Barak confirms report Israel foiled 2 Hezbollah kidnap attempts abroad

(Compiler's note: You can almost bet that American businessmen will be next as representatives of the "Great Satan.")

Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday confirmed that Israel security forces had recently foiled two attempts by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli businessmen abroad.

Barak made the comments while touring the South, and called on the public to act in accordance with warnings issued by the government's counterterrorism unit. ....