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Hizbullah warns Washington against offensive
Hizbullah warned Friday that it would hold Washington accountable if a military attack is launched against Lebanon. âWe clearly announce to the Ummah (community of Muslim believers) that the American administration will be held accountable for any offensive against Lebanon and we emphasize that we are in full readiness to confront any eventuality and defend our people,â the party said in a statement. That's what they're actually afraid of: that Iraq is only the first stop on the Grand Tour... Hizbullah was responding to comments made Thursday by US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage in which he claimed âHizbullah made the A-team of terrorists, maybe Al-Qaeda is actually the B-team... Weâre going to go after them just like a high school wrestler goes after opponents. Weâre going to take them down one at a time,â he said. My only gripe is that he's telling them ahead of time — though he's just trying to reassure those in this country who're paying attention... His comments are among the strongest yet made against Hizbullah by a senior US official and have reignited fears in Lebanon of a military strike against the party, possibly by Israel in coordination with a US-led assault on Iraq. So now they can sit and stew, and while they do it they can either dismantle Hezbollah, change it fundamentally, or roll their eyes and wave guns. Any guesses as to which course they'll choose? Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-09-07 |
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