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Originally Posted by Katczinsky  Nope, they're the enemy of Israel. And anyway, they're not getting protection, the American citizens that want to broadcast and watch that television have that protection. | Quote: |
The United States, Canada, Israel and the Netherlands consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The United Kingdom and Australia make a distinction between the organization's terroist activities and its social activities and only label the security organization a terrorist organization. The European Union does not list Hezabollah or its constituent groups in its list of terrorist organizations, but does list Hezbollah's senior intelligence officer Imad Mugniyah;[26][27] making a distinction between the organization as a whole, and its senior members, but don't recognize it as a terrorist organization. Russia,[28] the European Union,[29] and several other countries including the China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, among others, have not characterized Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
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In the United States it is illegal to give money to a terrorist organization. U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote: |
It is unlawful for a person in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to knowingly provide "material support or resources" to a designated FTO. (The term "material support or resources" is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A(b) as "currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials.)
| That is why it is illegal to give Hezbollah money. It should be noted that many of the groups on the list are not necissarily directly opposed to America, like Kahane Chai, the IRA, And Aum Shirinkayo. However, Hezbollah is certainly violently opposed to a close ally, and we should uphold our alliance, and justice, by barring citizens from aiding the enemy financially. It should also be noted that Hezbollah has close ties with a country that is definitely our enemy: Iran.
Americans can watch any TV channel they want, as long as that TV channel isn't owned and operated by terrorists. The difference between Hezbollah and Al-Jazeerah is the difference between The American Nazi Party and Fox News. My political compass
Economic Left/Right: 5.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.41
Last edited by Dylan; 08-28-2006 at 08:18 PM.
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