Word: qassim
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Dates: during 1993-1993
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...signs of mellowing when they speak of their enemies. While Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, who took over as secretary- general last year after the Israelis killed his predecessor, opposes kidnapping Westerners, he scorns the U.S. "They are primarily responsible for all Israeli crimes," he says. His deputy, Sheik Naim Qassim, says last week's Israeli attacks will have no effect on Hizballah. "None of us is afraid to die," he says. "Our principles and aims are more important than our lives." Those aims include driving the Israelis from southern Lebanon and seeking an end to what they call "Western domination...