Annan condemns Israel attack in Lebanon

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[Lazamataz]

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called Wednesday for the immediate release of kidnapped Israeli soldiers and condemned Israel’s immediate retaliation.

“I condemn without reservations the attack in southern Lebanon, and demand that Israeli troops be released immediately,” Annan said after a meeting in Rome with Premier Romano Prodi.

Annan spoke hours after Hizbullah captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid, triggering an Israeli assault with warplanes, tanks and gunboats against southern Lebanon as Israeli troops crossed the frontier to hunt for the captives.

'Occupation is what provokes Palestinian, Lebanese people'

”We would not want to see an expansion, an escalation of conflict in the region,” Annan said. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the Hizbullah raid ”an act of war” and held the Lebanese government responsible, vowing that the Israeli response “will be restrained, but very, very, very painful.”

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora phoned Annan and asked that he “prevent Israeli aggression” against Lebanon following the kidnappings.

Siniora also called on the international community to assist the casualties of the Israeli bombings.

Syria said Israel was responsible for the operation by its ally Hizbullah.

"Occupation is what provokes the Palestinian and Lebanese people," Vice President Farouq al-Shara told reporters.

'I urge that any Israeli action be both measured, proportionate'

Al-Sharaa made the comments at a press conference with Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, whose country is also a top backer of Hamas and Hizbullah.

"When the Zionist entity attacks and slaughters the Palestinian people ... Resistance is necessary," Larijani said.

Geir Pedersen, the UN representative in Lebanon, asked Hizbullah to release the two IDF soldiers immediately, as did the EU and US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch.

[Lazamataz]

Annan is part of the terrorist network.

[cmsgop]

SCREW YOU KOFI CAKE !

[austinaero]

And those citizens of the world who are not on the take with UN condemn this joker and the corrupt, criminal organization he speaks for.

I'll go with Israel over the UN any day!

[Recovering Hermit]

“I condemn without reservations the attack in southern Lebanon, and demand that Israeli troops be released immediately,” Annan said after a meeting in Rome with Premier Romano Prodi.

Komfy Anus needs to S T F U.

[Lazamataz]

Annan is truly part of the problem. He is a well-dressed suicide rhetoric-bomber.

He speaks and many wonderful people die.

[RexBeach]

"Measured and proportionate" actions don't solve anything.

The IAF and the IDF are taking it to the hoop.

Good for them.

[rintense]

Of course he did!!

[wildcatf4f3]

no money in this for you eh Kofi?

[TChris]

Kofi, sit down and shut up. Let the adults handle this one.

[RightWhale]

I condemn without reservations the attack in southern Lebanon, and demand that Israeli troops be released immediately

Kofi is obviously condemning Hezbollah for this unprovoked attack on Israel and demanding that Israeli troops be released into Lebanon.

[BenLurkin]

BUMP!

[lilylangtree]

Can hardly believe that Crooked Kofi is still part of the UN. He should have been jailed with that corrupt son of his a long time ago.

[SMARTY]

"I condemn without reservations the attack in southern Lebanon, and demand that Israeli troops be released immediately,”

Spoken like the truly spineless, witless worm that he is... He can have one or the other, but not both.

He really does not know whether to s^%$ or wind his watch, does he?

[Lazamataz]

Hold on a tick: To me it sounds like he's condemning Israel's response, but to be measured, he's also condemning the abductions.

Note the phone call from Lebanon's Sinora.

[section9]

Kofi Annan: open pie hole, insert foot.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[petercooper]

"What was that Kofi?"

[NorCalRepub]

....oh he is not a terrorist....just a two faced, apologist in charge of his Himalayan Flying Snow Monkey Circus called the U.N>

[Brian Allen]

<< Annan condemns Israel attack in Lebanon >>

Why are we still feeding that corruptly-inept, lying, looting, thieving, mass-murdering gangster bastard?

[jackieaxe]

“I condemn without reservations the attack in southern Lebanon, and demand that Israeli troops be released immediately,” Annan said...

Maybe it's Freudian but first the terrorists kidnapped the Israeli soldiers, then Israel invaded the country which allows the terrorists to have a base of operations from which they conduct terrorist activities such as killing innocent women and children and kidnap Israel soldiers. Kofi Eh Whole seems to have the events reversed.

[RightWhale]

Perhaps. He is not just another ululating Arab on the street. This one has some sense and is probably alarmed this could get out of control altogether.