Chertoff: "Hezbollah could surpass Al-Qaeda as the most serious threat to the US..."

Did Chertoff and Der Spiegel's Ulrike Putz date recently? AFP, here

" former Bushy Chertoff says the group, whose Arabic name means the "Party of God," also has "uniformly well trained operatives, an exceptionally well-disciplined force of nearly 30,000 fighters ... Chertoff's comments are likely to be greeted coolly by some European countries, who have attempted to engage the group in the hope of moderating its stance.

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana recently drew fire from Israel for holding a first meeting with a Hezbollah member of parliament. But Chertoff argues Hezbollah poses a growing threat in the Western Hemisphere, despite limited attacks on US targets..."