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Mr Egeland, the UN's emergency relief chief, described the destruction as "horrific" as he toured the city.
He said the "disproportionate response" by Israel was a "violation of international humanitarian law".
He appealed for both sides to halt attacks and said UN supplies of humanitarian aid would begin to arrive in the next few days.
A UN team entrusted to negotiate a truce between Israel and Hizbullah called for an end to hostilities, the protection of civilians and the release of Israeli soldiers captured by the Lebanese Shiite terror group.
Since when dont we want things on OUR lap? The world police? When did all this change? Was i sleeping?
Originally posted by Keyhole
Maybe that is why Rice has been putting off going there.
Could it be she was waiting for the UN to get there first to start the negotiations and stop the fighting so it wasn't all dumped in the U.S.'s lap again.
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said his country could accept a NATO peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon to ensure Hizbollah is removed from the border
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[Bolton said] "We have been looking carefully at a multinational force perhaps authorized by the Security Council, but not a U.N.-helmeted force," he said.
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Originally posted by Agit8dChop
What would you expect the UN to do? send in a military force?
" Im appaled by the state of destrcution going on, we need to send in MORE guns, MORE tanks, MORE soilders and bring peace ''
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
the UN, how dare they speak there minds, how dare they offer words of guidence and criticism when a country murders people.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Regardless,
any program that assists with AID, humanitarium relief or such to stricken areas should never have mud thrown at it.