Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah attends a celebration of Martyrs Day in Beirut November 11, 2002. The occasion is usually celebrated by the movement to mark the first suicide attack launched against Israeli troops in Tyre, south Lebanon, in 1983. (Ramzi Haidar/AFP/Getty Images)
What drives Hezbollah?
As the crisis in Lebanon continues, Midmorning looks at Hezbollah, and the countries that back the organization that both provides services for and endangers people living in southern Lebanon.
Guests
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Joshua Landis: Assistant professor of Middle East studies at the University of Oklahoma. He writes the blog, Syria Comment.
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Dariush Zahedi: Lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley. He's the author of "The Iranian Revolution Then and Now: Indicators of Regime Instability." (May 2001)
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