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| UN Lebanonese force - We're open for business. |
| 2006-08-18 |
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation The United Nations has received several offers for its expanded peacekeeping force in Lebanon despite France's refusal to commit a substantial number of ground troops to the operation. Deployments by Italy, Spain and Belgium, are key because they can move their forces into Lebanon quickly to meet the 15-day UN deadline for an advance contingent of 3,500 troops. All three nations are studying draft rules of engagement presented to dozens of ambassadors at a meeting chaired by Mark Malloch Brown, the deputy UN secretary-general. "The show is on the road. We are in... Click here to read more » |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 "Mr. Soros, these are the ROE - do you approve? By the way, the guesthouse is a little warm, could you have your maintenance man check the A/C out? I've done all you asked...." Mark Mulloch Brown |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-18 18:58 |
| #2 " France's refusal to commit a substantial number of ground troops to the operation. " I must say even i see this as majorly pathetic. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-08-18 17:26 |
| #1 "All three nations are studying draft rules of engagement presented to dozens of ambassadors at a meeting chaired by Mark Malloch Brown, the deputy UN secretary-general." *Shudder* |
| Posted by: PatP 2006-08-18 14:50 |