At around 17/8/06 8:08 pm, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> Yes. I undergo rituals of purification daily and nightly. Thanks for
> asking.
>
Could you share more info? Kundalini type stuff? Or just some
blood-letting? ;-)
Seriously though: what is the actual beef *against* Hezbollah? Their
past? (perhaps they were more indiscriminate in their actions in the
past). Or their principles? (perhaps they are Islamic fundamentalists
and that says things about their position on women, others).
What I know of Hezbollah thus far from various sources:
* Came into existence as response to Israeli invasion of Lebanon (~1980)
* Repelled Israel twice (including recent episode)
* Is not classified a terrorist org other than by the usual suspects
(Israel, US, UK, Australia, Canada, Holland)
* Has on its agenda the freeing of long held prisoners in Israel
* Has not attacked other nations or carried out terrorist acts elsewhere
(not since 1994 according US State dept report)
* Is Islamist (though I do not quite know what that implies -- pictures
I see of southern Lebanon show girls in jeans)
* Is leading reconstruction in Lebanon using Iranian money
* Did not trigger Israeli atrocities (current round)
* Provides social services, education, etc to Shia southern population
* Has condemned 9/11, killing of Nicholas Berg, etc.
So, I clearly have heard one side of the Hezbollah record. What is the
other?
--ravi
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