Hezbollah says US ship is threat

BBC
February 29, 2008

Recall Hezbollah successfully putting Israel’s INS Ahi-Hanit out of commission with a drone aircraft packed with explosives, a move that took most observers by surprise.

A Hezbollah MP has condemned the deployment of the USS Cole warship off the coast of Lebanon as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty and independence.

The US is sending one warship and a support ship to the eastern Mediterranean as a show of support for “regional stability”.

The deployment is seen as a warning to Syria, which backs the opposition, of which Hezbollah is part.

But MP Hassan Fadlallah said the movement would not give in to threats.

He told reporters: “It is clear this threat and intimidation will not affect us.”

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