Hezbollah may be plotting against Canada

Hezbollah may be collecting intelligence in Canada as it prepares to retaliate against the West if Iran's nuclear program is attacked, according to recently declassified intelligence reports.

The Canadian government reports say Hezbollah has been "rearming and recruiting" for another war with Israel, as well as readying to strike Western targets in the event Iran's nuclear sites are destroyed.

"Hezbollah's military wing is responsible for planning and executing terrorist acts and collecting intelligence," says one of the reports. "Hezbollah members may reside in Canada to undertake activities such as intelligence collection."

Hezbollah is an influential player in Lebanese politics, but also a terrorist group banned under Canadian law because of its record of car bombings, hijackings and kidnappings in the Middle East, Europe and South America.

• "Canada may be a terror target", Nationalist Post, 7/23/09.
• "Hezbollah, a.k.a Hizballah, Hizb'ullah", Council on Foreign Relations, 6/8/09.