This is the expert on Hizbullah that Anne Barnard from Lebanon relied on

"Matthew Levitt, the author of “Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God,” said that in the late 1990s Mr. Laqees had been a “very, very senior” figure".  Now if there is an expert with a precise knowledge of Hizbullah it is this guy.  I mean, look at the precision in which he located Hassan Laqqis.  As you all know, within Hizbullah there are those ranks; very senior figure, and then there is very very senior figure, and then there is very very very senior figure, and then there is very very very very very senior figure.  And This Levitt guy can specifically and precisely tell you what status each Hizbullah commander occupies.  It takes years and efforts (and a lot of propaganda work mixed with ignorance) to attain the knowledge level of this guy, who spots Hizbullah members trying to sneak from the Mexican border almost on an hourly bases.  According to this guy, Hizbullah network in Latin American is much larger than Hizbullah's network inside Lebanon.