Mashaal says proud of Shalit's kidnapping Hamas' politburo head rejects claims that he had ordered June 25 operation near Gaza which resulted in snatching Gilad Shalit, blames Olmert's stubbornness for failure of talks to secure his release Roee Nahmias Published: 10.12.06, 10:54 Hamas' politburo head Khaled Mashaal says he doesn't regret the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, saying the Israeli soldier won't be released unless Israel acquiesces to Hamas' demands. Speaking to the London-based daily al-Hayat, Mashaal denied that he had ordered the operation but praised it as "heroic" and said every Palestinian should be "proud" of the kidnappers. "First it...