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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: epicure who wrote (115386)9/21/2003 1:52:09 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Despite the presence of the 700 UN peacekeepers already in Bunia to monitor the withdrawal, rival Hema and Lendu tribesmen fought viciously for supremacy in the town.

The peacekeepers had repeatedly warned the UN that a bloodbath was likely and requested reinforcements


This reminded me of something I've heard recently...

QUES: What's the definition of a U.N. peacekeeper?
ANS: A fairly credbile witness.
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