No, wait, scratch that. It was actually 20 Hizballah mujahedin killed during military training in Iran. But you can see why I got confused: the “Lebanese official” says that “Hizbullah regards those killed while training in Iran as holy ones who died fulfilling their duties.” And we all know that Christian Fundamentalism is just as much or more of a danger to our freedom and well being as the global Islamic jihad — don’t we?
Sacralization of Violence Alert: “’20 Hizbullah men die in Iran training,'” from the Jerusalem Post (thanks to Sr. Soph):
At least 20 Hizbullah fighters have been killed during military training in Iran, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan reported Thursday evening, quoting the Director General of the Islamic Union in Lebanon, Muhammad Ali Husseini.
The Lebanese official did not say exactly how the fighters were killed, but he made clear that “Hizbullah regards those killed while training in Iran as holy ones who died fulfilling their duties, and this concerns not only Shi’ites, but also Sunnis who are loyal to Hizbullah.”
Sunnis and Shia, united at last…in Jew-hatred.
“The training in Iran lies at the heart of our connections with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard”, said Husseini, who added that “this is known to all Lebanese people.”
And while you’re pondering Hizballah’s sacramental view of violence and murder, consider this tidbit from modern, moderate Indonesia: Hezbollah-owned TV begins broadcasts.