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Article: Hizballah's brand is tarnished
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JONATHAN SPYER JONATHAN SPYER
Jerusalem Post
09-25-2009
Hizballah's brand is tarnished
Byline: JONATHAN SPYER JONATHAN SPYER
Edition: Daily
Section: Features
Memo: TERRORISM. With the arrest of the so-called Lebanese Bernie Madoff, Hizbullah must now fight to retain its long-cherished image of being above corrupt, nonidealistic political and financial practices. The writer is a senior researcher at the Global Research in International Affairs, IDC, Herzliya.
A famous Hizbullah marching song, "Hizbullah ya ayuni" (Hizbullah - my eyes), contains the following verse: "And today through the blood of the brave, the merciful creator has given us victory, and the whole world and all people ...