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U.N. Council Backs Machine Guns for Golan Peacekeepers |
2013-06-28 |
[An Nahar] The U.N. Security Council on Thursday backed U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights carrying machine guns, as fallout from the Syria war increases in the ceasefire zone. Because nothing sez "keep the peace" like a machine gun. The 15-member council passed a resolution to extend the mandate of the force, which monitors a three-decade-old ceasefire between Syria and Israel, but which called on Syrian government and opposition fighters to stay out of the zone. The council strongly condemned three abductions of U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan since March and expressed "grave concern" at violations of the 1974 ceasefire accord. Members of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the U.N. Truce Supervision Organization were kidnapped by different opposition groups between March and May. Two peacekeepers have been maimed in shelling as Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Supressor of the Damascenes... 's forces attack rebels in the ceasefire zone. The council stressed the "need to enhance the safety and security" of peacekeepers, and endorsed U.N. leader the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon ... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan... 's changes to the mission's operations to "enhance the self-defense capabilities of UNDOF." The council resolution did not set out the measures. But U.N. officials and diplomats say that UNDOF peacekeepers, who traditionally only carry very light arms, will get machine guns, extra body armor and more armored vehicles. UNDOF has already halted night patrols in the Golan and it will close some observation posts and strengthen those that stay open. |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 Whether it is "one riot, one ranger", or the Big Red One, you get peace when determined men with guns show up. I rather suspect it is not the guns, but the will to use them that matters. |
Posted by: SteveS 2013-06-28 21:01 |
#4 Did it say that it would authorize more than 9 rounds of ammunition? Per person? Per squad? For the whole 'Peacekeeping' force? |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2013-06-28 13:41 |
#3 This would be the same UN who is trying to disarm the USA because guns are not not peace? But U.N. officials and diplomats say that UNDOF peacekeepers, who traditionally only carry very light arms, will get machine guns, extra body armor and more armored vehicles. What, no safety vest? Sheeet mohn, can't fill the truck without three layers of reflective. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-06-28 11:06 |
#2 Pillows. Stuffed with dove feathers and olive leaves. |
Posted by: Pappy 2013-06-28 10:14 |
#1 What in the hell did they use before? Muskets? Pikes? WTF? |
Posted by: Shipman 2013-06-28 01:20 |