7/31 Middle East Live Thread

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)

stepping back in time...JIHAD WATCH.org (IRAN FOCUS): "IRAN'S SUICIDE BOMBERS THREATEN TO 'BURN DOWN' U.S. INTERESTS" (February 13, 2006)

stepping back in time...MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1018: "IRANIAN ANIMATED FILM FOR CHILDREN PROMOTES SUICIDE ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an Iranian animated movie for children, which aired on IRIB 3 TV on October 28, 2005, at 8 a.m. Iran time. To view this clip visit: http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=906 ") (November 3, 2005)

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

stepping back in time...MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 929: "Al-Arabiya TV Report: Iranian Volunteer Suicide Bomber Organization of 40,000 'Time Bombs; Recruited to Target Americans in Iraq and Israel" (July 6, 2005)

stepping back in time...MEMRI TV.org - Transcript - Clip No. 736: "ON THE IRANIAN MOVEMENT OF 'MARTYRDOM SEEKERS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from a report about the movement of "martyrdom seekers" in Iran. Al-Arabiya TV aired this report on July 2, 2005.)

MEMRITV.org - Video Clips: "IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM"

MEMRI.org: "IRAN"

FreeRepublic.com - Keyword: "IRAN"

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH WEB SITE UPDATES, 29 July 2006"

TOWNHALL.com: "TERROR, INC." -Column by Oliver North (July 28, 2006)

HOT AIR.com (FOX NEWS): "VIDEO: FORMER AMBASSADOR ED PECK DEFENDS HEZBOLLAH" (July 27, 2006)

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)

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)

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

"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.")

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

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

"www.hnn.co.il/index.php?module=albums;task=view;id=967"

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)

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)

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"

Sorry all, some old. Most of us have these already... wanted them in one post.

Hiz firing from Apartment complex
http://www.mfa.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/B883D7F6-FF7B-4E46-A639-643ED03F477E/0/FiringBehindBuilding.wmv

Must Visit...
http://www.danegerus.com/weblog/Comments.asp?svComment=15123

Israelly Cool is all over it
http://www.israellycool.com/

All kinds of art and knowledge (Glorious, Glorious)
http://www.danegerus.com/weblog/Right.asp

Flopping Aces (big up) with video
http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/07/29/pictures-showing-the-cowardly-hezbollah/
(with the killer roundup at bottom, trust me... there's knowledge in those links)

Regime Change Iran (smoking hot)
http://regimechangeiran.blogspot.com/2006/07/tehran-likely-to-gain-if-lebanon.html

Marathon Pundit (League of Villains, visits)
http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_marathonpundit_archive.html#115422034350072989

Tigerhawk (antiwar protests and how long on Condi banner)
http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2006/07/orchestration-of-demonstrations-survey.html

Blue Crab Boulevard
(list of possible war crimes from this incident)
http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/07/30/caught-red-handed/

Hot Air (linkfest bottom)
http://hotair.com/archives/the-blog/2006/07/30/qana-bombing-building-collapsed-eight-hours-after-attack/

Powerline (building collapsed a short time before Arab journalists on the scene? Hours later?)
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/014844.php

The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler
A note for Appeasement Swine on our Own Shores
http://www.nicedoggie.net/2006/?p=1135
And today's
http://www.nicedoggie.net/2006/

EU Referendum (Milking It, graphic, must read)
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006/07/milking-it.html

Second Miracle at Cana
http://rightwingnuthouse.com/

NYT story with Christians telling what's really going on.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/world/middleeast/28refugees.htm?_r=1&oref=slogin

Vital Perspective also notes Article 28 of the 4th Geneva Convention:

The presence of a protected person may not be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations.
So the civilian casualties are, under the Geneva Convention, Hezbollah's responsibility.
http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/2006/07/responding_to_t.html

Wide Awakes look at history re: Hiz
Pics
http://thewideawakes.org/archives/2006/07/28/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil-solve-no-evil-moral-equivalence-perpetuates-violence/

A reminder... for fans of moral equivalence
http://redneckperil.blogspot.com/2006/07/every-american-should-watch-this.html

Israel Vlog from Jerusalem Post
http://www.jerusalemonline.co.il/home.asp

Poles Rally at Warsaw Synagogue in Support of Israel
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/

Also at Gateway:
Islamic Extremists Gain Control of Mogadishu & Associated Press (A must read)

Because I love you... the vid closet:

War in Lebanon: Hezbollah's Use of Human Shields (Short Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM35dzT9dUI&mode=related&search=

War in Lebanon: Hezbollah's Use of Human Shields
Longer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM35dzT9dUI&mode=related&search=

Longer, more in depth
http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/22169/Hezbollah_s_Use_of_Human_Shields

War in Lebanon: Hezbollah Fires From Behind 3-Story Bldg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWO5oU5LHFI&mode=related&search=

War in Lebanon: Hezbollah Rockets in Civilian Areas
Clear)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ8fSkSMhjw&mode=related&search=

War in Lebanon: Hezbollah Attacks From Qana; Human Shields
2:24 Must See
http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/2006/07/responding_to_t.html

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