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| Malaysia defies Israel over participation in UN force |
| 2006-08-17 |
| Malaysia has said it wants to send peacekeepers to Lebanon despite Israel saying it might oppose the inclusion of nations that do not have diplomatic ties with the Jewish state. Malaysia and Indonesia have each offered to send 1,000 troops as part of a planned UN force for southern Lebanon. The two Muslim states have no diplomatic relations with Israel and strongly back the Palestinian cause. "There is no reason whatsoever to stop us from serving in southern Lebanon," Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Razak said. "We will definitely send our force pending a decision by the UN. "I do not see why they are using such a technical aspect to stop us from sending our men there," he told reporters. Objecting to Israel's very existence is a mere technicality?? Objections from Israel could complicate efforts by the United Nations to quickly assemble a force for southern Lebanon to enforce the ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah that took effect on Monday. A UN Security Council resolution calls for the deployment of up to 15,000 troops. But a senior UN official said he doubted enough countries would come forward to reach that goal any time soon. "Israel has informed the UN in no uncertain terms that it will not accept any countries in the force that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel," a senior Israeli official told Reuters in Jerusalem on Wednesday. He was speaking on condition of anonymity. Malaysia last week urged countries to cut diplomatic ties with Israel to protest against the war in Lebanon. The European Union's |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #10 borgboy - Most of the commies in Malaysia were among the Chinese ethnic group which differed in appearance from the natives so isolating them from the rest of the population was the easy part. The Brits had a much harder problem with guerrillas when they couldn't tell a Orangeman from a Provisional based upon physical appearence. |
| Posted by: Unumble Omoger6127 2006-08-17 20:24 |
| #9 Fascinating historical tidbit: British soundly defeated Malayan guerillas in the early 50's. Guerilla warfare can be countered...if the forces in question have the cajones... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2006-08-17 16:21 |
| #8 Pan, heard it was 4X regular pay plus perks, the last time in Bosnia where they also acquired some sex scandal participations. Don't give too much credence to boaster cocks like Najib. $$$$ trumps brotherhood anytime. What good is the former if you can't spend it? |
| Posted by: Duh! 2006-08-17 13:08 |
| #7 They are in it for the UN pay. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-08-17 12:42 |
| #6 Article: "There is no reason whatsoever to stop us from serving in southern Lebanon," Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Razak said. "We will definitely send our force pending a decision by the UN. "I do not see why they are using such a technical aspect to stop us from sending our men there," he told reporters. I wonder how Malaysia is going to accomplish a contested entry against one of the finest militaries in the world, thousands of miles away from home base. My feeling is that even if Malaysia had 15,000 men to put in place, the Israelis would massacre them as they were trying to deploy. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-08-17 10:50 |
| #5 Hope you're right, GF. Course, with the leadership of Malaysia and the side they've chosen in the Pallie/Israeli conflict, we'll have to see, won't we? |
| Posted by: Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-17 10:35 |
| #4 Actually, I'd give them a benefit of the doubt. IIRC an Army observer at the Mog reported while the Paks were cowards, the Malaysian contingent fought just as hard as our guys trying to get to the Rangers. Took casualties and kept along side. They certainly had no problem dropping fellow muzzies. However, that's just the report I read. |
| Posted by: Glurt Flavitch2274 2006-08-17 10:04 |
| #3 So let's say they go, get cozy with their Hezbollah brothers while Hezbollah sends rockets into Israel post-cease-fire. Israel retaliates. Malaysian Muslim "peacekeepers" die. Opens up the whole can of worms, finally, doesn't it? Might be just the thing to convince the world that we are in a war over how Islam can and must behave. |
| Posted by: Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-17 09:15 |
| #2 Fox, Henhouse. Some assembly required. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-08-17 08:50 |
| #1 No muzzie agenda there I'm sure. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-17 08:19 |