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2014-08-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Fijian UN troops in Golan used as hostages

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: al-Nusra

#1 Good news is they still have their heads on their respective shoulders. For now...

Posted by borgboy 2014-08-30 05:40|| 2014-08-30 05:40|| Front Page Top

#2 There is much concern here my church has a large Fijian community.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2014-08-30 11:21|| 2014-08-30 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 I expect the progression will be from peace keepers to hostages to human shields.

Maybe I'm missing something, but if you are going to be peace keepers in an environment that sorely lacks peace, you need the assets (and ROE!) to defend yourself, either organic or on call.

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-30 14:29|| 2014-08-30 14:29|| Front Page Top

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