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Annan's Claims On Casualties May Unravel
The New York Sun ^ | July 27, 2006 | BENNY AVNI

Posted on 07/27/2006 3:27:30 AM PDT by baystaterebel

An apparent discrepancy in the portrayal of events surrounding the deaths of four unarmed U.N. observers in Lebanon threatens to unravel Secretary-General Annan's initial accusation that Israel "deliberately" targeted the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.

A Canadian U.N. observer, one of four killed at a UNIFIL position near the southern Lebanese town of Khiyam on Tuesday, sent an e-mail to his former commander, a Canadian retired major-general, Lewis MacKenzie, in which he wrote that Hezbollah fighters were "all over" the U.N. position, Mr. MacKenzie said. Hezbollah troops, not the United Nations, were Israel's target, the deceased observer wrote.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar
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To: auto power

You must know that He have no choice. If he point to that terrorist, his house will burn and wife/daughter will be rape. If he point to that Israel, Israel only say defend themselve without harm Him or His family. Anybody dare to pin-point at Muslim and I am sure that person already gone. So, Israel accept the blame. Heard Israel loss a lot of soldier. Super sad but they gain a lot of land...so strange!!!


41 posted on 07/27/2006 5:14:42 AM PDT by plck
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To: mewzilla
They weren't pulled out because they were doing exactly what they were supposed to do. Aid and abet Hezbollah. And they were expendable. To the UN and Hezbollah, anyway.

Well said! IMO it wasn't negligence on the part of the people in charge at the UN, it was INTENT.

They had two ways to win on this one: 1) living shields for the UN's usual terrorist allies or 2) if Israel had the courage to continue killing terrorists (UN allies), screech about evil Israel deliberately targeting UN "observers".

Thank God for those emails from Kofi's victims. Kind of made the whole thing blow up in Kofi's terrorist face.

42 posted on 07/27/2006 5:15:43 AM PDT by Sal (Once you know they sold USA out to Red China, what do you think they would NOT do?)
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To: Sal
Thank God for those emails from Kofi's victims. Kind of made the whole thing blow up in Kofi's terrorist face.

And I won't hold my breath while I wait for Chuckie Schumer and Hillary Clinton to call Annan on it.

43 posted on 07/27/2006 5:18:17 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: cripplecreek

A U.N. employee used U.N. diplomatic pouches to smuggle illegal drugs as part of a ring that brought 25 tons of contraband into New York in the past year and a half, federal prosecutors and the FBI said yesterday.

Little Cog. Big Wheel. Either that, or those are some mighty big pouches. :)

44 posted on 07/27/2006 5:21:17 AM PDT by elli1
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To: saganite

No link, but it may have been in one of the daily live threads. I just remember seeing it on here.


45 posted on 07/27/2006 5:22:59 AM PDT by mathluv (Never Forget!)
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To: baystaterebel; All
Check this thread [Posted on 07/26/2006 11:02:35 PM CDT by Piranha] for another possibility for Goofy's actions.

Kofi Annan's Hidden Agenda for UNIFIL

46 posted on 07/27/2006 5:34:42 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The media and the democrats are the biggest supporters of the terrorists.)
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To: baystaterebel

Yeah..... there is a reason why hezbollah let that UN post be there for all those years.


47 posted on 07/27/2006 5:36:14 AM PDT by kjam22
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To: Mrs Zip

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48 posted on 07/27/2006 5:36:43 AM PDT by zip (((Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough become truth to 48% of all Americans (NRA)))))
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To: baystaterebel

I think the world knows that Hezbollah attacked Israel and kidnapped two soldiers........and that Israel is retaliating. I think the observers can just watch the news from home and know that is still going on. Since their "mission" is just to observe it would be safer from an armchair at home than in the middle of the war. Get them out of harm's way for heaven's sake.


49 posted on 07/27/2006 5:39:57 AM PDT by tioga
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To: BOBWADE

ping


50 posted on 07/27/2006 5:50:50 AM PDT by zip (((Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough become truth to 48% of all Americans (NRA)))))
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To: Peach
In one such e-mail, obtained by The New York Sun, Hess-von Kruedener wrote about heavy IDF artillery and aerial bombardment "within 2 meters of our position."

Two meters?? Like six feet??

51 posted on 07/27/2006 6:32:48 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: mewzilla
UNIFIL has been aiding and abetting Hezbollah for years. That's why the UN has left it there. So I wouldn't have objected even if Israel had targeted them deliberately.

And thus, the reason why U.S. troops should NEVER be allowed to operate under UN command.

52 posted on 07/27/2006 6:41:28 AM PDT by Sergio (If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
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To: baystaterebel
I heard Glenn Beck talking about this on the radio this morning. He says he was in Israel, I forget when, in the border area with Lebanon and there was a billboard with Hezollah militants holding the severed heads of Israeli soldiers and the words "Sharon, your pigs come here to die" or something like that. Next to the billboard was a Hezbollah flag and next to it a UN flag.
53 posted on 07/27/2006 6:45:56 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: Sergio
And thus, the reason why U.S. troops should NEVER be allowed to operate under UN command.

100% correct. No more US troupes doing anything for the UN. Also, cut funding for this piece of crap called the UN. United, all right. With all the terrorist supporting Countries of the world, not to mention the constant crap called mandate for peace from Russia and China.

54 posted on 07/27/2006 8:29:56 AM PDT by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: thiscouldbemoreconfusing

I didn't think that when I asked "will the liberals wait for facts" I needed to add a "sarc" tag. I mean, it's like asking if night will be dark.


55 posted on 07/27/2006 11:28:40 AM PDT by Darkwolf377 (http://www.savethesoldiers.com/)
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