Some of you may have heard of Michael. He is a reporter that resides in Lebanon and also blogs here. Today Mike sends us news that La Weekly has picked up his account of the meeting. Mike also has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Star and Tech Central Station.

Michael Totten:The LA Weekly has published my first-person account of meeting and hanging out with Hezbollah.
Word has it that these guys are media savvy, that they know how to make a terrific impression on the press. It isn't true. If they were friendly and civilized with me I would have written that they were friendly and civilized. But they weren't, So I wrote this instead. They have no one to blame for this bad press but themselves.

Just a taste so you can get the flavor.

I sat at a set table draped with a clean white cloth. Yellow chicken, fatty beef, brown and white rice, hummus, yogurt and vinaigrette salads were spread out in front of me. There was plenty of bottled water to go around. The food didn't look great, but it looked okay. (And it was.) I smiled when it occurred to me that my meal was paid for by the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was about time they did something for residents of the Great Satan.

Now go read the rest.

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