Report on Glaser's Visit: U.S. Fight against Hizbullah Ongoing and Escalating

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U.S. Assistant Treasury Secretary for Terrorist Financing Daniel Glaser stressed that his country is keen on Lebanon’s stability, assuring that the U.S. sanctions law only targets Hizbullah, As Safir daily reported on Friday.

“There is no random or discretionary application of the U.S. law, and there are no intentions to target a specific Lebanese group. We have announced that the aim of the law is to fight Hizbullah. We are not visiting the country to negotiate the law with Lebanese delegations, but to discuss the ways of its implementation,” the daily quoted Glaser during his visit to Lebanon.

It added that the U.S. official reiterated his country's keenness on Lebanon's stability at the political, security, economic and banking levels. He assured that it supports Lebanon's military and security institutions in their fight against terrorism and urges for the election of a Lebanese president.

Glaser denied reports claiming that the law aims to target everyone who deals with Hizbullah, stressing that it is confined to the party as an entity, members and leaders.

He said: “At the same time, we are interested in checking the volume of financial transactions, their value and destination.”

Glaser stressed that his country “respects the Lebanese financial laws” and that the government must similarly respect the laws of the United States as long as it wants to do business with the U.S. banking and financial system.

According to the daily, the first day of talks of Glaser highlighted that the U.S. war against Hizbullah is ongoing and escalating, but this time taking economic and financial shapes.

The U.S. official met with PM Tammam Salam at the Grand Serail and is set to meet Speaker Nabih Berri.

On Thursday he met with Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil

The U.S. regulations say Washington will target those "knowingly facilitating a significant transaction or transactions for" Hizbullah or any individual, business or institution linked to the group.

Those under sanctions include Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and slain top commander Mustafa Badreddine, as well as some businessmen. The list also includes the group's al-Manar TV and al-Nour Radio.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh had said that the bank will abide by the restrictions in the Hizbullah International Financing Prevention Act, which was signed into law in December.

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M.T.

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Comments 16
Thumb lubnani.masi7i 27 May 2016, 09:44

You are most welcome Mr. Glaser. Tighten the noose on the necks of these iranian terrorists.

Missing humble 27 May 2016, 10:39

How do you fight a spreading cancer?

Missing humble 27 May 2016, 11:38

Is it not the 3ameel-caporal feeding the cancer?

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 14:42

Yes good luck with that. Maybe he should send some U.S marines to implement it?

Just like in the 80's, let America invade and get their warmest welcome as their barracks got in Beirut 1983.

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:30

This is what your lovely U.S army presence looked like in Lebanon before it's end.

http://assets2.learni.st/learning_preview/1803861/image/w583h583_343380-beirut-lebanon-oct-23-1983-a-day-of-infamy.jpg

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:32

A little tiny misquote you made texas, fill in Israel in your comment instead of anything Lebanese, because that's the reason the U.S joined in the fight, to fight palestinian millitias and safeguard Israeli interests.

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:34

It's amusing how you Mostaqbalis forget the Israelis invasions of Lebanon, maybe because you Saudis supported it to begin with.

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:43

You are a great Israeli Wahabi stooge texas, keep up the wonderful work, hiding Israels crimes.

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:51

"The four-nation MNF was created as an interposition force meant to oversee the peaceful withdrawal of the Palestine Liberation Organization".

Where does it say anything about the Lebanese Army you lying zionist?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_Force_in_Lebanon

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:52

"The four-nation MNF was created as an interposition force meant to oversee the peaceful withdrawal of the Palestine Liberation Organization".

Where does it say anything about the Lebanese Army you lying zionist? This is one of your greatest lies yet.
Probaly more to come.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_Force_in_Lebanon

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 16:00

The border crossing into the Golan heights are controlled by Al Nusra now zionist texas, how come they never fired a gunshot towards the Israeli army stationed there?

Maybe because they are cooperating and calculating their movements together.

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 16:43

John is right, Hezbollah hardly existed back then.
Just amusing how the U.S cowards withdrew the year after their barracks got destroyed.

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 16:51

What areas are those?
Go to Lebanon if you've ever been there, and look at these areas now that you mention, I see the Lebanese Army Forces on every street corner and on the checkpoints from Dahiyeh to the South and in Beqaa, Baalbek.

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:35

Yes "blessed America", look how their trip to Lebanon ended.

http://assets2.learni.st/learning_preview/1803861/image/w583h583_343380-beirut-lebanon-oct-23-1983-a-day-of-infamy.jpg

Thumb Mystic 27 May 2016, 15:56

More glories than your Saudis are getting in Yemen.

Thumb chrisrushlau 27 May 2016, 17:45

The US is the sole sponsor of international racism. "There is no random or discretionary application of the law": Saudi Arabia's salafism is our best friend, and Hezbullah's struggle for equal rights (struggle against Article 24 of the Lebanese Constitution which gives half of Parliament to the quarter of the populatioin listed as Christian, leaving the Shia majority--Sunnis etal the other quarter--in the status of slaves in a democracy) is our enemy. The State Department can name whomever it wants "terrorists" by putting them on its list, but how is that decision taken?