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Days before death, Al Zarqawi had turned against Shi'ite Hizbullah
From Geostrategy-Direct, subscription.For the first time, Al Qaida has publicly expressed opposition to the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. Before he was killed by U.S. forces on June 7, Al Qaida network chief Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi had warned Hizbullah to disarm and urged Sunnis in Lebanon to oppose the Shi'ite group. In an audio message posted on the Internet, Al Zarqawi said Hizbullah was protecting Israel. "Hizbullah is an independent state inside Lebanon," said Al Zarqawi, in a message broadcast by the Qatari-based Al-Jazeera television. "It presents deceitful slogans about Palestinian liberation when in fact it serves as a security wall [for Israel] and prevents Sunnis from crossing its borders." It was the first time Al Qaida has spoken out against Hizbullah. Over the past year, several anonymous attacks against Hizbullah in Lebanon have been attributed to Al Zarqawi. "Oh, Sunnis," Al Zarqawi said in a four-hour tape. "Prepare to get rid of the infidel snakes and their poison and don't listen to those advocating an end to sectarianism and calling for national unity. This is a weapon to get you to surrender." A four-hour tape????? This guy was going for the Fidel Castro blowhard award. Out of your league, Zark. Hizbullah quickly responded to Al Zarqawi. On June 2, Hizbullah cleric Afif Nabilsi warned Al Zarqawi to stop inciting the Sunni community in Lebanon. "Hey, Zark! This is our turf. F*ck off and die. (Whoa....Allan listened to us...that's heavy...we better think our requests through so we don't screw up). On June 1, thousands of Hizbullah members and supporters rampaged through southern Beirut as well as the Bekaa Valley to protest a Lebanese television show that lampooned Hizbullah Secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah. "Watch out, Mamoud! There's a herd of Hiz-bees on a stampede and they're comin' yer way! Take Cover. They're like hornets with turbans!" Police did not intervene. "We ain't touchin' em. They're frogs-in-a-box mental!" Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-06-09 |
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