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Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:28 AM

Published 11/07/2009 by Aljazeera.com

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Washington fails to appreciate the multiple faces of Hezbollah

To this day, Washington considers Hezbollah a militia in the best case scenario, or a terrorist organization in the worst. American media reinforces this false image.

Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Fateh el Islam - all one category of “terrorists”...

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