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Annan: IDF shouldn't have used cluster bombs
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Published: 31.08.06, 15:10
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1. Will somebody..
Ram ,   London   (08.31.06)
remind this kof he forgot to mention even once the 4000+ rockets laden with ball bearings that were aimed at the Israeli public and were despatched by his mates "the party of allah".
2. ANNAN, CLUSTER BOMBS
DAVID ,   TEL AVIV,ISRAEL   (08.31.06)
ARE KATYUSHA ROCKETS PERMISSIBLE TO BE FIRED AT CIVILIAN TARGETS !!!. ??? MR.ANNAN STATES THAT THIS IS THE TIME FOR LEBANON AND ISRTAEL TO HAVE NORMAL RELATIONS. DOES MR. ANNAN READ THE NEWSPAPERS ETC. ??MR. SINIORA STATED TODAY THAT LEBANON WILL BE THE LAST COUNTRY TO MAKE PEACE WITH ISRAEL !!!. AND HIZBOLLA STATED THAT THEY ARE PREPARING FOR ROUND 2 OF THE WAR.... MR. ANNAN WILL VISIT IRAN TO MEET WITH THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT... THE SAME PERSON THAT STATES THAT THE HOLOCAUST DID NOT HAPPEN AND THAT HE WANTS TO WIPE ISRAEL OFF THE MAP OF THE WORLD !!! WE HAVE CRAZIES THREATENING THE EXISTANCE OF ISRAEL AND YOU ARE CONDEMING ISRAEL FOR THE USE OF CLUSTER BOMBS !!!!, MR. ANAN , YOU NEED TO RESIGN... YOU ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOB !!!!!! OR... YOU ARE COMPLETELY BIASED !!!!
3. PA CALL for the MURDER of all JEWS & MURDER of AMERICANS
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (08.31.06)
PA/PLO are the recipients of mega U.S. tax dollars. Americans are immorally forced to finance barbaric jihad against Jews and Americans. The planned genocide of Jews by PA/PLO/Hamas/Hizbullah et al, breaks international law and must be addressed by the International Criminal Court and human rights organizations. The U.S. EU, UN Road Map Islamic Terror State Two in Judea, Samaria and parts of Jerusalem will reduce Israel to an INDEFENSIBLE 6-10 miles wide at mid-section, thus enabling a second Holocaust of Jews. The Palestinian Authority teach through their mosques, media, summer camps, and public education system, that murdering Jews is a religious obligation. Human bomb killers of Jewish innocents are revered and considered heroes by PA society. Palestinian Authority society are taught murdering Jews is the highest goal in life and attains paradise: http://www.pmw.org.il/AFD.html The Palestinian Authority hailed as heroes the terrorists who brutally murdered defenseless 8 months pregnant Jewish Gaza mother, Tali Hatuel, and four little daughters in Gush Katif in May 2004. Thousands of Palestinian Authority Muslims celebrate in the streets and pass out sweets whenever Jewish innocents, including children, are murdered by human bomb killers. Effigies of burning buses are features of PA school pageants and summer camps. Streets and soccer teams are named after suicide bombers. Adults and children train in terrorist training camps. Terrorists have been captured at Israeli checkpoints, posing as ambulance drivers, doctors and patients. Terrorists have hidden explosive suicide belts under gurneys carrying sick children and in the garments of pregnant women. Red Crescent ambulances transport terrorists, weapons and bombs. Broadcast from Gaza mosque, Oct 13 2000, Dr. Ahmad Abu Halabiya, on Palestinian Authority TV (transcribed by Memri): "Have no mercy on the Jews, no matter where they are, in any country. Fight them, wherever you are. Wherever you meet them, kill them. Wherever you are, kill those Jews and those Americans who are like them..."
4. Don't be surprised. Don't be confused.
Truth ,   USA   (08.31.06)
We had only to keep repeating our themes - that the United States and Israel were "fascist, imperial-Zionist countries" bankrolled by rich Jews." by: Ion Mihai Pacepa http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NjUzMGU4NTMyOTdkOTdmNTA1MWJlYjYyZDliODZkOGM August 24, 2006 Russian Footprints: What does Moscow have to do with the recent war in Lebanon? By Ion Mihai Pacepa The Kremlin may be the main winner in the Lebanon war. Israel has been attacked with Soviet Kalashnikovs and Katyushas, Russian Fajr-1 and Fajr-3 rockets, Russian AT-5 Spandrel antitank missiles and Kornet antitank rockets. Russia's outmoded weapons are now all the rage with terrorists everywhere in the world, and the bad guys know exactly where to get them. The weapons cases abandoned by Hezbollah were marked: "Customer: Ministry of Defense of Syria. Supplier: KBP, Tula, Russia." Today's international terrorism was conceived at the Lubyanka, the headquarters of the KGB, in the aftermath of the1967 Six-Day War in the Middle East. I witnessed its birth in my other life, as a Communist general. Israel humiliated Egypt and Syria, whose bellicose governments were being run by Soviet razvedka (Russian for "foreign intelligence") advisers, whereupon the Kremlin decided to arm Israel's enemy neighbors, the Palestinians, and draw them into a terrorist war against Israel. See: Entire article at: http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NjUzMGU4NTMyOTdkOTdmNTA1MWJlYjYyZDliODZkOGM ============================ THE BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN The focus on Israel as the primary reason and recipient of terrorist hate is inaccurate. The true battle is against the US. Terrorist groups are mere proxies akin to Hezbolla-Hamas Iranian proxies. Russia and China are now attempting to dominate Middle East oil, policy, and economics through their proxy Iran to become world super powers above the US. They have readily armed and trained terrorist groups and nations throughout the Middle East for decades while fomenting Arab Muslim hate to an often willing peoples against Israel and America. EU is waffling in support of America "against terrorism" and blatantly biased in condemnations of Israel. In world crisis' past, the uniting issues for US and EU countries has been political ideologies such as "Democracy v. Communism" or "Freedom v. Nazism" and the mutual economic benefits inherent in the former. Today, US and EU interests are in direct opposition economically. US World Dominance v. a new EU Golden Age built on Euro/oil. EU stands to reap a kings ransom and increased world dominance should global oil purchases be made with the Euro as opposed to the dollar. Besides nukes, Iran has fervently promoted oil purchases via the Euro. Should such shift occur, the economic result to the US would be catastrophic. UN: Given the preceding dynamics and the fact that 20+ Arab nations hold UN seats, it is completely unsurprising that UN remains blind to terrorism (refusing to provide a definition of said) and virulently anti-Israel concealed as "diplomatic" concern. The UN is neither friend to Israel or the US. The only true nation between Israel and her enemies is the US. It is well past the hour to call these issues to light; everything else has been a mere smokescreen. Now more than ever, President Bush and the war in Iraq should be ardently supported by all Americans and pro-Israel's.
5. Anti Semitic ! tell tem to not soot !!
Itay ,   Israel   (08.31.06)
6. Kofi Annan == We are Monkey....
rabbi kahan ,   usa   (08.31.06)
coes not kofia annan in hebrew translate to mean we are monkey .. the un carrys the same traits as that of monkey.. MOnkey See Monkey Do.. The un only does what it sees the world wants not whats good for the world.
7. Double Standard
Ben Hur ,   Manhattan, USA   (08.31.06)
US, Britain and their allies fighting in Iraq and Afganistan use cluster bombs, and......SILENCE.
8. Nasty Israeli Leadership
Alex ,   Washington, DC, USA   (08.31.06)
The world is watching how Nasty and Inhumane Israel is....after so many jewish deaths at the hands of the Ntzis, one would think that "Never Again" was meant to be that the Jews of the world would never allow such attrocities to occur in the world again...at least they would stand against such brutality...Unfortunately, the people who suffered are inflicting terrible suffering onto the children and innocent people of Lebanon and Palestine... How appalling!! Is it any wonder you don't have any friends in the world?!?! Over 100,000 cluster bomblets scattered all over civilian areas, killing and maiming dozens of innocent lebanese civilians already...HOW BARBARIC OF ISRAEL!! What happened to the decent citizens of Israel? Why aren't they protesting against such horrific acts by their government??? WAKE UP!!
9. Is He There to Start Another War?
stude ham ,   outremont, canada   (08.31.06)
Kof kof kof... who does he think he is and what is this useless bit of trash doing being so politely hosted by Israel?
10. ANNAN SHUT YOUR BIG MOUTH. U ARE NOTHING !
(08.31.06)
11. KOFI THE ARABS'S BEST FRIEND
(08.31.06)
12. Alex #8
Sal ,   Florida   (08.31.06)
You wake up. the media was in the islamofacist side, during war Israel should ban all the media as...@#$%%^. from their territory. Do you think israelis are made out of steel and no body died during this confrontation? Palestine doesnt exist is a mith- Israel live for ever.
13. #8 Dear Alex
Ram ,   London   (08.31.06)
You write a relevant but incomplete argument. When you are also prepared to point out to the inhumane launch of ball bearing laden rockets by Hizbullah and vociferously criticise it, come back here and post.
14. Hizbollah Should Not Have Used Rockets Against Israel
emanon ,   USA   (08.31.06)
But UN will never say that. They wouldn't want to rile up the peaceful people of Lebanon, Syria and Iran. After all, Israel only exports high technology and these other countries export oil and terrorism. The UN needs the oil to fuel their vehicles so they can keep tabs on the countries actually fighting terrorists.
15. To # 8
me   (08.31.06)
I guess that you are narrow sighted just as this ANNAN. What about more than 4000 rockets which were loaded with hundreds of pellets in them. I guess that people like you only see what is convenient for them to see. I guess that people like don't even have friends because of your selfishness.
16. But katyushas are great against civillians!
malcolm   (08.31.06)
17. Koffi Annan
Pete Silbering ,   westlake Village, CA   (08.31.06)
darfur, iran, ghana, sri lanka, korea you would think he has enough to ignore or mismanage.
18. Sounds like Kofi is trying to start the war again. FOOL!!
Mike ,   Israel   (08.31.06)
Kofi my boy its time you went back to your grass roots, or maybee playing in the trees. This stuff is way to heavy for you, SIR.
19. A new kind of war
Geno ,   St. Louis, USA   (08.31.06)
It strikes me as odd that the people who promote a "new kind of war" have made civilians much more unsafe in almost every instance. Now terrorists can count on international support if they just locate their bases inside civlian infrastructure. BINGO - what do you think they are going to do? How is it safer for anybody when military groups are based in apartment buildings? Kofi says "obey international law" to US and Israel - follow the Geneva conventions. The only thing wrong with this argument is that most Geneva convention protections only apply to lawful combatants engaged in lawful combat. Never have they applied to spies for example. Never have they applied to war criminals. There is a very good reason for this filter - we want to actively discourage spies and war criminals. It is clear that we encourage beheadings and cruel treatment of our people by pretending that we need to limit our response. We encourage suicide bombings and Katushas by pretending that we need to limit our response. Where is the criticism of Hezbullah and their ball-bearing bombings of civilian areas? Kofi? Why are these OK, but Israel better not use the most effective weapons against Hezbullah positions? Please explain! Furthermore, Kofi has plenty to do keeping his own house clean, not to mention the organization that he "leads". Perhaps he should concentrate on those tasks.
20. SO LONG AS KOFI HEADS U.N. IRAN SURE TO DEVELOPE NUKES
DAVID P. ,   SANTA CRUZ, USA   (08.31.06)
NOTHING IS MORE INSIGNIFICANT THEN A COLLECTIVE BODY OF NATIONS LEAD BY INEFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
21. KOFI A JOKE MAY AS WELL HAND THE BOMB TO IRAN HIMSELF
DAVID P. ,   USA   (08.31.06)
IRAN WILL BE BROUGHT TO ITS KNEES BY WAR, IT MUST BE ATTACKED BY A SMALL UNITED FRONT WHICH INCLUDES THE USA, THE IRANIANS WILL WAIVE THE WHITE FLAG JUST AS THE IRAQIS DID, NONE WANT TO DIE FOR THEIR TOTALITARIAN REGIME, IT WILL STIR UP A HORNETS NEST, BUT BETTER TO EXTERMINATE HORNETS THEN TO ALLOW ENTIRE NATIONS TO BE "WIPED OUT"
22. Israel should tell the UN...
Ironcandle ,   Atlanta, GA   (08.31.06)
...to stick a cluster bomb up their ass and quit posting IDF troop movements on the Net.
23. Cluster bombs
Dr. JOHN MAXWELL ,   Rechovot Israel   (08.31.06)
This antisemite wakes every morning & say's to himself " How can I vilify Israel to-day" & this is the supposed standard bearer of the Free-world. May G-d have mercy on us all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
24. But ball bearings in bombs are apparently OK
(08.31.06)
25. Kafi-anass
Sal ,   Florida   (08.31.06)
Anass condned IDF for using cluster bombs, what about Islomafisct using nails and bolts in their explosive devices? Annas you are an-ass. why do you keep your mouth shut? are are being paid under the table. investigate this monkey. He must have a lot $$$$$$
26. kofi annan
eugenie ,   jerusalem   (08.31.06)
UN is no longer neutral or a peace-keeper. It is becoming a terrorist organization supporter: www.theweeklystandard.com What did you do in the war, UNIFIL? You broadcast Israeli troop movements. by Lori Lowenthal Marcus 09/04/2006, DURING THE RECENT month-long war between Hezbollah and Israel, U.N. "peacekeeping" forces made a startling contribution: They openly published daily real-time intelligence, of obvious usefulness to Hezbollah, on the location, equipment, and force structure of Israeli troops in Lebanon. UNIFIL--the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, a nearly 2,000-man blue-helmet contingent that has been present on the Lebanon-Israel border since 1978--is officially neutral. Yet, throughout the recent war, it posted on its website for all to see precise information about the movements of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers and the nature of their weaponry and materiel, even specifying the placement of IDF safety structures within hours of their construction. New information was sometimes only 30 minutes old when it was posted, and never more than 24 hours old... Meanwhile, UNIFIL posted not a single item of specific intelligence regarding Hezbollah forces... http://www.theweeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/622bqwjn.asp
27. "Wrong" you Idiot ... thats all what u say !!!??
fadi ,   lebanon   (08.31.06)
did u leave the word "Condemnation"back in ur office in New York !!!??? Use of cluster bombs is prohibited internationall ... so why the hell ur too shy to "condemn it with the strongest words"as u usually do when israeli civilians are attacked!!??? Why doesnt the UN move to impose sanctions ona terrorist state that uses cluster bombs on civilian targets !???
28. UN IDIOTS AT IT AGAIN - TELL SOMEONE WHO CARES!
NUDENIK   (08.31.06)
29. GOOD TO HIS WORD
Kofi ,   UN   (08.31.06)
Annan said he would be good to Lebenon, and he has. His own resuluton is to lie, cheat and do what ever it takes to destory and discredit Israel.
30. Dear Alex
(08.31.06)
don't beleive everthing you see on tv. just on word:Hiroshima
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