Can someone tell me what Hezbollah is?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

I get different answers.

[AngryAmish]

1. "Army of God"

I think. It is a mostly Lebanese Islamist group, supported by Syria.

[Mistress Quickly]

2. I thought they were supported by Iran? n/t

[BurtWorm]

3. Party of God, actually.

I think.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. What do they do?

[AngryAmish]

14. You are right

I am stupud.

[DuctapeFatwa]

5. It's party of God, here's a link to their English page

hizbollah.org is down today but here is an English mirror that's up

http://www.hizbollah.tv/english/frames/index_eg.htm

[RUexperienced]

6. A terrorist organization

that intentionally blows up women and children in the name of their god.

[DuctapeFatwa]

7. I think you may be confusing Hizbollah with the US military

[DrWeird]

8. Well, if they consider oil their God

then yes you're right.

[Muddleoftheroad]

12. Wow

That's the most stunningly ignorant thing I've ever seen here.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

17. it's certainly impolitic

But I wouldn't say ignorant.

[truth2power]

26. Ignorant? How so?

I suppose the women and children in Iraq who had their arms and legs blown off because of US bombing would feel terrorized. YMMV, of course.

And what about that guy Boykin who said "My d***" er...I mean, "My god is bigger than your god." Also others, including the chimp-in-chief, always using god to excuse our atrocities.

[Muddleoftheroad]

38. The military

The military is obligated to defend the U.S. A case had been made that Iraq was a threat and BOTH PARTIES agreed. The military does their job and does it quite well.

If you have complaints, address them to D.C. To compare them to Hezbollah is beyond insulting.

[JohnLocke]

32. I dunno, Muddle...

I've seen dumber...

[Muddleoftheroad]

39. You might be right

and that is almost scarier.

[JohnLocke]

40. Heh-heh-heh.

[PVnRT]

36. Ever heard of the doctrine of "strategic bombing"?

Hint: it has nothing to do with strategic objectives like eliminating munitions plants and other supllies...

[truth2power]

20. Good one, DF! n/t

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[thebigidea]

31. never heard of Boykin, eh?

[PsychoDad]

33. I do know that...

During the Israli blockades of the occupied territories, Hezb Allah does get food and medicines into where the people who need it are. For that they have a favorable face among the palistinians.

[DuctapeFatwa]

34. which is why the busharon regimepak consider them terrorists

Giving food to Palestinians is a violation of the US-funded Policy of Starvation.

[PsychoDad]

35. Yep...

Smuggiling food in derails the whole ethnic cleansing roadmap/timetable.
But I cannot condone terror against innocents by anyone...Even if they do some good :(

[DuctapeFatwa]

37. nah, they've gone totally mainstream now

Their military activity is limited to border defense. Yesterday they got an enemy soldier shooting across the border at them and they blew up a bulldozer. So the hostile entity went into a third country and blew up a mosque and a bunch of houses with people in them...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. why have I heard, from others, that they are some sort of civic org?

I'm confused.

[TyroneStryker]

10. Terrorist organization

that should be stomped. They do not practice as Mohammed would have. Mohammed would not have strapped a bomb on himself.

[DrWeird]

11. Yeah and Jesus wouldn't have invaded Iraq.

So don't throw stones in glass houses.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

13. Touché

I'm still confused, tho

[TyroneStryker]

15. What does Jesus have to do with Hezbollah being a terrorist organization.

NOTHING!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. I don't support either the Jesus post or the Mohamed post

I just thought it was a nice comeback. I am asking this question because I keep getting both sides of an argument. I don't know who to believe.

[DrWeird]

25. What does mohammed have to do?

Why'd you bring it up?

[forgethell]

21. Peter might have

after all, he cut off a man's ear.:shrug:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

22. Uh Oh - we're not going anti-Catholic now, are we?

:)

[TyroneStryker]

16. Here is a list of what Hezbollah does.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=hezbollah+bombing

A simple google search shows them for the murderers they are.

[PVnRT]

19. They are an extremist political group in Israel

Funded by Iran, and Israel actually allowed them to come into being some time ago, in the hopes that they would provide a legitimate political outlet for the PLO, which at the time was a terrorist group. Unfortunately, the extremists took over Hezbollah, and things just got worse.

Of course if Israel didn't insist on treating the Palestinians like second-class mongrel citizens, none of this would be necessary, but I digress...

[plurality]

23. i think you have them confused with Hamas

Hizballah came into being as a response to the Israeli occupation of Lebanon in the '80s. They were the only group that could fight back against the Israelis and forced Israel to eventually withdraw. Syria and Iran gave them support during that war.

They offer moral support to the Palestinians but aren't actively involved in that fight.

[PVnRT]

24. You're right

Oops - thanks for pointing that out.

[plurality]

27. no prob

they're easily confused.

[ClarkUeberAlles]

29. They're a terrorist group

But they're are very powerful and respected in Lebanon. Hizbollah really brings to mind the adage that one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter. Hizbollah operates hospitals, schools and has members serving in the Lebanese legislator. They're pledged to destroy Israel but they haven't been launching attacks in Israel in recent years. Just lobbing a few missiles and shooting some settlers every now and then but no suicide bombers and what not. Most of the attacks in Israel are coming from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

30. thanks

that was a very rational explaination :toast: