Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses followers in Beirut
Lebanese Moslem Shiite women carry posters of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburbs on May 26, 2008. Nasrallah addressed his supporters on this the eighth anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from south Lebanon. Tens of thousands of supporters came out to listen to his televised speech. (UPI Photo)
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