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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:53:06 +0100, "William Black"
<willia...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"Michael W Cook" <mwc...@santlache.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:C0EFB715.222AE%mwcook@santlache.co.uk...
>> On 28/7/06 03:45, in article
>> pan.2006.07.28....@NOTROLLSgmail.com, "John Teague"
>
>> > Would you agree that if Hamas and Hizbollah are part of the elected
>> > government of the PA and the government of Lebanon respectively that it
>> > stands to reason that actions taken by the militant wings of those
>groups
>> > are actions taken on behalf of those governments?
>>
>> No, because Hizbollah and Hamas have a completely different agenda to that
>> of the Lebanese Government.
>>
>> That's like saying that because the Political wing of the IRA, Sinn Fein,
>> have a couple of elected members in the British Parliament, they represent
>> the view of that government.
>>
>> It's nonsense.
>>
>Not quite.
>
>Hizbollah have two ministerial offices in the Lebanese government.
>
>As soon as Sinn Fein got some sort of min isterial responsibility the
>shooting stopped.
>
>Indeed,  getting the posts was the direct reward for stopping the shooting.
>
>With ministerial posts goes 'collective responsibility'.
>
>Hizbollah IS part of the Lebanese government and so must be assumed to be
>operating with their blessing...

Assumption incorrect.  Hezbollah are a force unto themselves.