UN security council to meet on Yassin assassination

Ha'aretz ^ | March 23, 2004 | Shlomo Shamir and Yoav Stern

[Piranha]

How I wish the US would distinguish between military actions in the WAR ON TERROR, versus Kerry-style police actions. The killing of Yassin was every bit as morally justified as would be the killing of Osama bin Laden or his no. 2 man in Pakistan. Israel, in its judgement, believed that this morally-justified action was strategically beneficial, and there are many who agree.

[Coop]

Did I miss the UNSC meeting for the last 57 times Hamas slaughtered innocent Israelis?

[DallasMike]

Yeah, and why is the Vatican only concerned when terrorists are killed? Why don't they denounce the killing of Jews in Israel or the killing of Christians in the Middle East, China, and other parts of Asia?

[thoughtomator]

Ha'aretz is socialist scum paper. In this entire article, not one mention of the attack on Ashdod last week in which Hamas - Yassin's group - tried to poison an entire city.

[Huck]

I don't get this at all. I don't get the disconnect between the US war on terror and Israel's war on terror. Why is the killing of Assin any different than any other terror leader??

[Jon Alvarez]

well done Israel!

[Coop]

As a Catholic, I understand the Vatican's role in renouncing violence. But I am absolutely embarassed at its blatant bias regarding this terror.

[prophetic]

yup this just proves that the UN has utterly failed its mandate since the 'end' of the Korean War.

With the USA fundinf 25% of its expenses is all the more reason for the UN should just shrivel up and go away permanently.

I can seldon think of a more worthless, inept, morally corrupt organization which proport to be for 'good' but is so rotten to its utter core (Well maybe the Democrat Party for the most part as its main competition).

[ladyjane]

Yeah, and why is the Vatican only concerned when terrorists are killed?

Your statement is not supported by fact. And it is anti-Christian

[Diogenesis]

"Our leader, Abu Annan, says he will protect us, and that we don't need no stinking end of slavery, rape or our terror
as long as money continues to flow to the French and to Kofi's own son, Tojo Annan.
So why don't all you dhimmis just give up and surrender NOW, like the French and Spanish already have."

[Piranha]

Don't blame the messenger. If the UN is holding this meeting, and the US merely vetoes a resolution but doesn't back Israel (which I believe it will not do), then I see this as a wedge between the US and Israel, both of which are in the vanguard of the war on terror.

[epluribus_2]

IRAN: He said that the operation would most likely not lead to the results Israel hoped for...

No - it acheived EXACTLY the results Israel hoped for - to kill the S.O.B.

[sd-joe]

Israel was not "entitled to carry out extra-judicial killings."

And since these people do not believe in the death penalty, "judicial" killings are also not allowed.

I guess that Israel is just supposed to roll over and play dead.

[petconservative]

Your statement is not supported by fact. And it is anti-Christian.
No it isn't. It's anti-Catholic.

[epluribus_2]

same thing.

[Republicus2001]

We should be nice to the UN - Post-Yassim, Anan will probably ally with Iran-Syria v. US/Israel in the War for World Tax

[Blue Scourge]

We had damn well better veto any kind of condemnation of this action.

[kenth]

You must have. Surely the UN would not be unfair in their condemnation.

[Stagerite]

Israel -- in atonemnet -- should at least send flowers for the funeral.

[petconservative]

"We are deeply troubled by this morning's actions in Gaza," White House Scott McClellan said.

Why are "they" deeply troubled? They should be happy this monster is dead. This is all a part of the war on terrorism, isn't it? Or does the war on terrorism only apply to those to terrorize Amercians.