Israel/Palestine

bemildred

(90,061 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:23 PM Oct 2012

UN: Hezbollah's launch of Iranian drone into Israel was 'reckless provocation'

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon submitted an especially harsh report on the situation in Lebanon, including sharp criticism of Hezbollah, to the 15-member Security Council on Thursday.

The report, a copy of which was attained by Haaretz, warned that the Iranian drone launched into Israel by the organization earlier this month was a “reckless provocation.”

The author of the report is Terje Rod-Larsen, the Secretary General’s special envoy for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, passed in 2004, which called for the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon, the disbanding of all militias and the extension of the Lebanese government’s control over all Lebanese territory.

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/diplomania/un-hezbollah-s-launch-of-iranian-drone-into-israel-was-reckless-provocation.premium-1.470839

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UN: Hezbollah's launch of Iranian drone into Israel was 'reckless provocation' (Original Post) bemildred Oct 2012 OP

so the UN wants the 'kids' to play nice azurnoir Oct 2012 #1

One hardly knows where to start. bemildred Oct 2012 #3

meanwhile, only the USA is allowed to use drones for reckless civilian killing nt msongs Oct 2012 #2

Please see post #3. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #4

UN: Israel's 20,864 violations of airspace are cute and cuddly, and not worthy of discussion Alamuti Lotus Oct 2012 #5

Please see post #3. bemildred Oct 2012 #6

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

1. so the UN wants the 'kids' to play nice

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:22 PM

Oct 2012

follow the rules, be good, I'm sure they're all ears

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

3. One hardly knows where to start.

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:35 PM

Oct 2012

It's like a hypocrisy mine.

However, I do think the drone thing was silly. But that's the norm, isn't it? Silliness. Dick waving. Talk about "Deterrence". The desperate fear that somebody somewhere will not be sufficiently afraid of you?

You see what I mean? A hypocrisy mine.

But yeah, I think unilateral disarmament is unlikely, and Ban has been less than effective about much of anything. Not that I would want the job.

msongs

(67,413 posts)

2. meanwhile, only the USA is allowed to use drones for reckless civilian killing nt

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:27 PM

Oct 2012

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

4. Please see post #3. nt

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:37 PM

Oct 2012

Alamuti Lotus

(3,093 posts)

5. UN: Israel's 20,864 violations of airspace are cute and cuddly, and not worthy of discussion

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 04:07 AM

Oct 2012

1 Hizbu'llah violation of airspace IS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.

The whole poutrage is bonkers, but hardly surprising.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

6. Please see post #3.

Reply to Alamuti Lotus (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 07:06 AM

Oct 2012

Reminds me of suburban housewives living in enclaves worrying about gang violence. If you are going to have slums, they are going to be full of slum-dwellers, and they are going to be hungry. If these so called elites were half as smart as they pretend to be, they could figure that out, but they enjoy enjoy looking down on their "inferiors" too much to give it up.

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