[Jacob]

Not probably. Of course. Anything to divert attention from the really nasty stuff. Remember there's an election looming in the US.

[Roy_Whyte]

Nah - I don't believe that. It was a nice coincidence for them. Hezbollah and only Hezbollah controls their own actions, and them snatching some soldiers to make for a trade just came at the right time. <br /> <br /> Let us remember there has been so many outrages coming from Afghanistan and Iraq it's only a matter of time before one outrage supplants the other. And if we think hard enough we can come up with many such examples.<br /> <br /> The 'convenient' factor should be applied in my estimation to the killing of Zarqawi and the all too obvious timings of Osama's messages.