deconstructing giuliani and ´terror´:
In a discussion with journalist David Ignatius in February 2006, Nassrallah categorically set his group apart from al-Qaeda and its action that he considers is fanning Sunni-Shiite tensions in Iraq and increasingly in Lebanon. "I believe the most dangerous thing we confront is the so-called Zarqawi phenomenon," he said. "This is a creed of killing without any responsibility -- to kill women, children, to attack mosques, churches, schools, restaurants."
(...) Interestingly the antipathy is not based on religion, but rather on al Qaeda terrorism which Hezbollah rejects. The fact is that the Iraq war debacle has led to a "surge" (that Bush/ McCain word again!) of al Qaeda fighters here in Lebanon. They are threats to Hezbollah as well as to the American University of Beirut and the American Embassy. Al Qaeds's numbers and influence are growing and, based on interviews by Americans with some al Qaeda leaders, they have major plans here. If al Qaeda to be contained it will likely be Hezbollah who does it. We Americans should engage with Hezbollah not defame it.
(...) where is Rudi's evidence to support his New Hampshire campaign claim that "going back to the 90's there were all those Americans killed by the PLO and Hezbollah and Hamas"? ... Rudy, if you actually misspoke about the '90s', rather than seeking to mislead your audience, and actually meant to say the 1980's, maybe thinking of the April 17, 1983 bombing of the American embassy or the October 1984 bombing of the marine barracks show us the proof? At the time of these events the PLO had left Beirut, Hamas would not exist for nearly a decade, and Hezbollah was a long way from being fully organized. Moreover, Hezbollah and has never been contradicted in its consistent denials of involvement. Again, where is the proof Rudy? Was Rudy thinking about the kidnapping of US hostages? Hezbollah's position on the Western hostages is unchanged; "We are neither directly nor indirectly responsible for the taking of the hostages' Nassrallah as repeatedly stated.