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Bush Demands From Syria To Shut Down Hezbollah
Israel National News ^ | Apr 19, '05

Posted on 04/19/2005 2:42:10 PM PDT by IAF ThunderPilot

American President George W. Bush Tuesday night demanded that Syria not only withdraw from Lebanon but also shut down Hezbollah terrorist operations.

Hezbollah "is a dangerous organization," the President said on a Lebanese broadcast. "Syria has got to do its part about making sure that Hezbollah doesn't receive support from Syria," Bush added.

Hezbollah has been increasing its strength the past several years, and its attacks on Israeli soldiers succeeded in forcing former Prime Minister Ehud Barak to suddenly withdrew IDF troops from the southern Lebanon "security zone" that helped protect the Galilee.

Since the withdrawal, many of the Hezbollah tactics and weapons have found their way across the Syrian-controlled Lebanese border into Israel, particularly in the Jenin, Tulkarm and Shechem areas of Samaria. Both Israel and the United States have accused Syria of financing and encouraging the Hezbollah terrorists.

The American government blames the terrorist group for several attacks on U.S. soldiers, including bombings on the American embassy in Beirut and on Marine barracks.

Hezbollah also was behind the attack on the Israeli embassy and Jewish cultural center in two separate bombings in Argentina several years ago.


TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: axisofevil; hezbollah; israel; lebanon; syria; us; waronterror; wot
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Finally!
1 posted on 04/19/2005 2:42:13 PM PDT by IAF ThunderPilot
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

AMEN!

Semper Fi,
Kelly


2 posted on 04/19/2005 2:42:57 PM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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To: Convert from ECUSA; Laffalot; SJackson; Alouette; SirLurkedalot; yonif; anotherview; dervish; ...


FRmail me to be added or removed from this Israel Defense Forces and Israel ping list. Here you will find news, articles and fascinating stories about the IDF and Israel.



3 posted on 04/19/2005 2:43:44 PM PDT by IAF ThunderPilot (The basic point of the Israel Defense Forces: -Israel cannot afford to lose a single war.)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

Thanks for the ping.

Yes! It's about time. But, I really doubt much will be done. I doubt Syria's gonna listen any.

But, it's good to hear President Bush speak out.


4 posted on 04/19/2005 3:02:08 PM PDT by KimmyJaye (Susan Estrich: A face for radio and a voice for pantomime.)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

Thank goodness...Bush needs to keep up the pressure on these terror groups.


5 posted on 04/19/2005 3:03:29 PM PDT by FeeinTennessee (Political correctness is dragging us into a pit and making us weak)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
6 posted on 04/19/2005 3:18:50 PM PDT by SJackson (The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love, Andre Malraux)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

LMAO... strategery, indeed. It appears that appeasement works in both directions.


7 posted on 04/19/2005 3:30:10 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Now that I'm in the DC area I can see where all my tax dollars have been going)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

I've been waiting for this. Excellent!!


8 posted on 04/19/2005 3:32:51 PM PDT by Reborn
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To: KimmyJaye
They also laughed when Ronaldus Magnus said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

HF

9 posted on 04/19/2005 3:40:55 PM PDT by holden (holden awnuhnuh truth, de whole truth, 'n nuttin' but de truth)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

American President George W. Bush Tuesday night demanded that Syria not only withdraw from Lebanon but also shut down Hezbollah terrorist operations



Yes, and I'm sure Syria will do just that , the same way Saddam turned over his WMD.//sarcasm//


10 posted on 04/19/2005 4:18:19 PM PDT by Daisy4
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To: Daisy4
American President George W. Bush Tuesday night VAPORIZED THREE SMALL SYRIAN BORDER TOWNS AND T H E N....demanded that Syria not only withdraw from Lebanon but also shut down Hezbollah terrorist operations


This works better
11 posted on 04/19/2005 5:32:04 PM PDT by TomasUSMC
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To: IAF ThunderPilot; All

NO KIDDING DUBYA


12 posted on 04/19/2005 5:39:41 PM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

Hizballah is the father of all terrorist groups and now their time has come.


13 posted on 04/19/2005 6:04:26 PM PDT by jveritas (The Left cannot win a national election ever again.)
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To: TomasUSMC

American President George W. Bush Tuesday night VAPORIZED THREE SMALL SYRIAN BORDER TOWNS AND T H E N....demanded that Syria not only withdraw from Lebanon but also shut down Hezbollah terrorist operations


This works better



That's the only language these arabs understand!!


14 posted on 04/19/2005 6:06:00 PM PDT by Daisy4
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To: IAF ThunderPilot
Hezbollah was started in Iran as a proxy army to confront Israel (and later the US) without directly making Iran responsible. Iranian Military units actively participate with them, as do now the Syrians... The founder, a cleric, is the Iranian uncle of Bin Sadr (the Firebrand Cleric from Iraq). Sadr has fought US Troops in Iraq. Does anyone not understand the far reach of Iran, into Iraq, Lebannon, Syria and Israel.

Peace in the Middle East runs straight from Teran (installed by France in 1979) to Hezbollah - defeating this regime in Terran and destroying its proxy forces under the banner of the Party of God is the only way forward. Syria surely must know their days are numbered and Iran's clerics will be the next Taliban on the Run.

15 posted on 04/19/2005 7:29:37 PM PDT by Jumper
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To: All
ON THE NET...


"internet-haganah.us/jihadi/hizballah.html"

US INFO.STATE.GOV - Search Term: "HEZBOLLAH"

FBI.gov - MOST WANTED TERRORISTS - WANTED POSTER: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj"

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

WorldNetDaily.com: "THE UNKNOWN KING OF TERROR Hezbollah military chief has longer resume than bin Laden" (March 12, 2005)

BOOK: "LIGHTNING OUT OF LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS ON AMERICAN SOIL" by Tom Diaz, Barbara Newman

INTERNET-HAGANAH.US: "IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH AS INSTIGATORS OF TERRORISM IN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY-ADMINISTERED TERRITORIES..." (February 14, 2005)

INTELLIGENCE.org.il: "IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH AS INSTIGATORS OF TERRORISM: Iran's Growing Involvement, through Hezbollah, in Palestinian Terrorism in Israel and in the Palestinian Authority Administered Territories in the Course of 2004" (Note: "Based on a report by the Israel Security Agency on Palestinian terrorist activities in 2004") (January 12, 2005)
"fayrouz.blogspot.com/2004_09_01_fayrouz_archive.html#109415983198622045" - "IRAN AND AL-ZARQAWI" - "posted by Fayrouz 9/2/2004" (ARTICLE - TRANSLATION - SNIPPET: "A former corps chief said Abu-Mosaab Al-Zarqawi escaped to Turkey last year, after being in Iran and entered Iraq more than a year ago. He confirmed to the newspaper that a meeting was held last June between Al-Zarqawi and a Lebanese fugitive, Emad Mughania, at one of Al-Quds corps centers in Kermanshah providence in western Iran. The source said Mughania played an influential role in forming the Al-Mahdi Army. Al-Mahdi Army belongs to the strict Shia religious cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr, and trains its members in camps inside Iran. He also mentioned the entrance of Shia fighters from Lebanon to Iraq dressed as religious studies students. These fighters then join Al-Madi Army under the supervision of Emad Mughania. Mughania underwent a cosmetic surgery recently in a sanitarium for the revolutionary guards in northern Iran to change his face. This is the 5th surgery for Mughania, who's been chased by Western and Arabic intelligence organizations for a number of years now. The source said Mughania kept his relationships with Aymen Al-Thawahiri, the number-two man in Al-Qaida organization despite the difficulty of contacting him lately. He added that Mughania submitted a report early this year to chief of the revolutionary guards intelligence after a visit to Iraq. The report outlined the importance of expanding a framework of collaboration between Al-Mahdi Army and Al-Zarqawi's group. Muqtada has lost his standing among the Iraqi shia, especially Al-Najaf, while gaining more supporters in the Sunni triangle.")
"www.nourizadeh.com/archives/000425.php" (August 11, 2004)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.US: "AL MANAR TV: HIZBALLAH TELEVISION BORADCASTING GLOBALLY VIA SATELLITE AND THE WEB" (September 10, 2004)

MEFORUM.org - THE MIDDLE EAST FORUM - The Middle East Quarterly: "AL-MANAR: HIZBULLAH TV, 24/7" by Avi Jorisch (Winter 2004)

TREAS.GOV/OFFICES/ENFORCEMENT/OFAC/SDN/SDNLIST.TXT: "ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND BLOCKED PERSONS" (SNIPPET: "HIZBALLAH (a.k.a. PARTY OF GOD; a.k.a. ISLAMIC JIHAD; a.k.a. ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. REVOLUTIONARY JUSTICE ORGANIZATION; a.k.a. ORGANIZATION OF THE OPPRESSED ON EARTH; a.k.a. ISLAMIC JIHAD FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE; a.k.a. ORGANIZATION OF RIGHT AGAINST WRONG; a.k.a. ANSAR ALLAH; a.k.a. FOLLOWERS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMED) [SDT][FTO][SDGT]"
INTERNET-HAGANAH.US: "HADEEL NET OF BEIRUT: HIZBULLAH FRONT OR A COUPLE OF GUYS WITH POOR TASTE IN CLIENTS?" (February 12, 2005)

"www.hadeel.net"

"www.nasrollah.org"

"littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15270_Hizballah-_I_Wish_They_Would_Come&only=yes" (March 31, 2005)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No.878: "Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah at Pro-Syrian Beirut Rally: If U.S. Navy Fleet Returns to Lebanon They Will Be Defeated Again" (March 11, 2005)

GOOGLE Search Term: "SAYYED HASSAN NASRALLAH"

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 867: "Memri TV Monitor Project - HIZBULLAH LEADER HASSAN NASRALLAH: 'THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION IS OUR ENEMY...DEATH TO AMERICA'" (February 22, 2005)

"www.moqawama.tv"

"moqawmh.com"

"groups.msn.com/MOQAWAMA-4-KARBALA"

"www.manartv.com"

"manartv.com.lb"

Google Search Term: "Manar TV"

"HIZBOLLAH.TV"

"HIZBOLLAH.org"

"www.hezbollah.org"

"www.hizballah.org"

"angelfire.com/in/lebanon/hezbollah.html"

YAHOO! Groups: "Hizbullah-West" (Discussion Forum)

"www.specialforce.net"

"www.qaed.net"

"www.qaed.net/id5/"

INTERNET-HAGANAH.US (HAARETZ.com): "HIZBALLAH SENDING COMBATANTS TO IRAQ" (June 21, 2004) (Read More...)

INTERNET HAGANAH: "OFFICIAL HIZBALLAH SITES, A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW" (May 23, 2004)

CBC.ca: "OTTAWA RELENTS, ORDERS COMPLETE BAN ON HEZBOLLAH" (Last Updated December 13, 2002)

16 posted on 04/19/2005 9:01:51 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

Only problem is that the Hizbullah is an Iranian operation. Are there any sentient beings in the State Department?


17 posted on 04/19/2005 10:43:26 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel; Jumper

Indeed, Iran is the mother base of Hizbollah.

Not only Hizbollah, Iran is basically like the Commintern of the Soviets- like the Soviets sponsored all possible communist organizations around the world back then, today Iran has the "Jihaditern"- it sponsors every possible terrorist organization in the world- muslim and non muslim.
The sponsoring is via terrorost trainings camps, money, weapons delivery by the Iranian government and more goodies. Iran is probably training Al-Qaida terrorists as well.
Those are not estimations but facts.

Syria is basically the only ally Iran has today and Syria is becoming weaker, so it also harms Iran, however as you both said, the problem should be treated from the root- Iran.


18 posted on 04/20/2005 1:33:34 AM PDT by IAF ThunderPilot (The basic point of the Israel Defense Forces: -Israel cannot afford to lose a single war.)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

Finally, already! So....Mr. President, what took you so long?


19 posted on 04/20/2005 6:10:03 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA (tired of all the shucking and jiving)
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To: IAF ThunderPilot

Great News!!!


20 posted on 04/20/2005 6:11:56 AM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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