Yet another zombie myth. posted by Richard Seymour

It goes without saying that Hezbollah is simply killing civilians randomly. Doesn't it? No. First of all because it doesn't go without saying: it is repeated to the point of inducing nosebleeds by Israeli propagandists who continually tell us what makes Israel so much better than its opponents. Secondly, because it is a lie.

Jonathan Cook has already taken this one down, but the zombie was still lurching about the news studios with the remorseless stare of the undead last time I checked. Here is what Cook reports:

"Hizbullah are striking at very specific Israeli targets, though no one in the media is reporting the fact," said a local human rights activist from Nazareth who wished to remain anonymous, but expressed a widely shared view. "The Galilee is full of military installations Hizbullah are trying to hit with missiles. Two bases are close to Nazareth, and most people realise that was what was being aimed for when the two boys were killed.

"Even in Haifa, the rockets are mostly landing down in the port area, where Hizbullah clearly know there are important military facilities. Nasrallah is trying to damage Israel's military and economic infrastructure as a small taste of what Israel is inflicting on Lebanon."

It is impossible to report what Hizbullah has been targeting in Israel, and how close their rockets have been to military bases, because of the country's strict military censorship laws.

As you're here, go ahead and check out this brilliant article on the war by John Rees in this week's Socialist Worker.