Israel and President Bush have accused the Shiite-dominated government of Iran, Hezbollah's primary supplier, of shipping the Shiite guerrillas weapons by way of Syria.
The Iraq and Turkish governments would not discuss the incident. Iran's United Nations mission denied trying to send Hezbollah weapons. The intelligence officials' account could not be verified.
Other sources. The Guardian:
The Foreign Office source said there was "nothing to suggest" it was this equipment that had found its way to Lebanon but that it would take a few days for the investigation to be carried out.
The Iranians are prime sponsors of Hizbullah and believed to supply much of the weaponry used against Israel during the bloody 34-day conflict. When the night vision equipment was authorised for export, Patrick O'Brien, then Foreign Office junior minister, told the Commons that it was intended for use on the Iranian border with Afghanistan to combat heroin smugglers. The equipment was sanctioned and funded by the UN Drugs Control Programme (UNDCP).
Added to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's biased remarks (earlier post here), Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats' faith in the UN is touching, but doesn't say much for their judgement on national security. Do we want to trust these guys with our lives?
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