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2006-07-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

France presents UN draft calling for immediate ceasefire

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Posted by Steve White 2006-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No surprise here.

Anyway, french msm have already dubbed the israeli response a "failure", and the hizballah the victor... along with various reportages about the heroic lebanese red cross EMT deliberately targeted by the jooos but valiantly carrying on, the children traumatized by the war, the refugees coming back to France and worried sick about lebanon being destroyed by the jooos, the wimmen and kiddies killed by the indiscriminate bombings, etc, etc... ad nauseam.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-07-30 02:12|| 2006-07-30 02:12|| Front Page Top

#2 But who listens to France anymore, except arab and african countries who stop spitting in our face when they think they can get something out of it?

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-07-30 02:14|| 2006-07-30 02:14|| Front Page Top

#3 that would place up to 20,000 blind peacekeepers along Lebanon's borders

A buffer zone in southern Lebanon between the Israeli border and the Litani River, free of any armed personnel and weapons, except those of the Beirut government's security forces and UN-mandated international forces.

Hezb'Allah would have to have ground troops in the area to protect/impede access to the launchers. If the IFor would actually keep them out so they couldn't become entrenched, it might actually help make it a serious hindrance to Hezb'Allah. Then again, they would have a head-start in getting back into the area before any conflict started, and they would enjoy many of the benefits of being "entrenched" possibly.

Annan, in coordination with regional and international parties, is to help secure agreement in principle from Lebanon and Israel for a political framework on the above cease-fire conditions.

Trying to give him some false sense of relevance/imporance, are we? I'll do it if he's too busy.

Delineation of international borders in Lebanon, especially the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms area, now part of Syria but claimed by Lebanon. Hizbollah, before the current fighting, has used the Shebaa Farms to justify armed resistance against Israel.

Maybe it's true. But I think it's just another weak excuse for fighting that only works in the minds of extremists. I wonder what they'll latch onto next.

Disarmament of all militia in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, and the deployment of the Lebanese army along the Israeli-Lebanese border and throughout the country

Give them a one-week deadline to comply before sending in large numbers of peacekeepers (AKA obstructions/hostages) and opening up the border to Syria. Failure to comply means Israel get to hit the "continue" button!

Posted by gorb 2006-07-30 03:57|| 2006-07-30 03:57|| Front Page Top

#4 France is well versed in ceasefires...

(kick a country when it's down - it's easier!)

Posted by Raj 2006-07-30 06:21|| 2006-07-30 06:21|| Front Page Top

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