get it here
Posted on 05/19/2010 7:43:55 PM PDT by Tigen
WASHINGTON – A top White House counterterrorism official said Tuesday that the US was seeking to strengthen moderates in Hizbullah, according to media accounts.
John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, was quoted by Reuters as telling a Washington conference that elements of Hizbullah “are truly a concern to us, what they’re doing. And what we need to do is to find ways to diminish their influence within the organization and to try to build up the more moderate elements.”
In his comments, he also apparently charted the course of the “very interesting organization” from “purely a terrorist organization” to a militia, to an entity that now counts members in the Lebanese parliament and even cabinet posts.
In the past, Brennan has made similar comments about changes in Hizbullah. Last August he told another Washington think tank that it had “evolved significantly over time,” from being solely a terror group to having members who are in government or are lawyers, doctors and other professionals.
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Just who would that be? Seriously, who the {expletive} is he talking about? Big foot? Santa Claus? Yeti?
Ayman al-Zawahiri is a doctor.
Talk to them, Barrack. I’m sure that you can convince them just like you convinced the Iranians.
“Ayman al-Zawahiri is a doctor.”
Yes, and when Obama is done, he may be the only practicing physician on the planet.
This is more O’bozo nuclear grade idiocy.
There won’t be much left of the USA to save if the Muslim-In-Chief stays in the White House until this four year term runs out.
what is # 8216 & 8217 and why was it put in there?
No doubt these fools are still seriously looking for moderate Taliban that they can work with...
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