Posted on 07/26/2006 4:36:07 PM PDT by SJackson
Didn't they get any of those leaflets that the IDF dropped at the start of the fighting?
Ok, I'll bite. You're comment does make you appear as a callous bastard. They were following orders. I'll save my anger (or callousness) for the UN, not soldiers doing their jobs.
Either that, or their cell phones were off.
Can you believe Israel making mass computorized phone calls? No one answers those. They should have humans call.
I'm drawing a blank ... but this women has a remarkable resemblance to someone (here in the U.S - going back a few years) who is (was) a certifiable dingbat. Any suggestions?
The fog of war lifts a little bit, revealing hezzies using UN position as cover.....
Greetings you could already be the winner of 72 virgins. All you must do is remain where you are and greet the invaders when they arrive.
Perhaps by now we are getting some idea of the enemy we face. At least I hope that is so, but I doubt it. We have become a country of sheep.
No..... she's from a Scandinavian nation
Your armed. Your surrounded by Hezbollah shooting at Israel. You are charged with keeping the Peace. (in sam kinison rant voice) Do your job! Shoot the Hezbollah! Then the Israelis won't have to shell your position.
I have absolutely no idea who she is, but I can confirm that she is a dingbat -- she married Kofi.
Just a thought.
UN observers asked Israel to stop bombing 10 times before post was hit: report
In particular note the closing paragraphs:
UN officials said Hezbollah militants had been operating in the area of the post, a routine tactic to prevent Israel from attacking them."We did repeatedly in recent days say (to Israel) that this was an exposed position, that Hezbollah militants were 500 metres away shielding themselves near UN workers and civilians," UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland said. "That's why it is so inexplicable that what happened happened."
This means that the UN antis that, to its knowledge, Hezbollah was using this UN post as a shield.
Perhaps someone should commend to Annan and Egeland that they read the Geneva Conventions.
Until Harper mentioned the issue today, the media has failed utterly to ask this question:
Why were the UN personnel still in what had become a full combat zone a full fortnight after active belligerency had commenced?
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"antis" should read "admits"
Agreed.
The UN tells us to go fix Darfur while they play Baywatch in cammies somewhere else, but when violence erupts again where they are, this whole routine begins again.
So make that two callous bastards. :)
Kofi Lied-Peacekeepers Died!
It is bad that innocent people died. These 4 do not make UN policy and risked their lives for an organization (the UN) which has zero credibility. The UN has given no reason at all for Israel to trust its impartiality or neutrality, and although that is not a reason to bomb it, it should be a clear warning to all who would volunteer for such a mission.
I would not be surprised if Hezbullah was hiding behind it, or even inside it. I read that the 4 observers went to an underground bunker for safety. It's possible that Hezbullah took shelter, either knowing or not that the UN men were in the shelter, when the IDF then struck at it.
Who knows what happened here, but it's absolute insanity that these unarmed men and women are being forced to sit literally in the middle of a battlefield. They should be evacuated immediately. There is no need for them to observe and report anything right now. In fact, "observing and reporting" makes them, in a way, a participant in the conflict as their transmissions can be intercepted by either side. They should go home now.
OK, Your a callous bastard.
(and I agree with you)
Good find. Kofi, you ignorant roach, go beg forgiveness. Better yet, be honorable and jump of the top of the uN bldg.
I have absolutely no idea who she is, but I can confirm that she is a dingbat -- she married Kofi.
Just a thought.
Thanks for your response ... however, I think I've got it ... (perhaps much before your time) she looks like 'Happy' Rockefeller.
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