April 22, 2008

U.N.I.F.I.L. Useless Non Interfering Fakers In Lebanon

Remember United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 *cough*hudna*cough* that resulted in the end of the 2006 conflict between Hizballah and Israel? The idea was that a force of UN peace keepers called UNIFIL would oversee the withdraw of Israeli troops and the disarmament of Hizballah.

When UNIFIL recently caught Hizballah smuggling arms into south Lebanon they confronted the militants by stopping their truck. At which point at least two armed Hizballah terrorists jumped out and threatened the UNIFIL force. UNIFIL responded by retreating back to their base, no air strike to destroy the illegal weapons, no response what so ever but to bury the incident deep inside a UN report.

Haaretz Via LGF:

Armed Hezbollah militants warded off members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) last month when the peacekeepers discovered a truck carrying weapons and ammunition belonging to the Lebanon-based guerilla group.

The incident was referred to briefly in a semi-yearly report submitted to the UN Security Council by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The incident was the first time that UNIFIL forces were confronted by armed Hezbollah men south of Lebanon’s Litani River, an area which Security Council resolution 1701 prohibits Hezbollah from entering.

According to a government source in Jerusalem, the incident caused great embarrassment for UNIFIL. The source described the incident, explaining that UNIFIL troops on patrol discovered the truck and chased it down and pulled it over. When the UNIFIL troops approached the vehicle, the source said, armed Hezbollah men exited the truck and threatened the troops at gunpoint. The UNIFIL patrol then went back into their cars, according to the source, and returned to their base.

Italy's Prime minister is threatening to pull their troops out of UNIFIL due to the highly restrictive rules of engagement. Hizballah says that any change in teh rules of engagement would make UNIFIL and occupying force and target of Hizballah.