Word: hizballah
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...guesses. They would always deny being connected with the Hizballah ((Party of God)), but I don't think it's surprising that kidnappers should lie. We believed Hizballah was the umbrella organization, although it's not a unitary group but an assemblage of factions or family-connected groups. All had different names...
...least two Kilo-class attack submarines, all from Russia. They have a fairly crude chemical-weapons program, and we suspect they may have a biological program. The Iranians also continue their terrorism. In the past few weeks we know they've sent a large number of weapons to Hizballah...
...relief, Israel's actions seemed to have no disruptive impact on the Middle East peace process. On the day of Musawi's killing, both Lebanon and Syria announced that they would attend the third round of talks convening this week in Washington, an indication of how little support Hizballah enjoys in the Arab world. Even after Israel's attack on Kafra and Yater, no parties pulled out. Only the Palestinians, incensed by Israel's recent detention of two of their delegates, threatened not to show -- then reversed course...
...taking out Musawi, Israel's leaders knew that they risked diplomatic opprobrium -- as well as retaliation from Hizballah. So why did they hit him? Before Musawi took command of Hizballah in mid-1991, he was a member of its military command, which Israel holds responsible for such atrocities as the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut. Still, Israel entertained hopes that he might pursue a more moderate course, since he had close ties to Iran's more pragmatic leaders. But attacks by his militia on Israeli targets only increased. After two previous failed attempts on his life...
...Israeli army camp two days earlier was carried out most probably by Palestinians, not Lebanese Shi'ites, but it provided the guise of a provocation. The easy infiltration of the army camp humiliated the military and spurred it to demonstrate its competence. Since the U.S. hostages once held by Hizballah were free, there was little concern about a serious outcry from Washington. (Beyond deploring the "rising cycle of violence," the U.S. State Department warned of the increased danger of terrorist attacks against Americans in the region.) And Israel's concerns for its missing airman, Ron Arad, who fell into Hizballah...