MSNBC Breaking News Banner: UN: Two Peacekeepers injured in Israeli

[journalist3072]

airstrike in southern Lebanon

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[ECH1969]

1. They still have their 2 thousand peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon?

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4. I don't know how many but here's an article from Swissinfo

Swiss peacekeeper says UN must stay in Lebanon
One of two Swiss military observers in southern Lebanon tells swissinfo it is vital that United Nations peacekeeping troops maintain a presence in the area.

Captain Michael Iseli was speaking after UN officials decided on Friday to pull back unarmed observers from patrol bases after Israel earlier this week bombed a UN post, killing four observers.


For the time being, UN observers have been relocated to peacekeeping headquarters in Nakura.

http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/detail/Swiss_peacekeeper_says_UN_must_stay_in_Lebanon.html?siteSect=105&sid=6932130&cKey=1154194894000

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2. Link from Reuters

Two Indian soldiers with the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon were wounded and their observation post damaged by an Israeli air strike on Saturday, a U.N. spokesman said.

Milos Strugar, spokesman for the UNIFL force, said the two had been evacuated to hospital. He said the observation post inside their position had been damaged.

Last week, an Israeli air raid killed four U.N. observers, an attack that U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said was "apparently deliberate". Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed his sorrow and ordered a probe but said the U.N. position was not targeted intentionally.

Israel has been pounding targets in southern Lebanon since Hizbollah guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight in a cross-border raid 18 days ago.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2969451.htm

[journalist3072]

3. Thank you! Anyone still think Israel doesn't need to be reigned in? eom

[saigon68]

7. A bunch of lurkers from the I/P forum

Are about to jump on your shit

[journalist3072]

9. I have the facts on my side! I'm ready for them. In the words of Bushie

"Bring 'em on!"

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[saigon68]

12. Au Revoir voyez-vous

[bemildred]

6. We are going to wind up with more dead UN guys than "terrorists". nt

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8. Peacekeepers hurt in Israeli raid

"Two UNIFIL troops from the Indian battalion were moderately wounded as a result of the impact of an aerial bomb in the immediate vicinity of the UNIFIL position," said the force's spokesman Milos Strugar.

He said that their observation post in Aadaysseh was damaged and the two wounded were evacuated to a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) hospital in Ibli as-Saqi.

Seven UN peacekeepers have been wounded since Israeli forces started their offensive on Lebanon on July 12.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19959496-1702,00.html

[daleo]

10. Isn't there an old saying?

Once is unlucky, twice is starting to look like carelessness. Something like that.

[uppityperson]

11. fool me once, shame on you?

[Sven77]

13. im sure the UN was witnessing atrocities

and israelies eliminated them. in iraq the US Military said they would shoot reporters.