CIA gets lots of job applicants from Hamas, Hezbullah and al-Qaeda

A document turned over to the Washington Post by former NSA analyst Edward Snowden shows that the United States government investigates thousands of employees every year for suspected terror ties, and that Hamas, Hezbullah and al-Qaeda members have repeatedly sought employment with the CIA.

The CIA found that among a subset of job seekers whose backgrounds
raised questions, roughly one out of

Al-Manar: Hezbullah won't attack Israel if the US attacks Syria

At least one potential foe says that it won't attack Israel in the event that the United States attacks Syria: Hezbullah.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman reportedly appealed
to Hezbollah leaders not to drag Lebanon into the fighting in Syria.
Hezbollah-affiliated TV network Al-Manar reported that in case of an
American attack on Syria, Hezbollah would not act against Israel.
Israel has

What US strategic interests are at stake in Syria and how can they be advanced by a US attack on Syria?

Caroline Glick's JPost column deals with an issue that has not gotten enough attention in Washington this week: What US strategic interests are at stake in Syria, and how can they be advanced by a US attack on Syria?


With no good horse to bet on, the US and its allies have three core
interests relating to the war. First, they have an interest in
preventing Syria's chemical, biological and

IAF hits target near Beirut, PFLP claims they were the target

The IAF struck a 'terror target' south of Beirut on Friday morning. The Popular Front for the Liberation of 'Palestine' claims that they were the target, but the IAF is not saying whether that's true. A Sunni group had taken 'credit' for the Katyusha rockets fired at Israel on Thursday that prompted Friday's attack.

"Yesterday’s attack is a blatant breach on Israeli sovereignty that

And again: Obama can't decide

Once again, President Hussein Obama cannot decide what to do, so he splits the difference. He condemns Hezbullah rocket fire on Israel, but claims not to know who did it and calls for Israeli restraint.

The United States is calling for "restraint" from both Israel and
Lebanon after three rockets, fired from Lebanese territory, hit northern
Israeli towns.

"We strongly condemn the firing of

Breaking: Katyusha rockets from Lebanon slam into western Galilee

Three or four Katyusha rockets were fired from southern Lebanon toward the western Galilee on Thursday afternoon. One was shot down by Iron Dome between Akko and Nahariya on the Mediterranean coast. The others did not fall in Israel according to the IDF spokesman.

Three to four rockets were fired at Israel from south Lebanon, from an
area south of Tyre. One rocket was intercepted by Iron

Hezbullah commander assassinated in Lebanon

Hassan al-Mouri, the 40-year old commander of a Sunni, pro-Hezbullah militia was assassinated in Tripoli, Lebanon on Thursday.

Al-Mouri was gunned down by "masked men on motorbikes," along with a
security official and a bystander, according to a security source quoted
by the Lebanese Naharnet website.


The 40 year-old leader of a pro-Hezbollah Sunni militia was standing
at the entrance to

Lebanon claims Israel violated air space

A Lebanese report claims that Israel violated Lebanese air space earlier on Wednesday.

Israeli military fighter jets flew, before noon on Wednesday at a
medium altitude, over Nabatieh, Ikleem al Tuffah, Marjayoun and Khiam
in south Lebanon according to local reports.


About 22 Israeli soldiers were also reportedly seen with “Merkava” tanks near the Wazzani parks along the barbed wire.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA: Sunni group issues warning to 'Pig Nasrallah'

In the aftermath of a huge car bomb in Beirut on Thursday, a Sunni group has claimed responsibility and issued a warning to Hezbullah politburo chief 'Pig Nasrallah.'

Shortly after news of the attack broke, an online video surfaced
showing three masked men, two of them holding rifles, in front of a
white flag inscribed with the Islamic profession of faith, reported AFP.


"You, the pig

Huge car bomb in Hezbullah stronghold in South Beirut kills 20, injures 212, Nasrallah blames 'Zionists'

A powerful car bomb has killed 20 people and injured 212 in Hezbullah's South Beirut stronghold on Thursday night. Hezbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, whose cave is nearby, blamed the 'Zionists.'

Let's go to the videotape.




The Lebanese Armed Forces stated that 60-80kgs. of explosive
materials were used in the blast. A witness said at least five nearby
buildings were damaged and many cars in

UNIFIL to Hezbullah: Don't do it again

In response to Hezbullah's claim that it was behind a roadside bomb that wounded four IDF troops along the Israel-Lebanon border fence last week, UNIFIL commander Paolo Serra told Hezbullah not to do it again.

Maj.-Gen. Paolo Serra the commander of the United Nations Interim
Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Thursday in response to Hezbollah
claim that it was behind last week’s bombing that

The soldiers of the next war with Hezbullah: You and me

Ben Caspit argues that in the next war with Hezbullah, the soldiers will be you and me. And the IDF is preparing for it.



Wars against guerrilla organizations with state-like capabilities
cannot be decided on the ground, but rather in the minds of people.
Israel has been intensively preparing for such a war.



In 2006, the IDF
attempted to carry out a well-known ground maneuver that

Bahrain blocks Hezbullah and al-Qaeda web sites

The Gulf State of Bahrain has blocked websites affiliated with Hezbullah and al-Qaeda from being accessed from within its territory.

“With the increasing threat of terrorism, it is critical that
Bahrain joins its allies and global partners in preventing the spread of
extremist ideology through shutting off access to sites developed by
internationally recognized terror groups, such as

'Moderate' Rohani's defense minister behind Beirut Marine barracks bombing

What a surprise.... Adam Kredo reports that new 'moderate' Iranian President Hassan Rohani has appointed as his defense minister a general who was behind the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut that murdered 241 American soldiers.

Rowhani, who some described as a “moderate” following his election in
June, has selected General Hussein Dehqan as his defense minister, according to

4 IDF soldiers wounded in explosion on Lebanese border

Four IDF soldiers were wounded, two moderately and two lightly, in an explosion on the Lebanese border on Tuesday night. The IDF has not released details of the incident, but the Lebanese Army is claiming that the soldiers were across the border.

The Lebanese Army said the troops were inside Lebanese territory when
the blast occurred. A statement from the L.A.F. said that, in a
"violation of

Boo. Hoo. Hezbullah terrorists in Nigeria complain about Mossad interrogation

Two Hezbullah terrorists who were arrested in connection with a huge arms cache in Nigeria complained in court on Monday that they were interrogated 'roughly' by agents of Israel's Mossad.

Testifying in a Nigerian court on Monday, Fawaz was quote by AFP as
saying that he had been interrogated by six "crude and nasty" Mossad
agents over 14 days.

"They handcuffed my hands behind my back for

Iran builds a terror network in Africa

I've reported several times on this blog about Iran's and Hezbullah's operations in Latin America and in the Republic of Sudan (also here and here). But Iran has also made inroads all across Africa that have contributed significantly to its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Iran’s experiences in Sudan demonstrate how traditional diplomacy is
subordinated to the Islamic Republic’s boarder,

Targeting Israel

Israel is being targeted all over the world. Soccer Dad has a summary.

1) Targeting Israel in Syria

First the sequence:

a) Israeli Airstrike in Syria Targets Arms Convoy, U.S. Says by Isabel Kershner and Michael Gordon - January 30, 2013


Israeli warplanes carried out a strike deep inside Syrian territory on Wednesday, American officials reported,
saying they believed the target was a

Nasrallah briefly emerges from his cave

Hezbullah politburo chief Hassan Nasrallah came out of his cave for half an hour on Friday - his first public address since 2006 - to try to defend his organization from increasing attacks by Lebanese politicians, and to try to switch the focus to Israel.

Speaking on Al Quds Day, also known as Jerusalem Day, Mr. Nasrallah, a bodyguard standing stiffly beside him, also invoked the Palestinian

Some 'American intelligence analysts' want Hezbullah to get sophisticated weapons

On Thursday, I blogged a New York Times story about an alleged Israeli strike on Russian Yakhont land-to-sea missiles possessed by Syria, which included the following.

While the warehouse was destroyed, American
intelligence analysts have now concluded that at least some of the
Yakhont missiles had been removed from their launchers and moved from
the warehouse before the attack.

The