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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (78416)	7/27/2006 5:23:46 PM
From: Sdgla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

So politically it is OK with you to hide behind the Lebanese population whilst militarily tossing rockets at Israel ?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (78416)	7/27/2006 8:44:18 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

>>Doesnt bother you that Hezbollah is deliberate in their positioning of soldiers and missles amongst the Lebanese civilian population ... Said who? War is just not a display of military might only. It is also a political venture. Said Jan Egeland, for one, a man not normally known for his pro-Israel stances: U.N. exec blames Hezbollah for deaths By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer Mon Jul 24, 6:22 PM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon - The U.N. humanitarian chief accused Hezbollah on Monday of "cowardly blending" in among Lebanese civilians and causing the deaths of hundreds during two weeks of cross-border violence with Israel. The militant group has built bunkers and tunnels near the Israeli border to shelter weapons and fighters, and its members easily blend in among civilians. Jan Egeland spoke to reporters at Larnaca airport in Cyprus late Monday after visiting Lebanon to coordinate an international aid effort. On Sunday, he toured the rubble of Beirut's southern suburbs, a once-teeming Shiite district where Hezbollah had its headquarters. During that visit, he condemned the killing and wounding of civilians by both sides and called Israel's offensive "disproportionate" and "a violation of international humanitarian law." On Monday, he had strong words for Hezbollah, which crossed into Israel, captured two soldiers and killed eight others on July 12, triggering fierce fighting. "Consistently, from the Hezbollah heartland, my message was that Hezbollah must stop this cowardly blending ... among women and children," he said. "I heard they were proud because they lost very few fighters and that it was the civilians bearing the brunt of this. I don't think anyone should be proud of having many more children and women dead than armed men." "We need a cessation of hostilities because this is a war where civilians are paying the price," said Egeland, who was heading to Israel next.