UN attack looks deliberate: Annan

Herald Sun ^ | 26 July 2006

[Aussie Dasher]

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today said he was "shocked" at Israel's "apparently deliberate targeting" of a UN post in Lebanon, in which up to four UN observers were killed.

Mr Annan described the strike as a "co-ordinated artillery and aerial attack on a long established and clearly marked UN post."

He said it took place "despite personal assurances given to me by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that UN positions would be spared Israeli fire."

"Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the UN Force Commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular UN position from attack.

"I call on the Government of Israel to conduct a full investigation into this very disturbing incident and demand that any further attack on UN positions and personnel must stop.

"The names and nationalities of those killed are being withheld pending notification of their families. I extend sincere condolences to the families of our fallen peacekeepers."

[sheik yerbouty]

I always thought he had a future handing out towels in the lounge of some nightclub..Maybe he =can be a greeter somewhere. After all, Kofi is "Famous Anus"!

[JulienBenda]

Let's see the proof!

[mfnorman]

GO ISRAEL!!!

[JulienBenda]

Kofi, you gotta go!

[dfwgator]

Or more likely Hezbollah located missiles and personnel close to the UN observers.

It is Hezbollah that is responsible for those deaths, not Israel.

[trisham]

Following an initial inquiry, it appears that during the operation a UN post was unintentionally hit. The IDF expresses deep regret over the incident and stresses that it would never intentionally target any UN facility or personnel. The IDF is launching a full investigation in close coordination with the UN.

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I believe it. Targeting a UN post and killing two soldiers would do nothing to advance Israel's cause. It would but gain her world censure and jeopardize her relationship with the U.S.

[mcar]

Kofi, you gotta go!

Not soon enough,
But his 5 year term ends on Dec. 31.

[zook]

Anyone else note that an entire thread on the UN observer deaths was pulled from FR sometime during the past 12 hours?

[zook]

Ditto your 243.

[juliej]

I still like the Dodgers - can't help it. I bleed Dodgers blue.

[juliej]

Oh, France - absolutely!

[JewishRighter]

Thanks. All I ever needed to know about kofi, i learned from your post.

[juliej]

Then they both ran out of the room to grab their baby wipes so they could clean their dirty hands.

[juliej]

I hope it was deliberate: the "peacekeepers" on the side of the terrorists.

[LachlanMinnesota]

My point was not that the allegations are proven, it was that there was at least as much proof that this is true as what Kofi Annon was using to claim the Israelis did this bombing on purpose.

In fact neither position has any evidence out there, so Kofi Annon Should shut his yap.

Everyone on this sight was merely speculating about reasons why the Israelis may have done it on purpose, if they did.

Kofi in all likelihood had no direct line of communications with the UN troops in the field, so I find it exceedingly difficult to believe that he had enough information to make such a vicious public statement against the Israelis.

[juliej]

Hell is too good for Coffee Cup Annan. Would remind him of home.

[juliej]

If they are Moslem - the Allah express for them!

[Sloth]

Annan today said he was "shocked" at Israel's "apparently deliberate targeting" of a UN post

Targeting the UN? Israel just went up a couple of notches in my respect.

[agrace]

I have not read this long thread yet so this might have been mentioned but this morning on one of the news networks it was stated that the UN contacted Israel numerous times to complain that the airstrikes were "coming too close" to their observers.

I suppose it never occurred to them to evacuate a war zone, and why on earth should Israel wait for them to do so?

[Lazamataz]

Stop serving as a Forward Observer for Hizbolla and we might stop shooting at you.