Don't be fooled by Nasrallah's apparent apology for the latest Hez'bollah war. Listen to that deceptive babbling:  It was really just meant to be a kidnapping, he whined during a Lebanese television interview; had we known the Israelis would actually retaliate and fight back we  really wouldn't have done it.  So  defensive was he, even offering a feeble justification——without proof——that the kidnapping was a pre emptive move against a future Israeli attack planned for October because the Lebanese public, even his own Shiites, are not really backing him. Instead they believe the purpose of the attack was not for the glory of Lebanon or even the Shia but rather, in the interests of a foreign power rather than any specifically Lebanese concern.... Following the declaration of 'victory,' Hezbollah tried to organise a series of victory rallies in the Lebanese capital. These were poorly attended, with only a few hundred people turning up...(Read Full Post)