Posted on 08/22/2006 6:45:59 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Hizbollah pushes past guards in show of force. (Hat tip: Ethel.)
Hizbollah mourners on a funeral parade shoved aside anti-tank barriers at a United Nations base in Lebanon yesterday in a demonstration of their new political strength.
The party had been told it would be allowed to bury three “martyrs” at the Naqoura town cemetery inside the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) compound, but only if there was no flag-waving or political sloganising.
When the chanting procession, several hundred strong, reached the gates, it found the way barred by cruci-form steel tank traps. Mourners argued with the French guards, but failed to gain entry.
A mob of young men then dragged the barriers away and the UN opened the gates. “They will eat us alive,” said a middle-aged official as the throng surged in.
Indeed they will.
I'm sorry, but it's unrealistic to expect anyone to bury martyrs without flag waving and sloganizing.
That said, it's good to see the United Nations and French have everything under control. I feel much better knowing that they are there arguing, conceding and opening gates.
It takes two to fight, and if the French refuse to fight then perhaps we will finally have peace in the Middle East. C'est bonne.
Vive la France!
bttt ... meant to ping you
ROFLMAO!
You should be the new ambassador of peace!
Oooooo! A sweet job in the UN where I could embezzle billions ... we'd be able to afford that house with the L shaped pool and waterfall! Good idea.
Glad you got the sarcasm, I was half anticipating a flaming.
Sweet!
That's what always happens to me when I employ the literary device...
Over the years at FR, it has become a source of amusement.....
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