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December 14, 2011

Hezbollah's Hypocritical Stance on Syria

Larbi Sadiki, New York Times

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When a so-called resistance movement fails to support a bottom-up popular revolt against a tyrant, its leaders expose themselves as hypocrites.

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TAGGED: Syria, Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah

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