The Counterterrorism Blog points to the newly released English version of the Netherlands’ 2004 annual report on intelligence, and its conclusion about the Hizballah terror gang—a conclusion that’s been dead obvious for many years: No distinction between Hezbollah political and terror branches. (Hat tip: Baldy.)

“Investigations have shown that Hezbollah’s terrorist wing, the Hezbollah External Security Organisation, has been directly and indirectly involved in terrorist acts. It can also be concluded that Hezbollah’s political and terrorist wings are controlled by one co-ordinating council. This means that there is indeed a link between these parts of the organisation. The Netherlands has changed its policy and no longer makes a distinction between the political and terrorist Hezbollah branches. The Netherlands informed the relevant EU bodies of its findings.”