February 15, 2008	Friday	Safar 07, 1429

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday that Hezbollah’s warning to Israel over its alleged role in killing a commander is “alarming” because of its track record of successful attacks around the globe.

“As a general matter, those kinds of statements are quite concerning and they should be alarming to everyone,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters after saying he did not know the details of the threats.

“Any time you have a terrorist organisation making threats against a fellow democracy, a member of the United Nations, that’s something that should concern every civilised nation around the globe,” McCormack said.

When asked why the remarks were so alarming, McCormack replied: “Quite clearly Hezbollah has a long record of carrying out violent acts, acts of terrorism around the globe.” Referring to the accusations of Mughnieh’s own role in attacks, he said “You have a pathway of violence from Buenos Aires to Kuwait and a lot of places in between.”—AFP