Posted on 07/26/2006 6:23:42 AM PDT by Cindy_Cin
Haifa, Israel (CNSNews.com) - The four United Nations peacekeepers killed in an Israeli attack on their outpost were required to stay at that post "until they were ordered by the [U.N.] secretary general to withdraw," said a member of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization on Wednesday.
But the peacekeepers apparently never received such an order, despite the fierce cross-border fighting that erupted in southern Lebanon two weeks ago.
The four peacekeepers -- from China, Austria, Canada and Finland -- had taken security precautions and were in a shelter under their bunker when they were killed, said Wicki Dieter, the chief plans officer for the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO).
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You asked if I had proof.....Mark Levin has been talking about this very thing on his show tonight. He's a web site he's referred to:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2006_07_16-2006_07_22.shtml#1153523571
I didn't mean that particular incident fell into this catagory, just in general. Mark just talked about an e-mail posted on littlegreenfootballs from a military person who had gotten a message from one of those observers that hezbollah was using their post as cover for firing missiles (or something to that affect). I'm going to see if I can find it.
.....gotcha....if the Hezzies were using the post for their military action....then it was justified...either way, I don't blame Israel at all....but I am not sure the U.N. observers...."had it coming" either.....
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