http://shelbygrossman.com/2013/01/foia-cables-on-lebanese-in-sierra-leone/ Fri, 03 May 2013 12:11:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://shelbygrossman.com/2013/01/foia-cables-on-lebanese-in-sierra-leone/comment-page-1/#comment-6264 Africa Blog Roundup: Mali, Libya, Jubaland, Sudan Maps, and More | Sahel Blog Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:31:08 +0000 http://shelbygrossman.com/?p=2660#comment-6264 [...] Shelby Grossman: “FOIA Cables on Lebanese in Sierra Leone”: The thing that is most striking is that the documents assert over and over again that Lebanese in West Africa are funding Hezbollah (”hundreds of millions of dollars” according to one cable), but it’s unclear if these assumptions are based on any evidence other than hearsay, as none is provided. [...] [...] Shelby Grossman: “FOIA Cables on Lebanese in Sierra Leone”: The thing that is most striking is that the documents assert over and over again that Lebanese in West Africa are funding Hezbollah (”hundreds of millions of dollars” according to one cable), but it’s unclear if these assumptions are based on any evidence other than hearsay, as none is provided. [...]

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