I've been thinking/hoping that it's psyop too.
Many of the Arab govt's want the Hezzies destroyed too (the old Sunni-vs-Shiite, Arab-vs-Persian stuff), and I would hope by now that many of the Euroweenies have figured out the same thing... but they're both too chicken$#1+ of their islamists to do anything except play the good-cop role.
I certainly hope it's psy-games on the US side. And I hope against hope the Frogs & Arabs are playing along too.
From
AP via Yahoo!
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago
IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon - Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails.
Israeli leaders have authorized a major new ground offensive going deeper into Lebanon but have held off to give international negotiators more time.
With clear signals indicating that Israel already was gearing up for a major push northward, Israeli warplanes blanketed downtown Beirut with leaflets threatening a "painful and strong" response to Hezbollah attacks.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz also said the military would use "all of the tools" to cripple the Islamic guerrillas if U.N. efforts toward a cease-fire pact collapse.
Earlier, missiles from Israeli helicopter gunships blasted the top of a historic lighthouse in central Beirut in an apparent attempt to knock out a broadcast antenna for Lebanese state television.
Top U.N. humanitarian official Jan Egeland, meanwhile, criticized Israel and Hezbollah for hindering the delivery of aid to civilians trapped in southern Lebanon, saying it was a "disgrace" they had failed to allow convoys to get through.
Egeland said a plan worked out with Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah to funnel aid through humanitarian corridors has not worked the way each side had promised.
"The Hezbollah and the Israelis could give us access in a heartbeat," Egeland said at the U.N.'s European headquarters in Geneva. "Then we could help 120,000 people in southern Lebanon. I don't think that any military advantage has been gained in these last days or will be gained in the next few hours."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060810/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_israel said.