for us and since they are attacking us everywhere, we will attack everywhere."" The deputy to Osama bin Laden wore a grey robe and white turban during the statement. A picture of the World Trade Centre on fire was on the wall behind him along with pictures of two fighters.") (Thursday 27 July 2006, 14:31 Makka Time, 11:31 GMT)

"www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1659022/posts?page=1719#1719" (Note: Regarding Al-Zawahiri)

"www.tajdeed.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=aece0bd7c049315b8499dd278d704a0f&threadid=43915"

"www.l22l.com/l22l-up-4/7592fe6189.jpg"

CBS2.com: "TERROR SUSPECT RESURFACES, RAISES FBI's EYEBROWS" (July 27, 2006)

"/www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1659022/posts?page=1805#1805"

HOT AIR.com - VENT with Michelle Malkin: "THE JIHADIS THAT YOU MEET EACH DAY" (July 21, 2006)

SPA.gov.sa: Jeddah - "A STATEMENT BY THE ROYAL COURT" (July 25, 2006)

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: "WORLDWIDE CAUTION"

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