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A brief history of Hezbollah - with Dr. Matthew Levitt

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JL;DR SUMMARY In this episode, Dr. Matthew Levitt discusses the strategic threat posed by Hezbollah, emphasizing its roots in the 1982 Iranian-led creation of a powerful militia and its current potent military capabilities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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HamasTerrorismHezbollahIranIslamic RevolutionLebanonMilitary StrategyMiddle East ConflictGeopolitics

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