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Analyst: Hizbullah threat equals or exceeds that of Al Qaida WASHINGTON Hizbullah has expanded it global foundation and could open a military front in any Arab or Iranian war against Israel. A leading U.S. analyst told the House subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia on Oct. 18 that Hizbullah has become a significant military threat to Israel. Ilan Berman, author of a new book on Iran and vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, told the subcommittee that Hizbullah has become even more powerful than Al Qaida. Ilan Berman www.fightingterror.org Hizbullah has bolstered its influence in several global regions, he told the House panel, citing Africa, South America and Europe. "The result is that, according to some government estimates, the threat from Iran's principal terrorist proxy now equals or even exceeds that of Al Qaida," Berman said. [In Tampa, Fla., a Palestinian identified as the head of the Islamic Jihad in North America was acquitted in a federal court of charges that he established an insurgency cell in Florida. Sami Al Arian, a former professor at the University of South Florida, was found not guilty after the jury deadlocked on nine counts.] "Over the past two years, large-scale missile deliveries from Iran in collusion with Syria have substantially expanded the threat posed by Hizbullah to northern Israel, and created the possibility for Teheran to open a northern front against the Israeli government in the event of a diplomatic or military crisis," Berman told the subcommittee. Berman was referring to Iranian shipments of a range of Iranian and Syrian rockets and missiles to southern Lebanon. Israel has estimated that Hizbullah has accumulated up to 15,000 rockets and missiles. The Hizbullah threat was reportedly a major topic in Israeli-U.S. strategic talks during the first week of December in Washington. Israel asserted Iran has ordered Hizbullah to strike strategic facilities in the Jewish state. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/U6CDDD/izNLAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
