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December 7, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/05/lebanon-warned-allies-hezbollah-telecoms

WikiLeaks: Iran Built Secret Communications Network in Lebanon

(Guardian-UK) Lebanon's Western-backed government warned that "Iran telecom" was taking over the country when it uncovered a secret fiber optics communications network financed by Iran and used by Hizbullah, according to a U.S. State Department cable in April 2008. Marwan Hamadeh, the Lebanese minister of communications, highlighted the system as "a strategic victory for Iran since it creates an important Iranian outpost in Lebanon." "Hizbullah now has an army and weapons; a television station; an education system; hospitals; social services; a financial system; and a telecommunications system."

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