Gulf states declare Hezbollah a 'terrorist' group

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: Al Arabiya

Gulf states on Wednesday declared Lebanon's Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, in the latest regional move against the Shiite organization fighting in support of Syria's regime.

The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council took the action against Hezbollah members because of "hostile actions of the militia who recruit the young people (of the Gulf) for terrorist acts," GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani said in a statement.

Read more: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/03/02/Gulf-states-declare-Hezbollah-a-terrorist-group.html

[Recursion]

1. It would be ironic if the Iran deal pushed the Gulf states into an accommodation with Israel

And in fact kind of amazing.

[nyabingi]

2. Hezbollah has been declared a terrorist group

by the despotic Gulf regimes for killing the terrorists they've sent to Syria lol. This is just crazy.

I don't think the Saudis, Qataris, Kuwaitis, etc. realize how utterly stupid they look in the eyes of the world.

[bemildred]

3. I think we can officially say that "terrorist" is a meaningless word now.

Anybody can call anybody a terrorist and not be laughed at.

[6chars]

4. Actually Hezbollah sets a reasonably high standard for terrorism

[bemildred]

6. Yeah, but so does the GCC.

They think killing and torture and beheadings are great, they just disagree about who gets to do it.

[Bradical79]

7. More a "pot meet kettle" situation

The problem with the terrorism label is most states who throw it around tend to be supporters of terrorism themselves.

[ileus]

5. Been well known for years and years...

[leftynyc]

8. Just more Sunni/Shia divide

that has been going on for over 1000 years. Anyone who thinks Israel is the cause of all the problems in the middle east is merely keeping their heads in the sand. And anyone who defends hezbollah from the terrorist label is an imbecile (probably asking for a hide, I don't give a shit).

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. What took them so long?