Syria and Iran pressed on their Hezballah proxy warriors

Washington Post:

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan stepped up pressure on Syria and Iran to try to persuade the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to put down its arms and transform itself into a peaceful political party.

Annan's message reflected mounting concern that Tehran and Damascus, Hezbollah's chief foreign sponsors, are continuing to back the Lebanese militia despite U.N. calls to end foreign interference in Lebanon's internal affairs. It follows a series of meetings in Damascus between Hezbollah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah and senior Syrian and Iranian officials.

"The carrying of arms outside the official armed forces is impossible to reconcile with the participation in power and in government in a democracy," Annan said in the 23-page report, which was written by his special envoy Terje Roed-Larsen. "I also urgently call on all parties who have the ability to influence Hezbollah and other militias" to support their disarmament.

A Hezbollah lawmaker, Ali Ammar, told a Lebanon television station the militia will not disband. He charged Terje Roed-Larsen with trying "to meet the demands of the Israeli agenda through the Lebanese gate," Reuters reported.

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Hezballah is just one of the covert agents for Iran in its war against the US and Israel. Islamic Jihad has become its frontline organization for making war against Israel, but Hezballah is still very active. It is the group that murdered many Americans during the 1980's. Both of these groups must be destroyed.