Monday, July 17, 2006
UN; heal thyself
Apparently, things continue to happen in south Lebanon so much so that;
“…intensified fighting prompted U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and the European Union to raise the prospect of sending an international security force to southern Lebanon.” Mideast Deaths Mount as Attacks Intensify
Maybe they could use this as a model should such a plan come to fruition: UNIFIL: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon:
“UNIFIL was created in 1978 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area.”
Unfortunately reports out of the Mideast indicate that the UN may need to act sooner rather than later because UNIFIL says Israel's Onslaught is Endangering its Soldiers
“The 2,000-strong U.N. force deployed in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border said Monday that Israel's onslaught was endangering its soldiers, one of whom was already been seriously wounded.”
Noted, without comment: “Led by a French general, UNIFIL is made up of soldiers from…”
“…intensified fighting prompted U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and the European Union to raise the prospect of sending an international security force to southern Lebanon.” Mideast Deaths Mount as Attacks Intensify
Maybe they could use this as a model should such a plan come to fruition: UNIFIL: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon:
“UNIFIL was created in 1978 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area.”
Unfortunately reports out of the Mideast indicate that the UN may need to act sooner rather than later because UNIFIL says Israel's Onslaught is Endangering its Soldiers
“The 2,000-strong U.N. force deployed in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border said Monday that Israel's onslaught was endangering its soldiers, one of whom was already been seriously wounded.”
Noted, without comment: “Led by a French general, UNIFIL is made up of soldiers from…”
