Ways That the UN Has No Credibility
* On the ground:
Hizbollah mourners on a funeral parade shoved aside anti-tank barriers at a United Nations base in Lebanon yesterday in a demonstration of their new political strength. The party had been told it would be allowed to bury three "martyrs" at the Naqoura town cemetery inside the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) compound, but only if there was no flag-waving or political sloganising. When the chanting procession, several hundred strong, reached the gates, it found the way barred by cruci-form steel tank traps. Mourners argued with the French guards, but failed to gain entry. A mob of young men then dragged the barriers away and the UN opened the gates. "They will eat us alive," said a middle-aged official as the throng surged in.
* In the abstact:
US President George W. Bush said Monday he hoped the international community moved quickly to impose sanctions against Iran in case it decides to go ahead with its nuclear project. "There must be consequences if people thumb their nose at the United Nations Security Council," he said at a White House press conference. "We will work with people on the Security Council to achieve that objective."
Yeah, like if you don't enforce a resolution - say, 1559 - for years, then there will be consequences. Because if there aren't any consequences, then it will prove that Muslim radicals can thumb their nose at the UN indefinitely. Which is what happened.
Hizbollah mourners on a funeral parade shoved aside anti-tank barriers at a United Nations base in Lebanon yesterday in a demonstration of their new political strength. The party had been told it would be allowed to bury three "martyrs" at the Naqoura town cemetery inside the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) compound, but only if there was no flag-waving or political sloganising. When the chanting procession, several hundred strong, reached the gates, it found the way barred by cruci-form steel tank traps. Mourners argued with the French guards, but failed to gain entry. A mob of young men then dragged the barriers away and the UN opened the gates. "They will eat us alive," said a middle-aged official as the throng surged in.
* In the abstact:
US President George W. Bush said Monday he hoped the international community moved quickly to impose sanctions against Iran in case it decides to go ahead with its nuclear project. "There must be consequences if people thumb their nose at the United Nations Security Council," he said at a White House press conference. "We will work with people on the Security Council to achieve that objective."
Yeah, like if you don't enforce a resolution - say, 1559 - for years, then there will be consequences. Because if there aren't any consequences, then it will prove that Muslim radicals can thumb their nose at the UN indefinitely. Which is what happened.
