Monday, 21 August 2006
Annan to give UNIFIL 'teeth'
Contributed by Bill Faith

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to recommend Monday that the rules of engagement of the enhanced UNIFIL force to be deployed in Lebanon include opening fire on Hizbullah where necessary, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

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Israel has been pushing for the need for an effective force, arguing that one of the criteria would be the ability to open fire on Hizbullah if the force saw, for instance, Hizbullah launching rockets toward Israel. ...

[Read the whole thing. H/T: Ed Morrissey, who comments here.]

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 21, 2006 at 09:24 AM in Bill Faith, DisUnited Nations, Hezbollah, Islamism Delenda Est, Israel, UNuseful | Permalink

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