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To: Bilow who wrote (193571)	7/28/2006 1:47:31 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 281500

"There are something like 1.5 million Shiites in Lebanon. I've seen the estimates that the size of Hezbollah is 3 to 5000, and I think that the people who are making those estimates are smoking something. I would think that the true size of Hezbollah is around 10x that." I'm sure Hezbollah recruiting is skyrocketing in Lebanon. Not to mention the jihaddis streaming into this new opportunity, one that lets them kill the hated Israelis!

To: Bilow who wrote (193571)	7/28/2006 12:21:20 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Back in 2003 I told you that Bush's invasion of Iraq would be one of the worst things that ever happened to Israel. Carl, back in 2003 you told me that that Bust wouldn't invade Iraq at all, as I recall very well. Excuse me if I don't join in admiration for your retrospective wisdom.

To: Bilow who wrote (193571)	7/28/2006 12:41:42 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

There are something like 1.5 million Shiites in Lebanon. I've seen the estimates that the size of Hezbollah is 3 to 5000, and I think that the people who are making those estimates are smoking something. I would think that the true size of Hezbollah is around 10x that. Depends what question you are trying to answer. The question here is not how many sympathizers and part time gunmen Hizbullah has. The question is how many trained soldiers Hizbullah has? How many in the officer corps?