[AP/Washington Post] Alfred de Montesquiou - The only hint of Hizballah fighters is the parked motorbikes, but support for the Islamic militant group has only grown among Shiites in southern Lebanon. One resident of the village of Srifa said he was ready to take up weapons again at a moment's notice. "My motorbike is ready and my gun is ready," said the young man in his 20s. He pointed at his cell phone: "One text message and I'm with my unit."
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