[tet68]

a credible account in a Lebanese newspaper it says was based on information confided by top U.S. sources,

Some how I don't find that fact boosting my confidence.

[TomB]

I agree. I find it hard to believe that one of the human shields had enough freedom of movement and enough time away from minders to meet with an Iraqi general.

This is probably disinformation to embarass the human shields.

Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. ;-)

[dighton]

According to a credible account in a Lebanese newspaper / Some how I don't find that fact boosting my confidence.

Someone posted this item a while ago, from a goofball "Russian Intelligence" site. It included the howler about Apaches.