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**MannoFr** · 03-23-2011, 02:51 PM

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/143087

From news article:
U.S. intelligence report to characterize Hizbullah as a political entity with terrorist capabilities, David Ignatius of the Washington Post reported on March 18. The distinction, which will appear this year's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), removes the focus from Hizbullah's long pedigree as a paramilitary terrorist organization and Iranian proxy in favor of viewing it as a social and political movement despite its ongoing involvement in terror.

“Officials who have read draft versions of the estimate say it assesses Hezbollah in a broad context, as a political and social force in Lebanon in addition to the militia officially designated by the United States as a ‘foreign terrorist organization,’” Ignatius wrote. “Like most NIEs, this one is said to contain a broad array of views, with some analysts stressing Hizbullah’s terrorist capabilities and others noting the organization’s growing political role, including its representation in the Lebanese cabinet.”

03-23-2011, 02:51 PM	#1
MannoFr Join Date Mar 2007 Posts 4,451 Senior Member	NIE: Hezbollah not a terrorist organization anymore http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/143087 From news article: U.S. intelligence report to characterize Hizbullah as a political entity with terrorist capabilities, David Ignatius of the Washington Post reported on March 18. The distinction, which will appear this year's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), removes the focus from Hizbullah's long pedigree as a paramilitary terrorist organization and Iranian proxy in favor of viewing it as a social and political movement despite its ongoing involvement in terror. “Officials who have read draft versions of the estimate say it assesses Hezbollah in a broad context, as a political and social force in Lebanon in addition to the militia officially designated by the United States as a ‘foreign terrorist organization,’” Ignatius wrote. “Like most NIEs, this one is said to contain a broad array of views, with some analysts stressing Hizbullah’s terrorist capabilities and others noting the organization’s growing political role, including its representation in the Lebanese cabinet.”
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