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Roger Noriega: “I believe that the fund-raising is only part of it; but that they are seeking an operational capacity to be prepared to…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2011
I believe that the fund-raising is only part of it; but that they are seeking an operational capacity to be prepared to attack our interests when it becomes--when they make the calculation that it is in their interest to do so.
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Roger Noriega

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Noriega emphasizes Hezbollah's potential threat beyond fundraising.

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