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CANDY-COATING TERRORISM AT THE EU

Ibd Tue Aug 8, 7:00 PM ET

World War III: The European Union seems to think peacemaking in the Mideast means pretending terrorists aren't terrorists. But coddling Hezbollah will only help Islamofascists grow into a global threat.

Subscribing to the Neville Chamberlain school of diplomacy, the EU announced last week that it would not be adding the Islamist Hezbollah movement to its list of terrorist organizations, rebuffing a recommendation by the U.S. Congress.

"Given the sensitive situation where we are, I don't think this is something we will be acting on now," said Finnish Foreign Minister and EU President Erkki Tuomioja. But Europe knows very well that Hezbollah is a terrorist group. Consider:

Hezbollah members and associates are already listed as terrorist individuals by the EU.

Hezbollah explicitly supports groups designated by the EU as terrorist organizations.

Germany has deported Hezbollah agents.

France has banned Hezbollah's television organ, al Manar.

Britain has placed the "Hezbollah External Security Organization" on its terrorist list.

The U.S., Canada and Australia all classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

Even Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt have called Hezbollah's actions against Israel "irresponsible and inappropriate."

As pointed out in a letter to the EU from Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida and 10 other House Republicans, if Europe were to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, it would prohibit "the channeling of money from European entities and individuals to Hezbollah" and it would mean the seizure of Hezbollah's assets in Europe.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Sayyed Hassan Nasarallah admitted in an al Manar interview that the group's funding sources "will dry up and the sources of moral, political, and material support will be destroyed" if the EU added Hezbollah to its terrorist list.

Nor is it only the EU that is excusing Hezbollah's carnage. Rep. Marsha, R-Tenn., condemned her colleagues who refuse to denounce the group for its terrorist activities.

"They are funded and armed by Iran and Syria, and that ought to be clear to everyone," Blackburn said. "The same type of terrorists who attacked America on Sept. 11th have been attacking Israel for decades."

The remarks seemed to be aimed especially at Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who would return to a powerful committee chairmanship (Energy and Commerce) should the Democrats regain control of the House this year.

Dingell recently quipped on Detroit television, "I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah. I don't take sides for or against Israel" -- the idea being that the democratic state of Israel and a terrorist group are moral equals.

Notably, there are tens of thousands of Muslims living in Dingell's congressional district, many of whom have relatives in Lebanon. Dingell should be reminded, however, that Hezbollah is not just a faraway problem for distant Israel and Lebanon.

House Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., told UPI there are signs the group may be planning an attack against the U.S. Royce warned of "a renewed operational focus by Hezbollah on getting their people in over the border, between the ports of entry" so they can slip into the U.S. unnoticed.

Royce is concerned with an increase in Brazilian citizens who are ethnic Lebanese being apprehended at the Mexican border. Many Lebanese live where the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil meet, and Hezbollah is believed to have an active presence there.

Royce also noted that Hezbollah associates in Iran have spoken of the group's ability to launch suicide attacks against U.S. interests. As he points out, such a potential threat from "would behoove the United States to get some measure of control of the border."

As we watch the news in comfort and freedom and see Hezbollah rockets take the lives of innocents, we may be tempted to think we're far removed from any threat. But Hezbollah is another arm of global Islamofascism, a force in a jihad-to-the-death with Western civilization. If we foolishly take the EU/Neville Chamberlain route, the day will come when we -- and our children -- pay dearly.

 

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