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AP – A Lebanese Hezbollah commander allegedly responsible for killing four U.S. soldiers in Iraq will be prosecuted for a lesser charge of illegal entry with a forged passport, Iraqi officials said Saturday.
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Reuters – Iraqi authorities are weighing a U.S. request to allow the United States to retain custody of a captured Hezbollah operative, instead of handing him over to Baghdad by a December 31 deadline, the top U.S. military officer told Reuters on Wednesday.
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“… “Hezbollah is an extremely complicated enemy,” said a U.S. official. “It’s a determined terrorist group, a powerful political player, a mighty military and an accomplished intelligence operation, formidable and ruthless. No one underestimates its capabilities….when you lose an entire station (Tehran or Beirut) that’s a catastrophe …”

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‘Et non monsieur Bellmare; Ca ne tient pas (with a Canadian accent)’
“…There are speculative answers to these questions. But in any case, the defense team of the Hezbollah suspects does not have to present a counter narrative of who killed Hariri to argue against the prosecution’s case. The team need only establish the many cases of security compromises on the mobile phone networks and assess the prosecution’s data for evidence of tampering in order to rule the telecom data inadmissible. …”

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“…“Firstly, there is not one skerrick of evidence to suggest any involvement from Israel or anybody else who’s been accused by Hezbollah,” Mr Kaldas added.“Secondly, if you look at pure motive, political causes and so on, I’m not sure that Israel or anybody who’s aligned with them has actually gained by the assassination of Mr Hariri…”

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AP – The Obama administration is considering a military trial in the United States for a Hezbollah commander now detained in Iraq, U.S. counterterrorism officials said, previewing a potential prosecution strategy that has failed before but may offer a solution to a difficult legal problem for the government.
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Reuters – Syria broadcast on Saturday what it said was the confession of a Jordanian-Palestinian man who gave Israel information leading to the assassination of Hezbollah military commander Imad Moughniyah in Damascus three years ago.

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