Right--that canard about the Jews being warned has been around for quite a while---and evidently many in the Mideast believe this garbage.

And now there are Western Europeans and Americans available to put their stamp of approval on this stuff. Just great.

Again, as I said on another thread, this all plays into the hands of extremists--and of course we have Bush to thank, in large part, for the strength of Hezbollah in the Lebanese government.   Not only Hezbollah's efficient delivery of social services, but also their propaganda--thanks to Mr. Bush--played a role.

The argument was: the US and Israel have a plan for the Mideast--first Iraq, then Syria, then Hezbollah. "And we must resist".   Shiites could see the first part of the plan being put into action--courtesy of Mr. Bush. Which made the rest plausible. And makes them more likely to also believe stories like the Jews being warned, etc.