Hezbollah, Hamas, and Humanitarians By Michael I. Krauss and J. Peter Pham

While most Middle East watchers know about the takeover of Gaza by Hamas and its transformation into the terrorist enclave of "Hamastan," readers of the mainstream press might be surprised to learn that Hezbollah is alive, thriving, and steadily advancing in its quest to conquer the sovereign nation of Lebanon. Among those surprised would apparently be General Claudio Graziano, the Italian officer who since February has been commanding the United Nations "peacekeeping" forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL). In an interview on June 15, the former mountain warfare and ski instructor declared that the terrorist group is fading into non-existence in the southern part of Lebanon, and will soon wither away altogether.

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