Ripping an American flag, thousands of Iraqi Shiites demonstrate against Israel's bombing of Lebanon, August 4, in the Sadr City area of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)
Hezbollah Fundraising on U.S. Soil Story aired: Friday, August 04, 2006
To some, Hezbollah is the "Party of God." To others, "the A-team of terrorism," a disciplined army of militant Shiite Islamists, raising tens of millions of dollars right here in the US.
Barbara Newman, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and former host of NPR's "All Things Considered," is co-author of "Lightening Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil."
Here & Now speaks with Newman about Hezbollah's activities in the U.S. and Lebanon.
Guests:
Barbara Newman, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Author and former host of NPR's "All Things Considered"
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