From: HANK@BARILVM.BITNET (Hank Nussbacher)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.mideast
Subject: The truth about Hizbullah and Mussawai
Date: 18 Feb 92 14:50:06 GMT
Organization: Bar-Ilan University Computing Center, Israel

    Hizbullah,  between  the  period   of  Jan  1982-Aug  1988   was
responsible  for  51  kidnappings  in  Lebanon,  or 53% of all those
kidnapped during that  time frame in  Lebanon.  Hizbullah uses  many
names:  Islamic  Jihad,  Revolutionary  Justice  Organization,   The
Oppressed  on  Earth  &  Holy  Fighters  for  Freedom, Free People's
Defense, Strugglers for Freedom to name just a few.

The following is a list of people the Hizballah had kidnapped in
Lebanon over a period from 1982 till June 1988.

Kidnap        Name
date
-------   -----------------------
07/19/82  David Dodge, USA
01/17/84  Abdallah Hussein al
            Farash, Saudi Arabia
02/10/84  Frank Regier, USA
02/15/84  Christian Joubert, France
03/07/84  Jeremy Levin, USA
03/16/84  William Buckley,USA
05/08/84  Benjamin Weir, USA
12/03/84  Peter Kilburn, USA
01/03/85  Eric Wherli, Switz.
01/08/85  Lawrence Jenco, USA
03/14/85  Geoffrey Nash, UK
03/15/85  Brian Levick, UK
03/16/85  Terry Anderson, USA
03/22/85  Marcel Carton, France
03/22/85  Marcel Fontaine, France
03/22/85  Danielle Perez, France
05/22/85  Jean-Paul Kaufmann, Fr.
05/22/85  Michel Seurat, France
05/27/85  Dennis Hill, UK
05/28/85  David Jacobsen, USA
06/09/85  Thomas Sutherland, USA
07/11/85  Wajed Doumani, Kuwait
09/30/85  Arkadi Katakov, Valery
           Korneev, Oleg Spirin,
           Nikolai Sversky, USSR
02/86     Marcel Coudry, France
03/08/86  Philippe Rochot, France
03/08/86  Georges Hansen, France
03/08/86  Orel Cornea, France
03/08/86  Jean Louis Normandin, Fr.
04/08/86  Michel Brian, France
04/17/86  John McCarthy, UK
04/28/86  Panayiotis Tirkas,
          Stavros Yiannaki, Cyprus
05/07/86  Camille Sontage, France
09/09/86  Frank Reed, USA
09/12/86  Joseph Cicippio, USA
09/28/86  Jean-Marc Sroussi, France
10/21/86  Edward Tracy, USA
01/12/87  Baker al-Damnauri, Saudi
           Arabia
01/13/87  Roger Auque, France
01/17/87  Rudolph Cordes, Germany
01/20/87  Terry Waite, UK
01/21/87  Alfred Schmidt, Germany
01/24/87  Jesse Turner, Alan
           Steen, Robert Polhill,
           USA
01/24/87  Singh Mithileshwar, India
01/26/87  Khaled Dib, Saudia Arabia
06/17/87  Charles Glass, USA
01/27/88  Ralph Schray, Germany
02/17/88  Lt Col Higgins, USA
----data up to June 22, 1988----

Among their bigger operations:

April 18, 1983: Car bomb at American embassey in Beirut. 16 dead,
120 injured

Oct 23, 1983: Car bomb at marine HQ in Beirut. 240 dead, 40 injured.

Oct 23, 1983: Car bomb at French multi-national HQ in Beirut.  74
dead, 15 injured.

Nov 4, 1983: Car bomb at Israeli HQ in Tzur. 30 dead, 29 injured.

Sep 20, 1984: Bombing at American embassay in Beirut. 20 dead, 16
injured.

March 10, 1985: Car bomb at fence near Metulla. 12 dead, 20 injured.

    Since the Madrid conference, of the 45 terrorist acts  attempted
against Israel  from Lebanon,  the Hizbullah  and Mussawai  has been
responsible for 20.  But lets look a little more at Mussawia.

    Mussawai helped start the Hizzbulah  in 1982.  One of his  prime
jobs was Commanding Operations  Officer against Israel.  Since  1985
he has held that position and has directed all terrorist  operations
against Israel.   Please make  no delusions  - he  was not a cleric.
His underground nickname was "Abu Yasir".  His title of sheik he did
not earn.  It was given to him to give him a "religious"  appearance
to the West.   The true spiritual  leader of the  Hizzbulah is Sheik
Hussain Fadlalla.  Upon the  final release of the  American hostages
in Beirut 3 months ago, Mussawia gave a press interview in which  he
said, "We  have released  the Western  hostages, but  we will kidnap
more Israelis.  We expect approximately 20 years of negotiations  to
finalize the  release of  Israeli POW  bodies." [I  guess you missed
that one - CNN  and CBS didn't carry  it due to its  lack of general
public interest.]

    If you had also been  following the news, Lebanon and  Syria had
not announced  whether they  would attend  the next  round of  peace
talks.  That is because they were told outright by Mussawai that the
next person  to attend  the peace  conferences would  be eliminated.
Within 12 hours of Mussawia's death both Lebanon and Syria announced
they would attend the next round of peace talks.  To put it  mildly,
he was very far from being a moderate.

    Basically, Mussawai was in the same league as Abu Nidal,  George
Habash, and Carlos (now living in Damascus).  The world intelligence
and anti-terrorist forces will not be shedding a tear for this one.

From at392@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michel M. Karam) 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.lebanon,soc.culture.arabic,talk.politics.mideast
Subject: Syrian Atrocities in Lebanon: A year ago
Date: 14 Oct 91 16:29:20 GMT



[Copied from LebNet without permission]


		  Human Rights Violations in Lebanon
			 (published by CLAO)

			       SUMMARY

Since the invasion by the Syrian army, on October 13,1990, Human Rights in
Lebanon have never been violated on such a wide scale without any condemnation
by local and international authorities.

The Alliance Libanaise pour l'Encouragement du Patrimoine Humain (ALEPH),
Catholic Information Center (CIC), Foundation for Human & Humanitarian Rights
(FHHR), and United Nations Disaster Relief Organization (UNDRO) were the
primary source for CLAO's compiled report.

We have organized the report by village. Destructions, looting, massacres,
killings, rapes occurred everywhere the Syrian army passes.

			AIN NAJM (NEAR FANAR)

College destroyed
-----------------
Soeurs du Sacre Coeur College ravaged by 126 shells of high caliber.
Nuns and priests isolated without water, electricity and phone (CIC).


				BAABDA

Murders
-------
One Hundred Fifty bodies transferred in plastic bags from the presidential
palace to the Baabda Hospital. They were killed by bullets in their jaws and
temples (Aleph).
At the Baabda Hospital, the odor of corpses filled the place. The bodies were
tied up. The soldiers were put on their knees with their hands tied behind
their backs and shot by a bullet in their forehead and bullets in the form of
cross in their stomach. Their throats were cut with a knife. There were 120
corpses (CIC).

Assassinations
--------------
Assassination of the President of the Lebanese Front and the National Liberal
Party, Dany Chamoun, his wife and 2 sons aged 5 and 7, on October 21, 1990
(Aleph).
Mr Dany Chamoun, the President of the Lebanese Front, assassinated in cold
blood in his home and his wife Ingrid and his 2 infants: Tarek, 7 and
Julien, 5 (CIC).
A crime of great significance took place eight days after the Syrian takeover
of the Metn district.
Dany Chamoun, the leader of the National Liberal Party and the head of the New
Lebanese Front, was killed in cold blood on the moming of Sunday October 21st,
The victim was known for his opposition to the Syrian invasion of the region.
He and his party formed one of the main popular bases for General Aoun's
govemment (FHHR).


College destroyed
-----------------
In the College of the Antonins Fathers, the Syrian airplanes devastated the
buildings. The College became a giant abyss, and the priests there were
horrified (CIC).


			      BEIT MERI

Executions
----------
Two monks abducted and executed at Deir el Kalaa Convent. Father Albert
Cherfane and Father Suleiman Abou Khalil (Aleph).
Two monks executed at the Monastery. Father Albert Cherfane and father Abou
Khalil (CIC).
Two priests (Father Albert Charfane and Father Suleiman Abu Khalil) disappeared
from Deir al Kalaa in Beirut Mery (FHHR).


Murders
-------
The soldiers who surrendered were shot by bullets in their forehead (CIC).

Rape of a 24-year old woman (FHHR).
Looting of many houses (FHER).

				   
			       BIKFAYA

Profanation of tombs
--------------------
The tombs of Pierre and Bashir Gemayel, former Lebanese President, were
desecrated (CIC).

Looting
-------
Breaking into the house of a prominent politician and clearing it of
valuables (FHHR).


			      BROUMMANA

Murders
-------
10 to 12 army elements were ordered to enter a ditch after surrendering their
position. All but two survivors were killed by hand grenades and machine gun
fire (FHHR).

Looting
-------
Many houses (FHHR).



				BSOUS

Executions
----------
Fourteen civilian males executed (Aleph).
Fourteen civilians shot in cold blood on their doorsteps (CIC).
Fifteen civilians belonging to three families in the village of Bsous were
gabbed by the Syrians and summarily executed. The victims are:
6 of the Sayyah family
5 of the Sadir family
4 carry the names of different families (FHHR).

				   
			    DAHR EL SAWAN

College destroyed
-----------------
Village devastated, a blasted car laid on the balcony of the Dahr el Sawan
College as a result of the force of the explosion. School buses were
bumed (CIC).


		      DAHR EL WAHCH (NEAR ALEY)

Executions
----------
Thirty two soldiers and five officers executed with their hands tied behind
their back and cut by a knife in the shape of a cross on their forehead
(Aleph).

Casualties belonging to the 10th Army Corps. It should be noted that 28
casualties fell in the course of the battles and are excluded from the list
which follows:

Brig. 10.1 ...... 17 liquidated
Brig. 10.2 ...... 26 liquidated (2 managed to escape)
Brig. 10.3 ...... 28 liquidated
Brig. 10.4 ...... 5 liquidated
Brig. 10.5 ...... 4 liquidated (FHHR).


				   
				DAWAR

Church destroyed
----------------
Church of Dawar and homes bombarded causing death of 9 and injury of 32 (CIC).

Murders
-------
The Syrians liquidated a number of Lebanese Army Cadets who were positioned
near Dawar. The number of the victims, according to some reports, is as high
as 60 (FHHR).


				FANAR

College destroyed
-----------------

Sainte Famille College devastated and occupied by Syrian soldiers (CIC).


			   FURN EL CHEBBAK

Retirement home destroyed
-------------------------
The Maronite Retirement Home was damaged and devastated by shells. Not a single
floor was spared from the shells. Many elderly were in tears (CIC).


				HADET

Theft, rape, massacres
----------------------
Cases of theft, rape and massacres at the hands of the Syrian occupation army
and Hezbollah militia (CIC).

Executions
----------
In front of [Notre Dame) Church, three prisoners were executed on the steps.
Two others were executed on each side of the Church. The two priests Father
Jobrael and father Michael were badly treated and were forced to crawl like
animals (CIC).
In the afternoon of October 13, a Syrian patrol entered the town of Hadet.
They intercepted two unarmed soldiers in Lebanese army fatigues (one is a
lieutenant while the other is a sergeant). The Syrians, after talking to them,
opened fire and killed them both. After robbing them of valuables and
money, the Syrians dragged the bodies and placed them on the staircases of
Notre Dame Church of Hadet (FHHR).


Insults and high handed treatment
---------------------------------
The civilians who were seeking refuge in the cellar of the village Church in
the thick of the battle, were asked by Syrian troops who entered the place,
to leave the shelter and kneel in the exposed court yard. They were asked to
place their hands over their head and to keep repeating in as loud as possible
"Assad till eternity" (FHHR).


Hospital destroyed
------------------
In the Sainte Therese Hospital, Hezbollah attempted to steal everything upon
their entrance, to the hospital and harm the dignity of the personnel, even the
nuns and the priests (CIC).

Rape
----
The number is high (FHHR).


			       HAZMIEH

Rape
----
The Syrians committed [rape] where many Lebanese army families reside (FHHR).


				HOUMAL

Nineteen bodies were uncovered of which three women and two adolescents were
put on their knees and executed (Aleph).


			       JAMHOUR

College destroyed
-----------------
[Notre Dame] College savagely bombarded and all classrooms damaged. The priests
hid the school buses so that the Syrian soldiers would not steal them. The
church at the College received several shells, and all its windows were
shattered and several school buses were burned (CIC).

Historic printing press ransacked
---------------------------------
The Printing Office of the Jesuits priests, one of the most historic and
prestigious in the East, was ransacked and looted in the presence of the
priests. The loss of this printing office was a great blow to the church of the
arab East. The publication of the last Bible in Arabic, printed by the Jesuits,
is a treasure for humanity and the Church in the East (CIC).


			      MANSOURIEH

College destroyed
-----------------
Notre Dame du Rosaire College received several shells (CIC).

Looting
-------
Many houses (FHHR).


			       ROUMIEH

College destroyed
-----------------
Mar Doumit College devastated and occupied by Syrian soldiers (CIC).


		    SAKIAT EL MISK (NEAR BIKFAYA)

Church destroyed
----------------
Church ravaged by bombardments (CIC).



				YARZE

Ministry looted
---------------
Ministry of Defense ransacked: documents, cars, desks, typewriters,
photocopiers, boots, etc...
These operations were done wherever the [Syrian] occupation army passes.
Lebanese soldiers were forced to undress and to walk naked or crawl with their
boots in their mouth (CIC).


			UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONS

Murders
-------
73 Lebanese soldiers killed bY bullets in the lower-right skull (FHHR).

Mutilation
----------
The doctor reported he examined three mutilated bodies in Lebanese army fatigue
with their hands and feet still tied and eyes blindfolded. One of the victim
was slaughtered, another shot in the head and the third shot in the head and
had both his hands chopped off and sexual organs removed (FHHR).

Sexual harassment
-----------------
Many testified that the Syrian troops dutifully searched under the bras and the
panties of women for arms (FHHR).

Business Stopped
----------------
Many restaurants found it wise to close down their business and wait for a more
promising season when they realized that all they do is to provide meals with
the firm's compliments to the growing number of armed clients (FHHR).

Murders
-------
The French [L'Orient-Le Jour, on October 20] ... summoned enough courage to
interview a woman who saw her husband and two sons led away by the Syrians
and shot (FHHR).

Looting
-------
President Elias Hrawi... cautioned "that snatching an ear ring from here and a
car from there should not be allowed to hinder the govemment efforts to promote
national reconciliation with the sisterly assistance of Syria." (FHHR).

Arrests and kidnappings
-----------------------
Some of the names of people grabbed by the Syrians are known and even a list
was published in newspapers following the invasion. The list included a number
of high-ranking [Lebanese] Army officers who were wisked to Anjar and further
on into Syrian territory (FHHR).
Five officers were transferred to the infamous and sinister Syrian prison of
El Mezze. They are:

General Fouad Aoun
Colonel Amer Chehab
Colonel Karam Moussabaa
Lt. Colonel Fouad Achkar
Lt. Colonel Fayez Karam

Another ten officers were detained in prisons under Syrian control near Anjar
in the Bekaa Valley (Aleph).


Deaths and destruction
----------------------
Massive military assault on October 13 caused hundreds of dead and wounded,
and great destruction to the public infrastructure and the commercial/private
property. Over 15 villages seriously affected. Seven thousand houses damaged,
including nearly one thousand completely destroyed. Twenty three social welfare
institutions suffered damage. Several hospitals and schools also affected
(UNDRO).

II. List of Some of the Lebanese Officers Detained in Damascus


Generals                       Lt. Colonels
--------                       ------------
Fouad Aoun                     Fouad  Achkar
Fawzi Abou Farhat              Toufic Doumit
Gaby    Arsouni                Fayez   Karam
Makhoul   Harme
Louis    Khoury                Captains
Chamel  Mouzaya                ---------
                               Maroun  Abou  Diwan
                               Mounir  Akiki
Colonels                       
----------
Amer     Chehab
Salah   Mansour
Karam   Moussabaa

III.  List of some of the Lebanese Officers & Soldiers Massacred by the Syrians

Military School cadets         Sergeants
----------------------         ---------
Ali Labib                      Fadi Abd ElKarim
Pierre Abou Youssef            Ghassan Abou Abbass
Rabii Abou  Zidan              Hanna  Abou  Malbab
                               Majed  Attaya
Soldiers                       Georges Chamoun
--------                       ...
Walid Abou Assaad              Ibrahim   Eid
Simaan    Adam                 Shaalan ElBitar
Ahmad    AlAmwaji              Mahmoud ElHadchiti
Ghassan     Ali                Nabil   Fares
Ohanes BadrSelyan              Farid  Freyha
Amer      Bayeh                Rimone Hadchiti
Elias    ElKadi                Akram    Hanna
Gabi   Makhlouf                Georges Lattouf
Claude    Matta                Simone Makhoul
Hussein   Merhi                Johnny Maroun
imad    Salameh                Souheil  Rizk
Kazem     Saleh                Maurice Salameh
Ralph    Sarkis                Bassam Shahine
                               Shahine Shahine
Adjudants                      Boutros Yammine
---------
Marwan    ElZehbi              Lieutenant
Georges Ishak                  ----------
Camille Makhlouf               Georges    Sawalhem
Naim      Mitri
Joseph   Rached                Captain
Maroun    Youness              -------
                               Albert Tannous

Corporals                      Lt.  Colonel
---------                      ------------
Haydar    Abdou                Georges    Zoughrob
Roni Abou Nicholas
Samir   Istphan
Ronald    Salameh              Unknown Rank
Fares     Wakim                ------------
                               Maroun Hnoud