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On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Michael Karadjis via Marxism < marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> wrote: “Steadfastness against Israel.” Yes, that applies to anti-Assad Hamas. For > Hezbollah it is just old stories. What does it mean? One and a half decades > ago it liberated southern Lebanon and we all supported it. Yes there was a > war in 2006 which boosted Hezbollah’s standing in the region, though what > it achieved is debatable. What is for certain however is that the border > has been absolutely quiet since 2006 Except, of course, when it hasn't been: http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/23433 But that's not the silliest error here. Are you unaware that Hamas also maintains and enforces ceasefires with Israel? And this involves not only the al-Qassam Brigades standing down, similar to Hezbollah, but also suppressing retaliatory fire from other resistance groups. None of this is a secret. The biggest difference between Hamas and Hezbollah in terms of their military (not political) characteristics is that Hezbollah has actually liberated land and defended it, rather than shifting it from one form of occupation to another. (That other, most would now agree, is more malignant on all counts.) > I’ll come to the more interesting second half of your contribution later. > I’m sure this will be enough to cause some fury for those stuck in some > distant past era. It will certainly amuse those of us with some grounding in reality. -- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað." _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
