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To the north, Hezbollah has reasserted its position of nongovernmental dominance in Lebanon, and continues to use the platform there to launch attacks to the south and to the east, where the U.S. Continues to labor in hopes of pacifying and leaving free the country of Iraq. Rather than calling on Israel to make unilateral [...]

Friends in Hamra and nearby hoods report that Hezbollah gunmen have taken the streets and are telling people to stay indoors. One friend near Sporting Club reported a Shiite man in her (mixed) neighborhood was taken by gunmen as he was screaming, Im from the Dahiyeh! LBC, one of the main broadcasters, is showing patriotic [...]

The majority coalition will not legitimize Hezbollah’s arms, or heed their call for veto power. Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel boiled over in the summer of 2006, but after 34 days of destruction peace seemed preferable to the meandering and pernicious military contest. The Lebanese parliament - which included members of Hezbollah - approved UN [...]

Hezbollah sources concede that they were taken by surprise and some were shocked by the intense, incendiary bombardment of the last few days by pro-government operatives. As Hezbollah studies the situation and how to respond this beautiful spring Beirut morning, there is a real danger things may rapidly spiral out of control. The strike was [...]

“Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on
Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the
U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by
targeting its communications network. Fighters from Hezbollah and the allied Amal group exchanged
assault rifle fire and rocket-propelled grenades with
pro-government gunmen in several areas of the capital in the
worst domestic fighting since the 1975-90 civil war.” “The airport [...]

The latest tensions between Lebanon’s U.S.-backed government and Hezbollah were sparked Monday when the government sacked airport security chief Brig. The government believes Hezbollah was using the equipment to keep tabs on the movement of its opponents in the government. Nasrallah defended Hezbollah’s use of the monitoring equipment, saying it is the right of “any [...]