Hizbullah's Stance: Ambiguity
Scott Peterson, writer of The Christian science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor
The turbaned Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hizbullah, is known in the halls of the US State Department as a "Specially Designated Terrorist." Officials say he is a threat to any Arab- Israeli peace, and cite his alleged links to grabbing American hostages in the 1980s; and bombings, like the one in 1983 of the US Marine barracks in Lebanon that left 241 dead. Mr. Nasrallah consistently denies any role in those events.
But in an exclusive interview inside tightly secured offices in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Muslim cleric is far more concerned with Hizbullah's place in history and its "victory" here.
"This victory is extremely significant, since …
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Article title: Hizbullah's Stance: Ambiguity.
Contributors: Scott Peterson, writer of The Christian science Monitor - Author.
Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor.
Publication date: January 21, 2000.
Page number: 6.
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