UN helped Lebanese prisoners slip Israeli custody

Jerusalem Post ^ | 10/4/2010 | Staff

[HearMe]

'UN helped Lebanese prisoners slip Israeli custody'

Norwegian paper 'Aftenposten' claims 1992 rescue operation could have jeopardized Norway's role in UN if had been discovered at time.

Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten published a report on Monday claiming that Norwegian UN soldiers helped to rescue two Lebanese prisoners who escaped from the Khiam prison in southern Lebanon in 1992.

The Aftenposten report claimed that the prison was Mossad-controlled.

The rescue operation could have jeopardized Norway's role in the UN if it had been discovered at the time, the report suggested.

According to the Norwegian report, author Odd Karsten Tveit describes the rescue operation of the two prisoners in his new book and says that it all happened in the deepest of secrecy.

The prisoners, who found themselves in Norwegian custody in southern Lebanon, could have been taken prisoner, tortured and possibly killed, the Aftenposten report claimed.

The report described how the rescue operation was carried out, claiming that the Lebanese prisoners dressed up in the Norwegian uniform jackets and UN helmets.

During the operation the prisoners were placed in a Norwegian armored vehicles which raced past Israeli soldiers and Lebanese militiamen who were searching for the men, Aftenposten put forward in its report.

Despite the sensitivity of the issue, the report suggests that UNIFIL, the UN force in Lebanon, was not informed of the operation.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I definitely think the words “Norwegian UN Troops” belongs in the headline. It wasn’t necessarily UN policy, but its effects as implemented by the Norwegians.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks HearMe for both:

Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten published a report on Monday claiming that Norwegian UN soldiers helped to rescue two Lebanese prisoners who escaped from the Khiam prison in southern Lebanon in 1992... The rescue operation could have jeopardized Norway's role in the UN if it had been discovered at the time... author Odd Karsten Tveit describes the rescue operation... The prisoners, who found themselves in Norwegian custody in southern Lebanon, could have been taken prisoner, tortured and possibly killed... the Lebanese prisoners dressed up in the Norwegian uniform jackets and UN helmets. During the operation the prisoners were placed in a Norwegian armored vehicles which raced past Israeli soldiers and Lebanese militiamen who were searching for the men... the report suggests that UNIFIL, the UN force in Lebanon, was not informed of the operation.

IOW, Norway, under U.N. auspices, violated international law and the U.N. charter in order to help jihadists.

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Don’t you just love the good ‘ole UN?

[Bob Ireland]

After the Hezbollah war the U.N. brokered the peace by assuring Israel they would embargo all heavy weaponry to Hezbollah. They have done the opposite. Hezbollah is now in possession of thousands of rockets and anti-tank artillery.

During the said conflict the U.N. observers reported Israeli troop movements and tactical maneuvers to Hezbollah giving them timely intelligence on enemy strength and movements.

If the U.S. was ruled by principled people we would stop financing the U.N. and throw them out of NYC.

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