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Kofi Annan Claims Israel "Targeted" Fatal Attack On UN Observers

On a day when over 85 Hezbollah rockets struck Israel, the only item in the news is a tragic bombing at a UN post in Lebanon. Rather than waiting for an investigation, the UN has all but declared Israel guilty of deliberately murdering four UN observers.

(The Age) - Israel has denied claims it deliberately targeted a UN observer post in Lebanon in a strike that killed at least two peacekeepers.


The UN Secretary-General has called on Israel to investigate what he termed the "apparently deliberate targeting'' by Israeli defence forces of a UN observer post in Lebanon, killing two peacekeepers, with two others feared dead.

Kofi Annan said Israel appeared to have struck the site deliberately.

Israel's UN Ambassador Dan Gillerman expressed his "deep regret'' for the deaths and denied Israel hit the post intentionally.

"I am shocked and deeply distressed by the hasty statement of the Secretary General, insinuating that Israel has deliberately targeted the UN post,'' he said, calling the assertions "premature and erroneous''.

The bomb made a direct hit on the building and shelter of the observer post in the town of Khiam near the eastern end of the border with Israel, said Milos Struger, spokesman for the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon known as UNIFIL.

Rescue workers were trying to clear the rubble, but Israeli firing 'continued even during the rescue operation,'' Struger said.

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Comments (71)

Kofi Annan - Anti Semite. F... (Below threshold)
ReadyFirst:

Kofi Annan - Anti Semite. Funny how Bill Clinton bombs the Chinese Embassy and it's an honest mistake but Israel bombs some U.N. Troops (hard to see those blue helmets from 20,000 feet)in a war zone and they were deliberate in their actions. How much in oil bribes did you get to make those comments Kofi?

I want to know if they were... (Below threshold)

I want to know if they were in the same UN building that had a Hizb'allah flag flying on the other end?

It's the Kofi Annan Show!</... (Below threshold)
Eman:

It's the Kofi Annan Show!

Starring Kofi Annon!

In tonight's episode Kofi sets back human progress centuries by equating good with evil, innocence with guilt, and right with wrong.

And in a tender moment, Kofi comforts a small child injured by a terrorist rocket by strongly contemplating denouncing any acts against peace.

Kofi Annnan is indeed a sea... (Below threshold)
crani:

Kofi Annnan is indeed a seasoned anti-semitic. On virtually every conflict involving Israel, he will come down against Israel every time. International conferences have heard blatant anti-Israel statements from Annan.

Yeah so...maybe you idiots ... (Below threshold)
Are you kidding me:

Yeah so...maybe you idiots are forgetting that the Jews are killing civilians by the score. I think we're up to 400. I particularly enjoyed the image of the 15 children who died on a bus by an accidental JewRocket.

Awesome stuff.

When are we going to kick t... (Below threshold)
J.R.:

When are we going to kick this backward organization out of our country? What is the use? The UN runs counter to almost every US interest. When are we going to stop funding this third world, hamstring operation?

AYKM:And YOU are t... (Below threshold)

AYKM:

And YOU are the idiot forgetting Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that has been killing innocent Israelis by the score for nearly a CENTURY now. I can't count the number of innocent Israeli children that I've seen on the news in the last 35 years who've died by Hezzbollah or Hamas rockets/suicide bomber/whatever else.

Awesome stuff.

Good for Israel then ... (Below threshold)

Good for Israel then

I think it is fair to say t... (Below threshold)
Eman:

I think it is fair to say that Israel is killing innocent civilians, and Hizbolla is murdering innocent civilians.
If you can't tell the difference, please fill out this application for UN Secretary General.

killing jewsmfor more then ... (Below threshold)
willmaker:

killing jewsmfor more then a century? hezbollah has only been around since ?

killing jews for more then ... (Below threshold)
willmaker:

killing jews for more then a century? hezbollahhas only been around since ?

EmanHe did not hav... (Below threshold)
914:

Eman

He did not have to fill out an application? Just flash His afflicted guilt justified racial qualifications.. You got it..!

just wanted to point out th... (Below threshold)
reggie:

just wanted to point out that no matter how ridiculous annan's comments are regarding these UN observers, criticizing isreal is NOT anti-semetic. these are STATE military actions, not the natural right or will to power of jews. and isreal as a state has not existed for a century, and was occupying/warring with lebenon for much of recent history. the history is not black and white here. annan should be more careful with his claims, indeed. but so should we.

willmaker:Thanks f... (Below threshold)

willmaker:

Thanks for asking! All exaggerations aside, they've been around since approximately 1982. So they've been murdering innocent Israelis for nearly a quarter of a century. Hamas has been around and doing the same since 1987.

Thanks for helping me prove my point.

Israel has been taking it for long enough, and since the UN and Lebonon DID NOT take care of their end of the bargain, removing Hezzbollah, Israel will do it for them.

Yes, Israel is performing t... (Below threshold)
Volkan:

Yes, Israel is performing the STATE TERRORISM.

And no, you cannot compare the Israel's bombing with Hizbullah's. Israel is using $50 M dollar planes loaded with the latest technology missiles and the other guys are using a couple hundred dollars worth of primitive missiles. In Lebanon, hundreds have died, millions have been displaced. In Isrel, tens have dies, hundreds have been displaced. It is a matter of PROPORTION.

And ISRAEL STARTED THIS WAR.

reggie,Your points... (Below threshold)
Eman:

reggie,

Your points are well taken. All of the countries involved in the last 60 years of fighting in the ME have blood on their hands, but in none of these wars was it Israel's goal to exterminate it's neighboring countries.

Volkan,

The proportion you cite comes from Hizbolla deliberately using civilians to sheild their weapons and members.

Kofi Annan is interested in... (Below threshold)
VS___:

Kofi Annan is interested in his bank balance...which I can bet you is being well tipped by Arab oil money.

Who cares about what the UN says? They shouldn't have a force in the war zone anyways. Kofi is being replaced soon.

Israel has the right to defend herself, though the Lebanese casulties are just horrific and truly depressing.

War is dirty so don't expect it to be clean. This is just the beginning. India has yet to deal with Pakistan and Iran has not been cleaned out yet either.

Its going to be a bloody few decades, with a potential nuclear war.

No Volkan,Lebanon ... (Below threshold)
GJ Klaver, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.:

No Volkan,

Lebanon AND the Palestinians recieve billions of dollars A YEAR from the EU.
I should know.
I'm the one paying my taxes for those murderers.

And I wouldn't mind it either, if they were doing something useful with my money.
Like building schools, or something.
Instead, they use my money to teach their children to hate the jewish and to buy some more wonky rockets.

The Palestinians started this war. By kidnapping an Israeli soldier and by launching rockets into Israel.

As for Kofi Annan: I think he's too old for this job and is suffering from a bad case of dementia.
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Volkan:You're kidd... (Below threshold)

Volkan:

You're kidding, right? Nobody could possibly be that wrong on every point.

I'd tell you to wake up and smell the coffee, but you have no hope of seeing the world for the way it really is.

It's pointless to continue this discussion; but not quite as pointless as to propose a ceasefire and using diplomacy to restore the peace in the Middle East.

I'm out.

Question. How many leaflet... (Below threshold)
snowballs:

Question. How many leaflets has Hizbollah dropped over Israel in order to warn non-combatants? I also wonder if any warning(s) had been received by the the U.N. observers by IDF forces...

Volkan.You, sir, a... (Below threshold)
ExSubNuke:

Volkan.

You, sir, are an idiot.

Unbelievable, Israel drops ... (Below threshold)
ReadyFirst:

Unbelievable, Israel drops leaflets telling lebanese to get out, Hizbollah sets up road blocks to stop them and uses them as human shields and Israel gets the blame from half the world (not to mention the dopey leftists like Volkan) for defending herself. I feel like I'm in a twilight zone episode. We need to remove the cancer that is Hizbollah. I feel awful for the Lebanese people but you can't have a terrorist state within a state like this. Cutting the cancer out now will reduce future casualities (Israeli, American and Lebanese).

You dumbshits. Arabs are se... (Below threshold)
Jacob:

You dumbshits. Arabs are semites, too.

It's hard to believe and ev... (Below threshold)
rainman:

It's hard to believe and even harder to justify Israel's actions. The indiscriminate bombings are just atrocious. Someone should pull them up them for war crimes. I think the Jews have gotten away with playing the anti-semitic trump card for too long. It's getting really old.

I don't think the Jews know any more about peace than Al Queda does. What else can you expect from a race that crucified their only prophet of peace?.

the morons writing in the b... (Below threshold)
paul cohen:

the morons writing in the board are anti-arab, racist idiots who are incapable of thinking. Frauds and haters. I think Israe deliberately bombed UN. NO doubt about it.

Yeah,Let's us scream... (Below threshold)
Pure_Of_Heart:

Yeah,
Let's us scream ANTISEMITISM! ANTISEMITISM!
anytime anyone even thinks of criticizing the good state of Israel or any Jew for that matter. The Jews are the only Good in this world and everyone else who thinks otherwise is ANTISEMITIST!!!!!!!!!!
yeah, we just forget that Hitler had Jewish roots as well and Stalin for that matter comes from Caucus, also the place for one of the lost tribes of Israel. so what now? The best and the brightest - JEWS! and the best villains are Jews as well.

But who gives a d....m all politicians are immersed in bloody business here or there, directly or indirectly, intentionally or by accident.

Remember the old guys "..what are you looking at the thorn in the eye of your brethren, when you have a log in yours..."

Islam seeks to convert non-... (Below threshold)
bl:

Islam seeks to convert non-muslims, or kill them, or at the very least tax them to encourage conversion. The only book required in a Muslim home is the Quoran. Women are considered second class citizens, only good for housework and sex. One must pray 5 times per day and dedicate their life to serving Allah. Islam requires total submission to Allah, and the prophet Muhammad. Thanks, but I'd rather die fighting to destroy these insane Islamists than convert.

And look at this, another f... (Below threshold)
Ryan:

And look at this, another fucking arguement/fight about this. When are people going to learn, the problem is both sides, why the hell can't they live together is the bigger question. Sure life in the US isn't perfect but we aren't shooting at Canada. At this point it really doesn't matter who started it, this region has been in conflict since the time of Christ. Killing at the "terrorists" (whichever side you think are the terrorists) isn't going to solve anything. The only time there will be peace in the region is when the people, the mass majority, set aside their hatred of each other and decide to accept each other's culture. Until then any UN/US resolution/cease-fire/agreement does nothing.

They're not Arab-haters, th... (Below threshold)
rainman:

They're not Arab-haters, they're just blind Israel supporters. I cant think of any human who can look at the indiscriminate bombings in Lebanon and see it right. Maybe if you're full of hate enough, you'll believe anything (90% of Israel supports the current operation).

Like I said before, there's no difference in Israel and Al Qaeda. Anyone with complete dis-regard for innocent human life sails in the same boat as far are I'm concerned, so far Israel fits in like a glove.

i love you jacob... (Below threshold)
Barakat:

i love you jacob

I don't think the Jews k... (Below threshold)
snowballs:

I don't think the Jews know any more about peace than Al Queda does. What else can you expect from a race that crucified their only prophet of peace?.

Why would they? And since when did believers in any religion become a "race"? Idiot.

RainmanThe Jews didn... (Below threshold)
Psallo:

Rainman
The Jews didn't crucify Jesus, the Romans did. And Jesus was not a prophet of peace, if that is who you are talking about. He is the Son of God sent into the world to save the world. If the Islamist facists knew the Prince of Peace they wouldn't be hell bent on destroying Israel. As it is they follow the prophet mohammed who only knew peace through domination. He was anti-Christ.

I love how most US citizens... (Below threshold)
Sean:

I love how most US citizens always take Israel's side no matter how ignorant or absurd their actions. You have to love the power of Ignorance and Religion. First off, Israelis are not the chosen people. Second we (the US) helped create the nation of Israel on land that was not all theirs. That is the root of the conflict. Israel needs to be held responsible for its actions. Israel continually pushes it agenda with US dollars. This latest conflict is akin to Israel killing a fly using a grenade. Well, they do have a nice example from the US. On the talk of illegitimate funding, what about the 150 Billion a year the US gives Israel each year.

I smell socks.... (Below threshold)
mantis:

I smell socks.

Psallo, Please don't try an... (Below threshold)
rainman:

Psallo, Please don't try and preach the good book to me when you evidently don't understand squat of it.

"Crucify Him Crucify Him" was what the Jews' cried out in Judgement. The sentence was only carried out by the Romans.

Ironically, it was Pilate who washed his hands "Symbolically clensing himself of his death".

I stated he was a prophet of peace cause I did not want to enforce my belief that he is the son of God on anyone else. Prophet of peace is something everyone can agree on.

Again, don't preach about something you know nothing about. FWIW, I am Catholic.

Snowballs.. In it'... (Below threshold)
rainman:

Snowballs..

In it's broadest term, Race is defined as a grouping of people based on culture. Look it up in the dictionary....Idiot!.

And yeah, We agree on one thing, Israel knows just about as much about peace as Al Qaeda does.

First off, Israelis are ... (Below threshold)
ReadyFirst:

First off, Israelis are not the chosen people

Who cares. I could care less if we were talking about Munchkinland. The fundamental question is does a state have the right to defend itself. If Al Queda were launching a few thousand rockets from Toronto into Chicago I'd be among the first to want to take Toronto off the map. I'd want to warn the innocents first like Israel did but after that, Chicago is more important to me. How many innocents did we kill in Hiroshima or Nagasaki? Does this make it regrettable yes, wrong, no. The fact is Israel is our main ally in the Middle East. Hopefully that will change over time and we will have even more good allies. This will be exponentially harder as long as you have state sponsorship of terrorism from countries like Iran and Syria that provide funding and safe havens. Unfortunately, I think some people on this thread are letting their racial/religious bias' delude them into thinking this problem would go away were Israel wiped off the map.