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U.S. authorities have charged a man living in New York with relaying programs from Hezbollah television station al-Manar, deemed a global terrorist entity by the U.S. Treasury Department. Federal prosecutors say Javed Iqbal, also known as John Iqbal, was relaying the Hezbollah-operated station to customers in New York. Al-Manar is seen as a mouthpiece for the Lebanese Shi'ite group. U.S. law forbids conducting business with any terror group. Iqbal faces five years in jail if he is convicted of the charges under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

GOTTA SEE THIS -- OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 4/7/02 Part 2 == Update : REPORT FROM THEATRE 2 - Near Israel Operation Defensive Shield, Ghajar, Bethlehem, Nablus, Gaza, Ramallah And Update from Around the World In Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity (center) In Bethlehem, an IDF convoy and Israeli forces face terrorism. < In Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi TV reporter, Jassim Azzawi, was detained with plans to expel him. [ How would an Israeli or American be treated in an Arab country under similar conditions?] In Nablus, IDF forces take out terrorists. In Ramallah, IDF APCs on patrol looking for terrorists...