Hamas to hire the Germans?

As a lawyer, I know that my best referrals always come from satisfied clients. That's probably true in other businesses as well. And given that acting as a 'mediator' in a lawyerly function, it's probably not all that surprising that Hamas is on the verge of deciding to fire their lawyer (Omar Suleiman and the Egyptians) and to hire Hezbullah's lawyers: the Germans. After all, the Germans just got Hezbullah a great deal (live terrorists - including one with 'blood on his hands' in a major way) for two dead Israeli soldiers. Hamas is still holding a live Israeli soldier. Several Hamas officials have been quoted over the past 24 hours as expressing deep disappointment with the way the Egyptians have been handling the Schalit mediation effort. "The Egyptians have proved that they are unable to put enough pressure on Israel to... [read full story]