Kofi Annan and his buddies are trying really hard to keep news of Israel’s accidental killing of four UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on the front pages. But the truth is, the UN itself is to blame for the deaths of those four international troops.

Israeli bombs may have (unintentionally) taken their lives, but if UNIFIL (the UN Interim Force In Lebanon) had done the job it was given 28 years ago, Israel wouldn’t have to be dropping bombs at all today. Continue reading »

Washington has been firm in its support of Israel’s war against Hizb’allah, but has also pressed Israel hard to take great care to not harm or topple Lebanon’s current government.

The Bush administration argues that a lot of effort went into ejecting Syria from Lebanon and getting this democratically-elected government in place.

That may be so, but if the government of Lebanese PM Fuad Siniora is unable or unwilling to govern in an effective manner that safeguards the well-being of both Lebanon’s and Israel’s citizens, then why in the world should Israel care about preserving it? Continue reading »

Israel appears to have accidentally killed four UN observers in southern Lebanon, and has promised to thoroughly investigate the incident to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

(My money is on a Hizb’allah cell having used the UN base as cover for attacks on the Israelis, prompting IDF return fire close enough to the position that any slight deviation would harm the foreigners.)

Immediately following the incident, UN chief Kofi Annan admitted to reporters that he was still “trying to get all the details,” but did not let that stop him from accusing Israel of “apparently deliberately targeting” the position. As if Israel doesn’t have enough problems with the international community that it would purposely kill UN troops.