Monday, July 2, 2007

Manufacturing Consent for Attacks on Hizbullah, Syria and Iran

U.S. alleges Iran using Lebanese Hezbollah as 'proxy' in Iraq

"Iran is using the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah as a proxy to arm Shiite militants in Iraq and Tehran's elite Quds force helped militants carry out a January attack in Karbala in which five Americans were killed, a U.S. general said Monday.

A senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative, Ali Mussa Dakdouk, was captured March 20 in southern Iraq, U.S. military spokesman Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner said.

Dakdouk served for 24 years in Hezbollah and was working in Iraq as a surrogate for the Iranian Quds Force, Bergner said......"

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