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From the AP:
“I am shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting by Israeli Defense Forces of a U.N. Observer post in southern Lebanon,” Annan said in the statement.
“I call on the government of Israel to conduct a full investigation into this very disturbing incident and demand that any further attack on U.N. positions and personnel must stop,” Annan said in the statement.
Kofi, this isn’t hard to understand. When using a precision-guided weapon, it goes wherever the target is (i.e., at whatever target is “painted” by the laser). Obviously, someone “painted” the facility that housed the UN observers (for simplicity I am ignoring the possibility of equipment malfunction).
Also obviously, since UN observers hold absolutely no strategic value whatsoever to the Israeli military, the one who targeted the facilty made a mistake. He either thought that there were enemy strategic assests inside the facility, or he saw a facility that he wanted and in the process of sighting the laser, he targeted the wrong facility.
This is school-child level thinking, and Annan’s lack of ability to engage in it is why he will never be anything more than an inept and impotent stooge on the world stage.
**** UPDATE ****
Michelle Malkin is also tracking Kofi’s antics (”Kofi Talk“).
On July 26, 2006 at 10:29 am, Evan said:
Anyone with access to Fox News can see the Hezbollah posts built within 50 feet of the UN Observer posts. Accidental destruction of one of these UN posts seemed inevitable to me (just by watching cable tv).
On July 27, 2006 at 5:31 pm, Evan said:
Hezbollah was using UN post as ’shield’
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=37278180-a261-421d-84a9-7f94d5fc6d50