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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
UN humanitarian chief accused Hizbullah of 'cowardly blending' among civilians
2006-07-24
The U.N. humanitarian chief, returing from a visit to Beirut, accused Hizbullah on Monday of "cowardly blending" among Lebanese civilians and causing the deaths of hundreds.

"Consistently, from the Hizbullah heartland, my message was that Hizbullah must stop this cowardly blending ... among women and children," Egeland said, shortly before departing for Israel. "I heard they were proud because they lost very few fighters and that it was the civilians bearing the brunt of this. I don't think anyone should be proud of having many more children and women dead than armed men."
Posted by:twobyfour

#20  "For him to make a statement like this means someone has pictures of him in bed with a live little boy or a dead woman."

Whiskey Mike, neither of those situations would bother a UN peacekeeper.
Posted by: RWV   2006-07-24 23:31  

#19  Yes, but you must pair this with what he said about Israel after returning too. I didn't know Egeland was capable of the "Arab double-speak"...say one thing in English, and the complete opposite in Arabic after the MSM cameras turn away. Turd.
Posted by: BA   2006-07-24 22:34  

#18  Yea, definitely up for reassignment. Jus like the original UN guy investigating the Assad killing of Hariri
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-24 22:20  

#17  "The U.N. humanitarian chief, returing from a visit to Beirut"

The key phrase is "returning from". He did not dare utter that while he was in Beirut.
Posted by: Fordesque   2006-07-24 20:45  

#16  For some reason this didn't make the NBC Evening News.
Posted by: KBK   2006-07-24 20:33  

#15  I heard they were proud because they lost very few fighters and that it was the civilians bearing the brunt of this. I don't think anyone should be proud of having many more children and women dead than armed men."

Read the subtext. He's still saying -- confirming -- that Israel killed women and children (while Israel says the "civilians" they killed were actually hezzies -- that they didn't kill as many "civilians" as the media says they did)
Posted by: PlanetDan   2006-07-24 20:30  

#14  "For him to make a statement like this means someone has pictures of him in bed with a live little boy or a dead woman."
Eh, whatever works. The truth will out.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2006-07-24 20:21  

#13  Basic principle of guerilla warfare, folks.
Posted by: Shomonter Angeater9659   2006-07-24 20:10  

#12  Egeland is a UN prick who sometimes gets it right in spite of himself. This is the guy who was very unjustly critical of the USA for failing to respond to the Indo tsunami a couple years back (when the US and Aussie navies were on the scene in 48 hours whereas a month later the UN was still nwhere to be found). For him to make a statement like this means someone has pictures of him in bed with a live little boy or a dead woman.
Posted by: Mark Z   2006-07-24 20:03  

#11  Kofi's a short timer. Jan wants to make sure he's safe with the new guy and that if Bolton goes permanent he'll put in a good world for Jan with the new honcho. Gotta keep those bribes coming.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-24 19:06  

#10  So much for bringing Israel in front of the Hague. With this statement, the UN just ruined their lies war crimes case. Any possible war crimes against Israel is definitely DOA.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2006-07-24 19:06  

#9  Egeland's thought process: If I don't say something like this, Bolton's gonna kick my ass up and down the stairs.
Posted by: Matt   2006-07-24 18:47  

#8  That pegged the suprise meter!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-07-24 18:44  

#7  I think Kofi and Co. will get this guy re-assigned damn quick unfortunately.
Posted by: Dar   2006-07-24 18:43  

#6  My gowd, what was he drinking... and can I have a bottle or two of it?
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2006-07-24 18:28  

#5  Egeland said that? {8^0

Must be a mis-quote or something...
Posted by: Parabellum   2006-07-24 18:14  

#4  Brave Sir Robin ran away.
Bravely ran away, away!
When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
Bravely taking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin!
Posted by: Traveling Minstrel   2006-07-24 17:54  

#3  Was that a herd of pigs flying by my window?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-07-24 17:51  

#2  agreed. What went wrong
right here??
Posted by: 2b   2006-07-24 17:51  

#1  I think that a functioning surprise meter would be appropriate. Or maybe that bunny rabbit with his jaw on the floor.
Posted by: Secret Master   2006-07-24 17:47  

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