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Finnish FM: Israel destroying Lebanon, not Hizbullah
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Published: 10.08.06, 19:49
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1. finland
lawrence ,   zefat israel   (08.10.06)
the finnish f.m. is a pompous arrogant jerk who should keep hos nose out of our affairs.finland surrended its land to russia without a fight dont expect israel to be like finland.mind your own damn business finn.
2. destroying Lebanon
Eric ,   NY   (08.10.06)
Lebonon, is directly responsible for this WHOLE CONFLICT. it is not only Hezballah to blame. Hezbollah are part of the lebonese government. If you say that they are just a terrorist group, it is wrong to say because they have representation in their parliament. Also what country knowingly allows a militia to accumulate THOUSANDS of rockets, missles and weapons. I really do not feel sorry for Lebanon, as they turned an eye on these terrorists and knowingly allowed them to accumulate weapons that are solely for the destruction of Israel. If they did not care about them collecting weapons, then I sure of hell don't feel sorry for Israel's retaliation.
3. A solution
Kaput ,   Timbuktu   (08.10.06)
Maybe the FM of Finland could make the first step in giving the latest NOKIA phone to Israeli PM Olmert and Hezbollah Top Guy Hussain Nasrallah so that they can engage in a video-call and maybe when they see each other's faces they would stop all hostilities. Another thing, send the Hezbollah guerilla fighters Nokia Mobile Phones so that they can call IDF Forces and say "Hi" to them.
4. Tuomioja a loser himself
Patricia ,   Hawaii, USA   (08.10.06)
I see that while he expects only Israel to take chances with Israeli lives and survival, that no Finns or Austrians will take any chances, is this hypocrisy or what? What are the right conditions he speaks of? I am sure these conditions are for the Israeli's to permit the Hizbullah to return to business as usual. I would not be suprised that his solution would be for the Israeli's to move their people to the south so that the Hizbullah's rockets couldn't reach them or for the Israeli's to move somewhere else. Then they would come in and do their "peace keeping" which means they let the Hizbullah do whatever they want.
5. perhaps Finland could do something useful
BS meter ,   Canada   (08.10.06)
and actually help root out Hezbollah, instead of critiquing from the sidelines.
6.  only truth
moe ,   montreal, Canada   (08.10.06)
they say: "nothing hidden under the sun", and finland didn't say anything new, it's all there for people to talk about. and don't wonder if other people have much much more things to say, but their voice is not heard.
7. Wake up and smell the roses Mr Erkki
Marilyn Hatara ,   St Marys Ga   (08.10.06)
How many innocent lives has the Hezzbollah snuffed out without batting an eyelash in the past and will continue to do so because of their expansionistic agenda to all nations of the world. Do you know their long range agenda? How can you give crediblity to these blatant liars and expect that a diplomatic resolution will totally resove this crisis which is fronted and supported by by Iran and Syria and other islamic nations which are advocating and promoting a Jihaad. Please wake up world! Please wake up leaders of our great world nations.
8. Tuomioja take a walk around the north
ERIC........ ,   ISRAEL   (08.10.06)
in Israel.Then take a walk into the sea and just keep walking.You and your friends,have no idea what goes on in this part of the world.Israel never asked for this war.You people have a problem go and talk to those lunaticsHizbullah.Good luck...
9. FINLAND
DAVID ,   TEL AVIV   (08.10.06)
FINLAND !!!!! WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE HIZBOLLA WAS CROSSING THE BORDER ,KILLING & KIDNAPING OUR SONS, WHERE ARE YOU WHEN THE HIZBOLLA IS SHOOTING ROCKETS TO ISRAEL, 3,500 UNTIL TODAY !!!, 500,000 ISRAELIS ARE REFUGEES AS THEY HAD TO LEAVE CITIES : KRYAT SHOMA, MAALOT, METULLA, TSFAT, NAHARIYA, SHLOMI ,AKKO,. TENS OF MOSHAVIM AND KIBUTZIM !!, OVER 100 DEAD, OVER 1000 WOUNDED,,,.. WHAT?, IS JEWISH BLOOD CHEAP FOR YOU ?? WHAT ABOUT A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING FOR THE JEWS!!, OR THIS IS TOO MUCH TO ASK FROM A COUNTRY THAT WAS ALLIED WITH THE NAZIS IN WW2??? FINNISH SOLDIERS ARE PART OF UNIFIL, THEI JOB WAS TO DISARM THE HIZBOLLA 6 YEARS AGO,,, WHAT HAPPENED???, YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THE JOB?, ARE YOU AND THE UN AFRAID OF HIZBOLLA, I GUESS THE ANSWER IS YES !!!, OTHERWISE HIZBOLLA WOULD NOT HAVE ARMED THEMSELVES BETTER THAN THE LEBANON ARMY, DO YOUR JOB, AND ISRAEL WILL NOT NEED TO DO IT. BUT I GUESS IT IS EASIER TO BE A JEW-BASHER THAN DISARM THE HIZBOLLA
10.  The EU
Casiopea   (08.10.06)
So they want Israel to stop attacking first and then they will see how to disarm Hizbollah. Why not proceed the other way round?
11. uh huh
Intedi Nensak ,   Stockholm, Sweden   (08.10.06)
Hizbollah and Lebanon is the same thing. go ahead and destroy it and the world will be a better place. Don't listen to those crazy forest mongols in Finland.
12. Reuters ???
(08.10.06)
gee... Reuters .. now thats someone who's opinion we value... who cares what you fraud think
13. jews not allowed into finland
gadalyah   (08.10.06)
until 1896. finland has never done anything useful in its life.
14. Finnish FM is Right. Israel Must Get Rid ofHizbala Civilians
H ,   Jerusalem   (08.10.06)
not the Lebanese infrastructure. Israel must eradicate the terrorists.
15. Finnish FM
Sophie ,   London England   (08.10.06)
Is it possibe that people posting here actually say something without infantile abuse. I am getting the impression that Jewish people cannot conduct a conversation without venomous spite. I know that this is not the case, please grow up.
16. Dumba**, why didnt Eurabia disarm Hezbollah?
David ,   Boston, USA   (08.10.06)
Eurabia is doomed. They just dont get it. Look at the Islamofascists and the London flights. How many deaths does it require before Eurabia gets it? Dont you ever learn from your history? I certainly learned that Eurbia can NEVER be trusted to do anything other thank F***up the world and not learn from its mistakes. Granted, alot of people repeat mistakes, when Europe does it millions die. End the mistake of trying to create ANOTHER arab Palestinian state. How about ending the mistake of having 1 Iraqi country instead of 3. Yugoslavia broke up. FSU broke up. Why does Eurabia try to keep made up Arab countries together when they shouldnt and try to create another Arab Palestinian state when another one doesnt belong. Stop appeasing Aryan-Iran and its madman leader Haman.
17. Best wishes from Finland
Aulis Kallio ,   Tampere, Finland   (08.10.06)
I can tell to you all here in Finland is strong opinion against this foolish leftwing guy Erkki Tuomioja.. Here in Finland has allways been strong pro-Israel movement.
18. Finland Has Spoken
Rick ,   US   (08.10.06)
That major world power that has accomplished ever so much, has *finally* chimed. Bad Israel! Shame on you for trying to defend yourself, and get rid of terrorists! Now, go stand in the corner until Jerkki Tuomioja says it's OK for you to come out. Or you are destroyed by your enemies. Which ever comes first. Peace in not only the Middle East, but the world is on its way thanks to Jerkki Tuomioja!
19. to sophie
phil ,   usa   (08.10.06)
you sound nice but nice doesn't work with terrorists and jews are tired of dying at the hands of christians fascists communists nazis arab countries and arab and other terrorists. we're not in much of a mood. when folks stop killing us, or trying, you'll find us a very likable lot. but right now we don't much care what the world thinks. nor do "like" much the "venomous spite" coming at us.
20. Finland?
Elias ,   Colorado   (08.10.06)
Is Finland a real country? Norway/Sweden/Finland. . . it's all the same to me.
21. A clip that show u the truth about israel war.
Ben ,   Israel   (08.10.06)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aw3935bNtM
22. Talk is Cheap
Robert Tilden ,   Sheridan, WY   (08.10.06)
Talk is Cheap. If you want to help, and think the IDF is not hitting the right people, send your own snow brigades and see if you can hit Hizbollah and pry them from their hiding places amungst the women and babies of Lebanon
23. Nazi Finland
Richard The Lionhart ,   England   (08.10.06)
Its well known that Finland sided with Hitler against England in the Second World War, nobody needs listen to these silly mountain pixies.
24. TO # 17
DAVID ,   TEL AVIV, ISRAEL   (08.10.06)
HI AULLIS KALLIO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR E-MAIL, I I AM HAPPY TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE FAIR PEOPLE IN FINLAND. NOBODY IN ISRAEL WANTS TO SEE LEBANON DESTROYED AND THE LEBANESE PEOPLE TO SUFFER, BUT ALL THIS SUFFERING HAS ONLY ONE ADDRESS: N A S R A L L A H, A BIG PIECE OF S......T. HE IS A MURDERED WITH ISRAELI AND LEBANESE BLOOD IN HIS HANDS. HE WORKS FOR THE IRAN, NOT INTERESTED IN HIS OWN COUNTRY:LEBANON
25. Didn't the finns fight alongside the nazis
jason white ,   afula,israel   (08.10.06)
in wwII? They sure did!They fought the russkies,but were allied with the nazis. Besides that ,what the hell is finland?
26. Hizbollah is ruining Lebanon
Piet Miller ,   Amsterdam, NL   (08.10.06)
They're winning? What? It's Libanon that is in ruins, not Israel.
27. Destruction of Lebanon
Boruch ,   Calgary, Canada   (08.10.06)
Why is it all of Europe thinks that Lebanon is an innocent bystander in this conflict? Most of Hizbullah terrorists are Lebanese nationals. Lebanon let them do what they pleased for years. They still haven't come out and blamed Hizbullah even for an iota for this war.
28. Finnish FM's comments on Isreal/lebanon War
daithi beneid ,   dublin Eire   (08.10.06)
As someone who lived in finland and studied at Helsinki university and conducted research on Finnish history and UN peacekeeping I cannot but refute the comments made by lawrence.He is a very angry and ill informed man. I can fully understand Isreal's desire for independence and peace given the tradgic recent history of the Jewish people. i am not anti-semitic nor am I a racist. However Finland is a country like Ireland who has a good international reputation as UN peacekeepers and I cannot accept that the Finnish FM is "arrogant or pompous" its not in the Finnish carachter. Now for a short history lesson on Finland's defence of her country in 1939. In fact Finland was ia nuetral country in 1939/40 when it was invaded by the USSR. It was Stalinist agression that caused the war. Furthermore the small and poorly equipped Finnish army inflicted several defeats culminating in a huge and crushing defeat on the Soviet army at soumisullami under General Haljmar Siilasavuo in central Finland which prevented a quick Soviet victory and resulted in loss of face for the Russians and many thousands of lives, so much so that even a monster like Stalin toasted the bravery and professionalism of the Finnish army in 1948. The Finns heroically defended their country for four years against the soviet steamroller and were clever enough to prevent a full occupation by ceeding disputed lands in Karalija. During the Cold War they acted as brookers for the west in understanding the Soviets and they wisely kept out of NATO. The Finns defended their country without the "friendship "of two of the world's biggest bullies and international state terrorists namely the USA and "great Britian"and managed to remain independent and neutral after the war. Finland's forces are not making war on anyone nor are they licking the boots of the Americans unlike Tony Blair and the Isreali government. So be informed before you display your anger and ignorance.
29. attackin finland
J.k. ,   a finn in Germany   (08.10.06)
Criticising Finland and its entire history instead of focussing the critic to FM Tuomioja is just as logical as bombing Lebanon 20yrs. backwards in time instead of concentrating to Hizbullah. Blind escalation of aggression never has won friends in the global village. On the contrary.
30. #27 -- Obviously it's for Votes
Ryan ,   Calgary, Canada   (08.10.06)
Europe is a leftist fence sitter, as the US is a both sides of the fence, anything for a buck, capitalists. Europe has extreme muslim immigration, and these so called leaders are more worried about votes then doing or saying what is right. Also, if he defended Israel and criticized Lebanon for harbouring these terrorists, than he might end up like that dutch writer, that was stabbed to death. But don't worry cause Islam is a peaceful religion. Also don't get me wrong, the inquisition was the worse thing on this planet ever. And the Vatican is as far from God as a Shia muslim. If Islam is criticized or questioned, there is about 1 billion people worldwide burning flags, stoning buildings and chanting death to everything that they don't know or understand. But once again, Islam is a peaceful religion. God is in your heart and in heaven, not in a black stone, and not in mecca. Fanatic Islamlists remind me of medieval catholics and presbytarians.
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