Word: hizballah
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...will be annexed by Iran, a larger share of the world's oil will be used as a weapon against the U.S., a Shi'ite majority will have free rein to commit genocide against Sunnis and Kurds, and the Shi'ites will have more money to buy arms for Hizballah. Jose Ramirez Lindenhurst, New York...
...past statements, Gates seems likely to argue for finding a way through the impasse on the nuclear issue. He may also be sympathetic to European calls for broader Western engagement with Iran, to resolve concerns not only over its nuclear ambitions, but also over its support for Hizballah and Hamas, and over the nature of its involvement in Iraq. The Bush Administration has relied on the Europeans and Russians to convey its views to Tehran and is attempting - so far with little success - to boost popular resistance to the regime from within. But many analysts believe that, if anything...
...annexed by Iran, a larger share of the world's oil will be used as a weapon against the U.S., a Shi'ite majority will have free rein to commit genocide against the Sunnis and Kurds, and the Shi'ites will have more money to buy arms for Hizballah...
...Hizballah allies say that a unified government is necessary precisely because the country is divided and angry, and because of fear that the hostility between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq could spread to Lebanon. "This is a critical moment in Lebanese history, and in a region that is boiling from Baghdad to Gaza," said Ali Hamdan, a spokesman for the Amal Movement, a Shi'ite party allied with Hizballah. "It would be helpful for Lebanon to face these challenges with one heart...
...fighting. While Lebanon suffered five times as many casualties as Israel did, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called the carnage the "birth pangs of a new Middle East" and actively slowed the international diplomatic push for a cease-fire, hoping that given more time Israel could do destroy Hizballah's military infrastructure...