Swing and a miss!
Celebration at the Hizb'allah press office (anti-Zionist wing) was cut short, as Operation Zionist Scapegoat, phase 2, appears to have failed.
Phase 1 of OZS, you may recall, involved the setup of civilian deaths in Kfar Qana. Phase 2 was set for Houla, known for bloody fighting during the 1948 war. Earlier today, world media ran with the unverified story of dozens of civilians trapped in the rubble in this border town, and 40 deaths. However, Hizb'allah PR operations personnel appear to have failed to draw Israeli fire onto a mass of civilians, and were also unable to place civilians in a position to be trapped by exploding Hizb'allah munitions.
Unable to produce bodies, Lebanese officials are now stating that the people were all "in a bomb shelter" at the time, with one exception. Rumors that the one fatality was a Hizb'allah advance scout preparing the site are completely unfounded.
Unconfirmed sources in the Hizb'allah press office assert that Hizb'allah will begin plans to proceed with OZS phase three at their earliest possible opportunity.
