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Hezbollah's Propaganda War
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Pretty good documentary. Though the Cedar Revolution is barely touched on...it didn't start in Lebanon, nor created by Lebanon.
Techniec
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Syrian rebels seek leverage in abductions
With gunmen standing in the background, a Syrian rebel video purports to show their latest captive: a lone Lebanese Shi'ite suspected of links to pro-regime Hezbollah whose abduction appears part of a wider strategy shift to target perceived backers of Bashar al-Assad.
A series of hostage-takings aimed at Assad's few remaining supporters - Iranians and Lebanese Shi'ites - has sought to both send a message about the rebels' reach and try to buff their image with seeming propaganda stunts such as captives praising their treatment and denouncing Assad's regime.
It also underscores the broader regional rifts exposed by Syria's civil war. Sunni powers such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia are strongly with the rebels, and Shi'ite giant Iran and its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon are standing by Assad, whose minority Alawite community is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.
The latest rebel video - broadcast on Tuesday the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya channel - claimed to show a Lebanese Shi'ite who said he was among 1500 Hezbollah fighters sent to Syria on August 3 to aid Assad's military. The authenticity of that video could not be independently verified.
Advertisement "Most of those who entered were snipers," said the captive, who identified himself as Hassane Salim al-Mikdad, and said his group was told by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah to help "the Shi'ite army against Sunni gangs". The captive appeared to have bruises on his face. Three masked gunmen stood behind him while a man off-camera asked questions.
The Syrian opposition has repeatedly accused Hezbollah of sending fighters to Syria, which the militant group denies. Hezbollah also said it "categorically denies" any links to al-Mikdad.
Abductions claimed by Syrian rebels have increased sharply as part of an apparent new tactic to rattle the regime and its core supporters outside the country.
The abductions suggest the Syrian conflict is taking on increasing sectarian overtones as the country lurches deeper into crisis. The UN says an estimated 2.5 million Syrians have been injured, displaced or face problems securing food or other necessities, a sharp rise from about 1 million three months ago.
"There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis," said the UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos after meetings in Damascus to try to open routes for more international aid into Syria. "It is important that the fighting stops."
In Amman, Jordan, the highest-ranking political defector from Assad's regime, former prime minister Riad Hijab, called for other top figures in the government and military to join the rebel side.
"The regime is on the verge of collapse morally and economically, in addition to cracks in the military," Hijab told a news conference in his first public remarks since fleeing to Jordan last week with his family under the protection of the Free Syrian Army.
He said he felt "pain in his soul" over the regime's shelling and other attacks on rebel strongholds as the government stepped up its military offensive. Activists say more than 20,000 people have been killed in the violence since March 2011.
"I was powerless to stop the injustice," Hijab said, speaking in front of the rebel flag. Hours later, the US lifted sanctions on Hijab that sought to freeze his assets.
"Syria is full of honourable officials and military leaders who are waiting for the chance to join the revolution," he said, claiming that Assad's forces only control 30 per cent of Syria. "I urge the army to follow the example of Egypt's and Tunisia's armies - take the side of the people."
Clashes in Deir el-Zour are part of several fronts across Syria, including shelling and ground attacks by Syrian forces in attempts to push out rebel pockets in the largest city Aleppo. Just over the border in Turkey - which has raised ideas of a safe-haven zone inside Syria - troops held a one-hour drill with armoured personnel carriers and missile launchers, according to Turkey's Anadolu Agency. It was the fourth such military manoeuvre this month.
Syrian rebels seek leverage in abductions
With gunmen standing in the background, a Syrian rebel video purports to show their latest captive: a lone Lebanese Shi'ite suspected of links to pro-regime Hezbollah whose abduction appears part of a wider strategy shift to target perceived backers of Bashar al-Assad.
A series of hostage-takings aimed at Assad's few remaining supporters - Iranians and Lebanese Shi'ites - has sought to both send a message about the rebels' reach and try to buff their image with seeming propaganda stunts such as captives praising their treatment and denouncing Assad's regime.
It also underscores the broader regional rifts exposed by Syria's civil war. Sunni powers such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia are strongly with the rebels, and Shi'ite giant Iran and its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon are standing by Assad, whose minority Alawite community is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.
The latest rebel video - broadcast on Tuesday the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya channel - claimed to show a Lebanese Shi'ite who said he was among 1500 Hezbollah fighters sent to Syria on August 3 to aid Assad's military. The authenticity of that video could not be independently verified.
Advertisement "Most of those who entered were snipers," said the captive, who identified himself as Hassane Salim al-Mikdad, and said his group was told by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah to help "the Shi'ite army against Sunni gangs". The captive appeared to have bruises on his face. Three masked gunmen stood behind him while a man off-camera asked questions.
The Syrian opposition has repeatedly accused Hezbollah of sending fighters to Syria, which the militant group denies. Hezbollah also said it "categorically denies" any links to al-Mikdad.
Abductions claimed by Syrian rebels have increased sharply as part of an apparent new tactic to rattle the regime and its core supporters outside the country.
The abductions suggest the Syrian conflict is taking on increasing sectarian overtones as the country lurches deeper into crisis. The UN says an estimated 2.5 million Syrians have been injured, displaced or face problems securing food or other necessities, a sharp rise from about 1 million three months ago.
"There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis," said the UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos after meetings in Damascus to try to open routes for more international aid into Syria. "It is important that the fighting stops."
In Amman, Jordan, the highest-ranking political defector from Assad's regime, former prime minister Riad Hijab, called for other top figures in the government and military to join the rebel side.
"The regime is on the verge of collapse morally and economically, in addition to cracks in the military," Hijab told a news conference in his first public remarks since fleeing to Jordan last week with his family under the protection of the Free Syrian Army.
He said he felt "pain in his soul" over the regime's shelling and other attacks on rebel strongholds as the government stepped up its military offensive. Activists say more than 20,000 people have been killed in the violence since March 2011.
"I was powerless to stop the injustice," Hijab said, speaking in front of the rebel flag. Hours later, the US lifted sanctions on Hijab that sought to freeze his assets.
"Syria is full of honourable officials and military leaders who are waiting for the chance to join the revolution," he said, claiming that Assad's forces only control 30 per cent of Syria. "I urge the army to follow the example of Egypt's and Tunisia's armies - take the side of the people."
Clashes in Deir el-Zour are part of several fronts across Syria, including shelling and ground attacks by Syrian forces in attempts to push out rebel pockets in the largest city Aleppo. Just over the border in Turkey - which has raised ideas of a safe-haven zone inside Syria - troops held a one-hour drill with armoured personnel carriers and missile launchers, according to Turkey's Anadolu Agency. It was the fourth such military manoeuvre this month.
Syrian rebels seek leverage in abductions
Broke Wave
The GOAT
Hezbollah is gangsta as hell I respect their hustle. They we're also smart enough to become a legitimate political party instead of just goons, they bout to branch out on yall nikkas and be a force 
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
They've turned into bullies
TLOL is back
Pro
That documentary is propaganda. I know because the Left wingers taught me that Muslims who bomb Jewish centers in Argentina, and target civilians in general are freedom fighters, not terrorists.
Techniec
Drugs and Kalashnikovs
They aint trying to go back to the old days...power corrupts
So you like hearing rumors from the Left all awhile support the Right Wing Nuts in Israel?
Amare's Right Hook
Southeast World Champion
lol, fake Merkava. I would ask for a refund. 
Techniec
Drugs and Kalashnikovs
Hezbollah my second favorite freedom fighting group behind hamas
WhiteDawg3000
Pro
fukk hamas and fukk hezbollah