fabrications, lies, and deception: on Hizbullah and its fighters

"James Blake says this in a recent piece… something I instantly find very hard to believe, especially given the date when he supposedly interviewed all shapes and sizes RIGHT AROUND THE MAY 2008 CLASHES WHEN HIZBULLAH WAS NOT TALKING TO ANYONE!.… remember the golden rule when jounalisting/analysing – if some dude tells you he is a hizbullah fighter, 95% chance is… he is NOT:

“…I can personally attest to Hezbollah’s evolution, as I was there conducting research on the group in mid-2008. I conducted interviews with the party’s politicians, its strategists, its fighters, its supporters and its opponents. All confirmed that Hezbollah had become a rational and independent actor. The overriding consensus was that Hezbollah’s response to a US or Israeli military strike against Iran would depend on what was in its best interests….”" (thanks Nicholas)