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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Lebanese military analyst: Hezbollah possess sophisticated weapons

Hezbollah possesses sophisticated weapons that could be used to target Israel, a retired Lebanese army general said Wednesday, a day after the militant group's leader promised that Israel would face a "big surprise" if it invaded Lebanon.

In a speech marking the year anniversary of the cease-fire that ended last's summer's Israel-Hezbollah war, the Shiite Muslim group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, warned Israel against striking Lebanon.

"Oh Zionists, if you think of launching a war on Lebanon, and I don't advise to do it. ... I promise you a big surprise that could change the fate of war and the fate of the region," Nasrallah told a mass rally late Tuesday in Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that was heavily bombed by Israeli warplanes during the 34-day war.

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