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Terrorists, Lebanese Civilians, And AP Declare Victory Over Israel

Yeah, whatever:

Hizbullah declared on Wednesday that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz's resignation was further proof the guerilla organization defeated the Israeli army in the summer's 33-day war. Al-Manar, Hizbullah's official television station, interrupted broadcasts with reports that Halutz quit his post because of "failures in the last war."

More interesting is the AP picture and caption that's attached to this story:

Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters

The Bush administration intervened to prevent Israel from going after Hezbollah because they thought that it would destabilize the Lebanese government and unfairly target the Lebanese people - both of which were ostensibly being held hostage against their will by Hezbollah. Seems like somebody misread the electoral situation on the ground - somebody who almost certainly still has their job at the State Department's Lebanon desk (you'd have figured the whole thing about "Hezbollah being part of the Lebanese government" would have tipped somebody off to the group's popular support - but apparently diplomats are more nuanced than that).

Oh, and for what it's worth - most of the MSM refuses to use the word "terrorist" even when it comes directly from a statement and when they offset it with quotes. But a Hezbollah declaration of victory? Let's get that in the caption right away!

Previously: AP Headline and Lede: Syrian War Against Israel Would Be "Resistance", AP: Poor, Downtrodden Palestinians Leaving Their Beloved Homeland, UN Building Hit in Lebanon. UN, AP blame Israel. Yawn.

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