Talk:Light infantry

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OK, tried to tidy the article up but it'S still American and British centric. 217.7.209.108 15:19, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

"Not all light infantry fight for a state military. According to a former FBI agent who was a senior member of the Bureau's counter-terrorism unit, the light infantry of the Shi'a Islamist organization Hezbollah are the finest in the world.[1]" It doesn't say that anywhere on the link.

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Huh?

They are disciplined, highly trained, with incredibly lethal equipment with a frighteningly good counterintelligence network. A former head of the FBI's Hezbollah branch told me that "they are the best light infantry in the world and can strike the United States any time any where." [That general sentiment] was echoed by last week's testimony of both the CIA and FBI directors before the Senate in open hearings.

--64.135.205.26 03:00, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

No, I spotted the reference in the link. I don't think an anonymous FBI agent is really qualified to judge the quality of anybody's light infantry. This appears to be pure hyperbole. News reports indicate the Israelis were surprised by how well Hebollah fought but were certainly not overwhelmed. I'd delete this reference.

Ttu103 09:18, 6 May 2007 (UTC)