James T Kirk, the story refered to is more or less true. In fact, the KGB kidnapped relatives of the head of Hezbollah and killed one of them, in retribution for the muder of one of their own diplomats. The lead of Hezbollah was let known, in no uncertain terms, that if any of the remaining 3 diplomats were harmed, his three relatives (in KGB "custody" somewhere in Lebannon) would also be killed.
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In September 1985, four Soviet diplomats in Beirut were kidnapped by members of Hezbollah. One of them, Arkady Katkov, was shot in the head, and the rest were imprisoned. The terrorists wanted the Soviet Union to bring pressure on Syria to stop giving military support to a rival militia group. The situation was similar to that the United States, France, and other countries faced vis-à-vis the same Iranian-backed Shiite militants. But the Soviet response was different. Working with Syria, the KGB tracked down three young relatives of the Hezbollah leader. The Soviets then, so it is said, mutilated one of the men and sent body parts to the terrorists with a promise that the other two in their care would be treated similarly unless their people were released. That evening, the three diplomats, emaciated, unshaven, barefoot, and wearing dirty track suits, appeared at the gates of the Soviet embassy. Problem solved.
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http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1116140/posts
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http://www.almidfarah.fanspace.com/i..._terr_even.htm
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http://www.pureliberal.com/recentislamichistory.html
Officially of course, it never happened. I saw one of the people involved on the Lebannese side being interviewed on a BBC documentary about this years ago.
Mr Mephisto