Did you hear Tony tell Bill that the matter of the kidnapped soldiers won't be addressed until the NEXT resolution?????
What kind of PM is OLMERT??? He has two women that are dying to know if their husbands are alive..and he is going ot sign off on a deal that doesn't address it..
And from what I have heard...there is no set timetable for the 2nd part....have you??
He didn't even demand that Red Cross check to see if they are alive.
I tell you...if I were one of the wives...I would park my butt on the step of the building that the Cabinet meets in and I would pull a Cindy Sheehan until they address those soldiers.
I think I heard that the kidnapped soldiers are one resolution and Shaba Farms will be another single resolution. Do you sense where this is going?
Excerpts of Security Council Resolution
By The Associated Press
Excerpts from the U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah:
- Calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the immediate cessation by Hezbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by Israel of all offensive military operations.
- Upon full cessation of hostilities, calls upon the government of Lebanon and UNIFIL as authorized by paragraph 11 to deploy their forces together throughout the South and calls upon the government of Israel, as that deployment begins, to withdraw all of its forces from Southern Lebanon in parallel.
- Emphasizes the importance of the extension of the control of the government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory ... so that there will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government of Lebanon.
- Reiterates its strong support, as recalled in all its previous relevant resolutions, for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders, as contemplated by the Israeli-Lebanese General Armistice Agreement of 23 March 1949.
- Calls on the international community to take immediate steps to extend its financial and humanitarian assistance to the Lebanese people, including through facilitating the safe return of displaced persons and, under the authority of the Government of Lebanon, reopening airports and harbours.
- Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following principles and elements: a. full respect for the Blue Line by both parties; b. security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL; no foreign forces in Lebanon without the consent of its government; no sales or supply of arms and related materiel to Lebanon except as authorized by its government,
- Invites the Secretary General to support efforts to secure as soon as possible agreements in principle from the Government of Lebanon and the Government of Israel to the principles and elements for a long-term solution.
- Decides ... to authorize an increase in the force strength of UNIFIL to a maximum of 15,000 troops, and that the force shall, in addition to carrying out its mandate: monitor the cessation of hostilities; accompany and support the Lebanese armed forces as they deploy throughout the South, including along the Blue Line, as Israel withdraws its armed forces from Lebanon.
http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060811/API/608111000
"There is also no call for the release of Lebanese prisoners held by Israel or a demand for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops. Although the draft resolution emphasizes the need for the "unconditional release" of the two Israeli soldiers whose July 12 capture by Hezbollah sparked the conflict, that call is not included in the list of steps required for a lasting cease-fire."
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060812/D8JEHRAO0.html
I don't understand the last sentence; does anyone remember which post linked to a copy of the resolution?
PP3. Emphasizing the need for an end of violence, but at the same time emphasizing the need to address urgently the causes that have given rise to the current crisis, including by the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers,
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207995,00.html
Seems to address the soldiers. And the "need to address urgently......."