Here's a very interesting story. It talks about e-mails sent by the Canadian Major who was stationed at the UN outpost recently hit by Israel:
"What I can tell you is this," he wrote in an e-mail to CTV dated
July 18. "We have on a daily basis had numerous occasions where our
position has come under direct or indirect fire from both (Israeli)
artillery and aerial bombing.
"The closest artillery has landed
within 2 meters (sic) of our position and the closest 1000 lb aerial
bomb has landed 100 meters (sic) from our patrol base. This has not
been deliberate targeting, but rather due to tactical necessity."
Those
words, particularly the last sentence, are not-so-veiled language
indicating Israeli strikes were aimed at Hezbollah targets near the
post, said Maj.-Gen. MacKenzie.
"What that means is, in plain
English, 'We've got Hezbollah fighters running around in our positions,
taking our positions here and then using us for shields and then
engaging the (Israeli Defence Forces)," he said.
That would mean
Hezbollah was purposely setting up near the UN post, he added. It's a
tactic Maj.-Gen. MacKenzie, who was the first UN commander in Sarajevo
during the Bosnia civil war, said he's seen in past international
missions: Aside from UN posts, fighters would set up near hospitals,
mosques and orphanages.
I'm shocked! Hezbollah was using UN observers as human shields? This couldn't possibly explain why Israel was bombing the area, could it?
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