On AlterNet: hezbollah

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The Racist Right Is Peddling Inane Conspiracy Theories About Newly Crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih

Khaled Diab, Comment Is Free. May 19, 2010.

The radical right hates the fact that an Arab and Muslim won the pageant, but without a coherent case against her, they have resorted to bizarre conspiracy theories.

No Victory for Hezbollah in Lebanon Elections; But No Pro-Western Win Either

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. June 8, 2009.

Lebanon's new government of "national salvation" will be run by an ex-army general-president with ever-increasing powers.

The World Watches as Lebanon Goes to the Polls

Jared Levy, Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 6, 2009.

Many analysts view the elections through the lens of the struggle between U.S. and Iranian regional hegemonic aspirations.

Postcard From Damascus: Living With Iraqi Refugees in Syria

Jennifer Utz, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.

What most Americans don't know about Syria -- a nation vilified by the U.S. that has also absorbed 2 million Iraqi refugees -- might surprise you.

The Afghan Surge: Proof the U.S. Has Not Learned From Its Debacle in Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 27, 2009.

More U.S. troops in Afghanistan will spark a backlash in which religion combines with nationalism to oppose foreign intervention.

Mideast Governments Turn Their Backs on Bush's Foreign Policy Approach

Middle East OnlineMay 29, 2008.

The gap between what Washington would like and what is happening in the region continues to grow.

Lebanon Crisis Shows Hues of Iraq

Khody Akhavi, IPS News. May 21, 2008.

Iranian-backed Hezbollah remains a popular political movement and is widely lauded for its "resistance" against Israel.

What is Next for Muqtada al Sadr?

Sami Moubayed, Asia Times. May 5, 2008.

While U.S. casualties continue to mount -- and many Iraqi troops lay down their arms -- the Mahdi Army is waging a war of survival.

What a War on Iran Might Look Like [photo essay]

Nina Berman, AlterNet. October 4, 2007.

Photos of the aftermath of Israel's air strikes on Lebanon give an idea of what a war on Iran might look like.

'Cheney created Iran as a menace' [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, January 22, 2007.

Refused Iran's offer to separate from terrorists, help with Iraq...

War Crimes: How Israeli Soldiers Kill and Civilians Grow Numb

Orit Weksler, AlterNet. December 12, 2006.

One Israeli officer says the world doesn't seem to notice killing in small numbers. And those closest to the violence become too scared to empathize for those who die.

Rethinking Terrorism: A Jewish American Crosses into Hezbollah Territory

Nathaniel Hoffman, AlterNet. December 5, 2006.

One journalist spends 10 days in Lebanon, sipping coffee and talking politics with members of Hezbollah, the Islamic militant group Americans have branded as terrorists.