Saturday, July 29, 2006

Winning those hearts and minds. Oh, yeah.

New York Times:
Tide of Arab Opinion Turns to Support for Hezbollah

"the tide of public opinion across the Arab world is surging behind the organization, transforming the Shiite group’s leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, into a folk hero and forcing a change in official statements."

"The Saudi royal family and King Abdullah II of Jordan, who were initially more worried about the rising power of Shiite Iran, Hezbollah’s main sponsor, are scrambling to distance themselves from Washington."

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