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| Italy readies up to 3,000 troops for Lebanon |
| 2006-08-12 |
| Italy is ready to send between 2,000 and 3,000 troops to Lebanon as part of the planned United Nations force to enforce a ceasefire, Defence Undersecretary Lorenzo Forcieri told Reuters on Saturday. Forcieri said it was "realistic" that Italy would be given vice-command of the force, which would be led by France. Prime Minister Romano Prodi and Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema issued a joint statement earlier on Saturday to say Italy would take part in the force, which was approved by the UN Security Council on Friday. (Reuters) |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #6 Ariete Dvision? |
| Posted by: borgboy 2006-08-12 20:58 |
| #5 I wouldn't be surprised if they don't get farther than Cyprus. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-12 17:47 |
| #4 With France and now Prodi's Italy, I wouldn't be surprised if "ceasefire enforcement" amounted to rearming and repositioning Hezbollah. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-12 17:25 |
| #3 Sending Italian troops to get killed by Hizb'Allah is good, but participating in counter-insurgency in Iraq is bad? |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-08-12 15:55 |
| #2 "the force, which would be led by France" I thought Sinoria said he didn't want Phrance involved. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-08-12 15:54 |
| #1 Don't forget the sun tan lotion |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-12 15:37 |