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Hezbollah phone system sparks new Lebanon unrest
metimes Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:56:00 AM CEST
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BEIRUT (AFP) A private telephone network built by the Shiite Hezbollah organisation is at the centre of a political storm that has brought Lebanon perilously close to a new civil war....
Hamadeh: Hezbollah’s landline was set up with Iranian assistance
nowlebanon Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:33:00 AM CEST
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A private telephone network built by Hezbollah is at the center of a political storm that has brought Lebanon perilously close to a new civil war. The landline network, which Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh said was installed with the help of Hezbollah's patron, Iran, was crucial to.......
Hezbollah phone system sparks new unrest
khaleejtimes Saturday, May 10, 2008 6:32:00 AM CEST
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(AFP) 10 May 2008 BEIRUT - A private telephone network built by the Shiite Hezbollah organisation is at the centre of a political storm that has brought Lebanon perilously close to a new civil war. The landline network, which Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh said was installed with the.......
Hezbollah phone system sparks new Lebanon unrest (AFP)
news-yahoo Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:28:00 AM CEST
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AFP - A private telephone network built by the Shiite Hezbollah organisation is at the centre of a political storm that has brought Lebanon perilously close to a new civil war....
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Iran Blames Monarchists for Mosque Blast
Tehran -- Iran yesterday blamed a mosque explosion that killed 13 people in the southern city of Shiraz last month on Western-backed monarchists who oppose the Islamic republic, the Fars news agency reported.
Why the West Moves Closer to Bombing Iran
Another week, another British fatality - and yet more evidence of Iran's lethal meddling on the battlefields of the war on terror. Whether Revolutionary Guards were directly responsible for the massive roadside bomb that killed 29-year-old Trooper Ratu Babakobau in Afghanistan's Helmand province last weekend may never be proved.
The Iran Risk, Again
Washington's severe problems in Iraq and Afghanistan are leading it to refocus its military attentions on Tehran
Appeasing Iran, North Korea?
As President Bush enters his final months in office, there are mounting signs of disarray when it comes to current U.S. policy towards Iran and North Korea.
The Offer He Will Refuse
Will you take an offer if you knew that by refusing it you would get a better one? The answer from Tehran is an emphatic no, and concerns the latest "generous package" that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany put together in London last week
Russia Joins U.N. Economic Sanctions on Iran
MOSCOW -- Russia has signed into law United Nations economic sanctions that world powers agreed to in March, according to a presidential decree published by the Kremlin on Thursday.
IRAN'S MESSIAH WON'T LIKE FREE NATIONS' OFFER RE NUCLEAR
MichNews.com-- The Muslim messiah who disappeared years ago will not like the six major powers� offer to Iran to cease nuclear uppage.
The silent jihad against the west
MichNews.com-- Vincent Gioia -- Anyone that cares to learn about what is going on in the world is familiar with active jihad, the "holy war", conducted with terrorism and directed at the modern world in general and western civilization more specifically. But there is also another form of jihad that is part of the deliberate effort to have Islam replace all concepts of morality and the values held dear by the rest of us. The name of this silent "fifth column" effort is "Sharia Banking". Unfortunately, Sharia Banking is ....
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Senior Shi'ite Iraqi Ayatollah Residing in Iran: 'Iranian Clerics Are Running Riot in Iraq'
In a recent interview with the Al-Arabiya website, Iraqi Ayatollah Fadhel Al-Maliki, a prominent Iraqi Shi'ite cleric who resides in the Iranian city of Qom, harshly criticized the Iranian clerics residing in Najaf, Iraq, for interfering in Iraqi politics. At the same time, he also condemned the Iraqi government for its military activities against the Mahdi Army in Basra, which he called "a violation of rights and an open war [waged] by the government against the Iraqi people." He added that the fighting in southern Iraq was "an intifada against occupation and corruption." Lastly, Al-Maliki criticized attempts by the Islamists in Basra to force women to wear the veil. The Al-Arabiya website emphasized the importance of Al-Maliki's statements against the Iranian clerics in Iraq, pointing out that he is a Shi'ite ayatollah who heads a religious seminary in Qom. The following are excerpts from the interview: [1]
"Living here in Iran, I see that [the Iranians] do not permit any [non-Iranian] cleric, no matter how wise, to interfere in their politics and internal affairs. We in Iraq [must] likewise tell [the Iranian clerics residing in our country]: 'Refrain from interfering in our internal affairs, in order to avoid [stirring up] sensitive [issues]... and because an Iraqi cleric knows more about the affairs of his country [than you].' I [hereby] rule that a non-Iraqi cleric may not interfere in the political situation in Iraq, whether he resides in Qom or in Najaf. Living in Najaf does not make him an Iraqi... "These Iranian clerics [living in Iraq] are running riot in our country, for they are part of a scheme based on a regional and international agenda, and are meant to provide a religious guise for a misguided political process... Today, Iraq is [virtually] ruled by the [Shi'ite clerics]... If these clerics, who now rule Iraq, are not actual religious clerics, they must remove their religious vestments... for a cleric must not be a member of a [political] party or of the government... "A sectarian religious government will never succeed [in ruling] Iraq, and neither will a secular government. [The only kind of government that has a chance is] a civilian government based on the Iraqi virtues of nobility and moderation... The 'rule of the jurisprudent' [a basic principle of the Islamic regime in Iran] is not suited to Iraq... "There are certain Iraqi [political] parties that emerged, were indoctrinated, and were armed in Iran. [These] do not represent the Iraqi people, which is being misled with religious slogans."
About women in Basra who have been murdered for going unveiled, Al-Maliki said: "We denounce anyone who perpetrates crimes against civilians, no matter what his religion. Islam does not permit attacks on women for not wearing a veil, and they must not be forced to do so."
Asked about his residing in Iran, Al-Maliki replied that he had been exiled from Iraq, and that he was, in fact, the only Iraqi Shi'ite cleric who had been exiled. He added that if he returned he would promptly be killed - for he opposed the current Iraqi regime just as he had opposed the previous regime of Saddam Hussein. He also stated that he felt like a stranger in Qom, and that he woud leave Iran if any Arab country agreed to accept him.
Iran's Latest Power Play
May 09, 2008 The Post and Courier Charleston.net
Americans may deplore the fact, but there are two sources of trouble in the Middle East they cannot ignore. One is the Persian Gulf, the source of a big share of the world's oil supply. The other is the Mediterranean coast, where Europe and the United States, for deep historical reasons, cannot walk away from Israel's fate. Iran, which calls for Israel's destruction, is making a play for dominance in both regions.For the past year it has encouraged Hamas in its violent takeover of Gaza to attack Israel with rockets supplied by Iran. The fate of ordinary Palestinians in Gaza — where the United Nations mission announced this week it is suspending humanitarian services for security reasons — is clearly a concern. For the past month Iran has also encouraged a breakaway militia in Iraq, the Mahdi Army, in its attacks on government offices and foreign embassies in Baghdad that have turned the crowded slums of Sadr City into a battlefield.This week it was Lebanon's turn, as a power struggle between the popularly elected government and Iran's proxy militia Hezbollah turned violent, with street barricades throughout Beirut and gun battles between Sunni groups allied with the government and Shias allied with Hezbollah. Reports from Beirut say Lebanon is on the brink of civil war.The proximate cause of the trouble in Lebanon was the courageous decision of the government on Tuesday to declare Hezbollah's separate telecommunications network in the country illegal and a threat to national security. Hezbollah used the network to conduct its war with Israel on Lebanese soil in 2006. Hezbollah's leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday, calling the network "the most important part" of the movement's military organizational structure, said the government's decision was "tantamount to a declaration of war," The Associated Press reported.The government position is supported by the United Nations envoy to the Middle East, Terje Roed Larsen. Agence France Presse reported that Mr. Larsen told the U.N. Security Council Thursday the Hezbollah organization "constitutes a threat to regional peace and security." In 2004 the Security Council called for Hezbollah to disband its militia.In recent months Hezbollah and its allies in Lebanon's parliament have refused to allow a quorum for a vote on the country's next president unless a deal is made to legitimize the organization's military structure. As Ambassador Larsen told the Security Council, Hezbollah is building "parallel institutional structures" to compete with and weaken the national government's army and other functions. U.S. officials in Iraq have charged the Mahdi Army, its leader Muqtada al-Sadr and Iran with trying to duplicate the Hezbollah "state-within-a-state" structure in Iraq.The Iranian power grab is now on vivid display in Gaza, Baghdad and Beirut. It strains credulity to believe that these outbreaks are unrelated events.It is a good thing the United States has troops in Iraq, and ships in the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, that can set limits to Iran's ambitions.
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