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| US State Dept.'s counter-terr coordinator: 'Hezbollah can hit Europe any time' |
| 2012-08-11 |
| Hezbollah could attack Europe at any time and with little to no warning, US State Department's counter-terrorism coordinator Daniel Benjamin said Friday according to [the French Press Agencie], shortly after the US Treasury announced a fresh round of economic sanctions against the Lebanon-based terrorist group. "Hezbollah maintains a presence in Europe and its recent activities demonstrate that it is not constrained by concerns about collateral damage or political fallout that could result from conducting operations there,"Benjamin said." We assess that Hezbollah could attack in Europe or elsewhere at any time with little or no warning." Benjamin warned that Hezbollah could become increasingly violent as international sanctions threaten Syria and Iran, its patron-states. "Both remain determined to exact revenge against Israel and to respond forcefully to the Western-led pressure against Iran and Syria," he said. Though dispelling fears that Hezbollah could be active in the United States, Benjamin said that the group has "stepped up terrorist campaign around the world... It's a very ambitious group with global reach." |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #10 Is it me, or do I see a vast s*it storm in the future? |
| Posted by: linker 2012-08-11 20:34 |
| #9 Hizb'allah probably has cells in the US that have come through our |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2012-08-11 19:06 |
| #8 It's a desert topping, a floor wax, _and_ radioactive. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-08-11 17:42 |
| #7 Unfortunately, g(r)om, we're both going to end up right. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-08-11 17:34 |
| #6 They - meaning Europe - should get what they have paid for... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2012-08-11 16:02 |
| #5 Upon reflection, you're right Pater. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-08-11 13:46 |
| #4 Just generating arguments for intervention in Syria. More like generating arguments against stopping Iran's nuke program by force. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-08-11 12:27 |
| #3 Not sure Obama would consider an attack on Europe all that big a deal. Figure they may want to get in things before the elections. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-08-11 12:00 |
| #2 Just generating arguments for intervention in Syria. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-08-11 04:28 |
| #1 Anytime they REALLY want to commit suicide, hit Europe,, they damn near did on 9-11, hit Europe and we might just decide that they aren't worth living anymore. It hangs in the balance now? Help US decide, Please, are you really worth keeping alive, or not. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-08-11 00:35 |