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Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God
Author(s): Matthew Levitt (Author)
- Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr
- Publication Date: 8 Aug. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 407 pages
- ISBN-10: 1626160139
- ISBN-13: 9781626160132
Book Description
Hezbollah-Lebanon’s “Party of God”-is many things. It is one of the most powerful political parties in Lebanon, a social and Shia Islam religious movement, Lebanon’s largest militia, and also a terrorist organization. It is also a close ally of Iran, and its military wing frequently carries out covert operations in conjunction with Iran. Much has been written about Hezbollah’s ideology and activities in Lebanon. But when it comes to the group’s international activities, the literature is remarkably thin. Matthew Levitt undertakes the most extensive examination to date of the global nature of Hezbollah’s illicit activities, terrorism, and reach. Levitt draws on a variety of sources including declassified government documents, court records, and interviews with intelligence and law enforcement officials around the world. What emerges is a troubling picture of an organization that is deeply involved in criminal enterprises from the Americas to Asia, shows no sign of moderating its commitment to violence at home or abroad, and works in close concert with Iran in its shadow war with Israel and the US.
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About the Author
Matthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler fellow and director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Previously, Levitt served as the deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the US Department of the Treasury, as an FBI counterterrorism analyst, and as an adviser on counterterrorism to the US State Department. He is the author of Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad.
