Kofi Says Something Stupid Again

[Guest MikeSC]

U.N. Must Accept Hezbollah, Annan Says

 

Tue Mar 8,10:40 PM ET

 

By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer

 

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations (news - web sites) must recognize Hezbollah as a force to be reckoned with in implementing the U.N. resolution calling for the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon and the disarmament of the country's militias, Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) said Tuesday.

 

He was responding to a question about the disarmament of Hezbollah, which showed its strength Tuesday at a huge pro-Syrian rally in Beirut attended by hundreds of thousands of people who chanted anti-U.S. slogans. Two huge banners read in English: "Thank you Syria" and "No to foreign interference."

 

Annan said the world needs to accept that in every society different groups may hold different views.

 

"Of course, we need to be careful of the forces at work in Lebanese society as we move forward," he said.

 

"But even the Hezbollah — if I read the message on the placards they are using — they are talking about non-interference by outsiders ... which is not entirely at odds with the Security Council resolution, that there should be withdrawal of Syrian troops," Annan told reporters.

 

"But that having been said, we need to recognize that they are a force in society that one will have to factor in as we implement the resolution," he said.

 

The rally by the Hezbollah vastly outnumbered anti-Syrian rallies of the past weeks. The Syrian-backed Lebanese guerrilla group, which is funded by Iran (news - web sites), is the best armed and best organized faction in Lebanon and enjoys strong support among Lebanon's Shiite Muslim community.

 

Many of the signs at the rally in Riad Solh square denounced U.N. Security Council resolution 1559, which calls for Syrian troops and intelligence agents to leave Lebanon immediately and demands the disarming of militias, referring to Hezbollah.

 

Syrian soldiers entered Lebanon in 1976 to try to quell a civil war that began the previous year. They remained through 14 years of fighting that ended in 1990, and some 14,000 are still there, though they began redeploying from central Lebanon toward the border began late Tuesday

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...lebanon_syria_1

Yeah, I think Bolton is EXACTLY what is needed. This organization is fucked up on so many levels.

-=Mike

[CanadianChris 0]

You know, we should just have a daily "Kofi Annan says something stupid" thread.

[Guest MikeSC]

We should get a major housecleaning in the UN.

-=Mike

[Jobber of the Week 0]

Did you read the story, or did you just read the poorly-written headline and think that Kofi said that Hezbollah needed UN representation with a chair at The Big Table or something?

 

Because I concede that I read the headline and just about blew my drink all over my monitor, then read the story and was like "ehhhh..."

[Guest MikeSC]

Did you read the story, or did you just read the poorly-written headline and think that Kofi said that Hezbollah needed UN representation with a chair at The Big Table or something?

 

Because I concede that I read the headline and just about blew my drink all over my monitor, then read the story and was like "ehhhh..."

A demonstration controlled by a large militant group impressed Annan (and should we even note the blatant contradiction in the whole: Two huge banners read in English: "Thank you Syria" and "No to foreign interference."). He felt that they should have some role in all of the negotiations, and they absolutely do not belong there --- as they are a sub-human group of thugs.

 

Hezbollah isn't calling for non-interference. They are fighting for continued Syrian interference (and, mind you, Syria is still interfering mightily).

 

Bush is wise enough to demand a withdrawal of Syrian INTELLIGENCE and armed forces.

-=Mike