UNDOF commander: Filipinos' defiance unprofessional (calls Filipino escape an act of cowardice)

PhilStar ^ | September 4, 2014 | Camille Diola

[Zhang Fei]

MANILA, Philippines — The Indian commander of the United Nations' (UN) peacekeeping force broke his silence on the Philippine military's accusations that he misguidedly ordered besieged Filipino troops to surrender their arms to rebels in Golan Heights over the weekend.

In an interview with a Noida-based newspaper, UN Disengagement Observer Force Commander Lt. Gen. Iqbal Singh Singha criticized the defiance of the 40 trapped Filipino peacekeepers as "non-professional."

Singha, meanwhile, called what the Armed Forces of the Philippines dubbed the "greatest escape" of 40 troops from Position 68 nothing but an "act of cowardice."

"The higher UN echelon as well as the Indian Army agrees with me that the decision was correct. It is an act of cowardice to desert posts especially when a delicate ceasefire was in place," he said.

He also insisted that the troops broke the chain of command and overstepped the UN leadership's authority when their safety and the release of the hostages were still being negotiated for.

[Zhang Fei]

Sounds like India sends its defectives to the UN.

[Prospero]

It’s “Opposite World,” once again.

[marron]

If there was any point to a UN buffer force, this guy would be cashiered in disgrace.

[BenLurkin]

My admiration for the Filipinos is immense. God bless them!

[Netz]

Yes, UN, yes UNDOF, they should have surrendered and fallen into captivity. Yes UN bad, bad, no-no Israel should not have helped UNDOF forces escape the clutches of these maniacs.
Yes UN, you stand for collusion with world terror and you are surrender monkeys.

[reefdiver]

This is an example of why American troops are only commanded by an American CO.

[Rockpile]

What a snivelling gutless cur this general is. Notice that his yellow ass is not in any danger.

Why doesn’t General Singha and the UN leaders offer themselves as captives in place of the Fijians?

[NonValueAdded]

Corporal 'Stitch' Jones: "Hey, didn't you hear Lieutenant Ring? Major Powers Lt Gen Singha wants us to die in a loud, grotesque, military manner."

[Slings and Arrows]

Sasamang makipagtalik sa iyong sarili!

[Yeah, yeah, I know. Google Translate isn't too hot at Tagalog.]

[crazyhorse691]

Nothing wrong with the Filipino troops...the trouble is the UN command structure.

[Rummyfan]

Good for the Filipinos! They should lay down their arms and be taken prisoner by those animals? I don’t think so!

[Grimmy]

“If there was any point to a UN buffer force, this guy would be cashiered in disgrace.”

There is a point to UN “buffer forces”. That is to give the enemies of civilization as much cover and protection from repercussions as possible.

[Rashputin]

The guy running his mouth was probably paid in advance by ISIS for forty Christian captives.

The mass be-hading of forty Filipino Catholics would impress and help recruit Muzzie animals from in Philippines and Indonesia.

[NonValueAdded]

"At one point during the crisis, the rebels relayed to the UNDOF commander that the Filipino troops would be allowed to go if they lay down their arms and leave their encampment with a white flag." here

So they are cowards for not surrendering??? Sounds to me more like they weren't born yesterday. Would General Singha give that order to a Gurkha? Probably be the last order he ever gave.

[GeronL]

does he think they had a duty to die or something??

insane

[GeronL]

being taken prisoner by blood-thirsty savages is “a delicate ceasefire”??

[melsec]

“An act of cowardice” that is an extreme thing to say and one would not want to use it unadvisedly - what a disgraceful thing to say,unilaterally, about another country’s troops without there being some sort of formal investigation into the matter.

On another point how dare they not die for the glorious UN?(sarcasm).

[Mark17]

Sasamang makipagtalik sa iyong sarili!

[Yeah, yeah, I know. Google Translate isn't too hot at Tagalog.]

LOL, my honey speaks Tagalog , and translated it for me.

[Slings and Arrows]

I hope I got the point across.

[GeronL]

Not any more, our forces in Europe are now commanded by a German