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To: jttmab who wrote (197424)	8/14/2006 11:51:04 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

They don't know what Hezbollah got. They're guessing. Just in this conflict they think a couple of shipments got across the Syrian border. Iran doesn't hand over inventories to Israel. They had a good idea; now they have a better one. That's called "intelligence". It's not certain but it's not guessing either. There are also educated guesses as to how much Hezbullah gets from Iran for and how much it raises through its charities and other business ventures (a cigarette smuggling ring was busted in the Carolinas not that long ago). I don't know them offhand since I don't study the subject but I'm sure you could acquaint yourself with the unclassified literature if you wanted. Anyway, what are you getting at? Nobody in the entire region claims that Hezbullah doesn't answer to Tehran. Saying that we don't have the inventories of Iranian arms is not much of an argument. As for why Nasrallah acted now, opinion is split: some say Iran needed the distraction; others that Nasrallah misjudged the Israeli response. It certainly didn't serve any Lebanese interests.

To: jttmab who wrote (197424)	8/15/2006 12:31:05 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Again, tell me how much money that Iran gave to Hezbollah went to the hospitals, construction company and all the other services that Hezbollah provides to the Shia. Why isn't that public? Because it's not convenient. So what you're saying is that should the US start arming and funding the Maronite Christians in Lebanon, that would be entirely correct and permissible? We would not need to go through the Lebanese government? And would it be permissible for Iran to fund the Black Panthers and Nation of Islam in the US, providing them arms and money?? Hawk

To: jttmab who wrote (197424)	8/15/2006 12:31:07 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Again, tell me how much money that Iran gave to Hezbollah went to the hospitals, construction company and all the other services that Hezbollah provides to the Shia. Why isn't that public? Because it's not convenient. So what you're saying is that should the US start arming and funding the Maronite Christians in Lebanon, that would be entirely correct and permissible? We would not need to go through the Lebanese government? And would it be permissible for Iran to fund the Black Panthers and Nation of Islam in the US, providing them arms and money?? Hawk