Hezbollah rallies, declares victory

Although Doyle's latest ethical missteps seem to have grabbed our collective attention, this was going on this morning.

In his first public appearance since the start of his group's 34-day war with Israel, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah thanked God for what he called "a divine, historic and strategic victory" over the Jewish state.

The black-turbaned cleric told a crowd of hundreds of thousands of flag-waving
supporters in Beirut's bombed-out suburbs that his guerrillas will give up their weapons only when Israel's "threats" end and the Lebanese government is strong enough to protect the country.

"Today we celebrate a great divine, historic and strategic victory," Nasrallah said.

See, Russ, this is what happens when countries stand down to terrorists. They become emboldened, declare victory, and start making demands.