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I have consistently criticized UN peacekeepers as mere "witnesses" to slaughter, who would not act to save anyone without explicit orders, and maybe not then. Their record in Congo, Rwanda, and Bosnia doesn't speak well of them. Their usual practice is to hide until the fighting is over, and only then come out to count the bodies.
It is heartening to read that, on that day and in that place, those Canadians had the grit to act, even against orders, to save lives who were counting on them.
"there were no mass murders in Kosovo"
THIS is the thread I meant to ping you to :-)