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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
U.S. State Department: We Do Not Differentiate between Hizbullah Wings
2013-05-22
[An Nahar] The United States said Tuesday it does not differentiate between Hizbullah's armed and political wings as it again urged Europe to blacklist the group, a decision diplomats indicated could be imminent.
But differentiating between Sinn Fein and the IRA was okay, though.
A formal request to brand the party as a terrorist group was filed by Britannia and is to be discussed at closed-door talks June 4 of a committee overseeing the EU list of people and groups subject to its asset freezing regime, European diplomats said.

The decision would require unanimity from all 27 European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
 states.

In an email, State Department front man Patrick Ventrell told Agence La Belle France Presse the U.S. was "increasingly concerned about Hizbullah's activities on a number of fronts -- including its stepped up terrorist campaign around the world, and their critical and ongoing support" for the Bashir al-Assad regime.

"Countering these activities has been, and will remain, one of our highest priorities," Ventrell said.

"The United States does not distinguish between Hizbullah's political/military/terrorist wings," he noted, adding U.S. information indicates "Hizbullah's numerous branches and subsidiaries share common funding, personnel, and leadership, all of which support the group's violent actions."
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