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catman
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 Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: UN officer reported Israeli war crimes before deadly bombing |
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A United Nations military observer sent e-mails home to Canada reporting that Israel was bombing schools and waging "a campaign of terror against the Lebanese people" shortly before he was killed by an Israeli bomb in Lebanon, said his widow.
Maj. Paeta Hess-von Kruedener of Kingston, Ont., a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was one of four UN military observers who died when the Israeli Defence Forces bombed a marked United Nations post on July 25, 2006.
Cynthia Hess-von Kruedener said her husband's mission was to report on the hostilities in the area and she believes that is why Israeli forces attacked the Israeli United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) post, despite Israel's claims that the bombing was accidental.
"Obviously they were unhappy with what they were observing. Maybe that post was in the way as well," she said. "I know my husband was reporting war crimes. And I guess they don't want to deal with that."
Hess-von Kruedener said she is speaking out this week because a Canadian Forces board of inquiry report issued recently about the bombing has left questions unanswered.
The report, released Jan. 31, blamed the Israeli Defence Forces for the incident, but also found the Israeli military refused to provide documents other than a summary of its own internal investigation, "which lacked sufficient detail to explore certain issues to their fullest extent." The report said the UN also refused to provide documents requested for the investigation.
Israeli government spokesman Ariyeh Mekel said Wednesday from Jerusalem that Israel is examining the report, and has no response yet. Mekel also offered Israel's condolences to the families of the four dead men.
Hess-von Kruedener said she is not satisfied with the response of the Canadian government, which she alleges did not protest Israel's refusal to co-operate in the probe.
"Well you expect your government to step in and do the right thing, but that doesn't seem to be the case," she said. "So we are just � We don't know where to turn. We're just beside ourselves I guess."
PM wants to get to the bottom of things
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said shortly after the attack that he did not believe Israel deliberately targeted the UN post, but would ask Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "for his full co-operation in getting to the bottom of this."
Israel said the attack was an accident, but took responsibility for errors that reportedly led to the bombing.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Hess-von Kruedener called on the House of Commons to debate the findings of the board of inquiry report through the foreign minister, and take the issue to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
She also asked the public to get involved by writing their MPs.
"I know that Paeta would also want the international community to speak up," she said. "I'm only one voice � I definitely need other people to speak out and say something needs to happen." |
Haper won't do anything. He immediately sided with Israel and blamed the UN for puting the soldiers there in the first place. |
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Ilsanman
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Another jew conspiracy? I'd normally jump on board, but I'll take a pass this time. They'll get what's coming to them on the other side. |
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Czarjorge
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Sweet Jesus, there is a difference between jews, Jews, and Israelis. |
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Ilsanman
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: |
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Sure there is, but all (almost all?) Israelis are jews, right? Not all jews are Israelis.
I don't give a *beep* about capitalization.
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| Sweet Jesus, there is a difference between jews, Jews, and Israelis. |
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Czarjorge
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| When it is capitalized it refers to a person of the Jewish faith, when it isn't it refers to a person of jewish descent. |
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Ilsanman
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:21 am Post subject: |
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So are you denying that the people who bombed the UN OUtpost are jewish (Jewish), or are you just nitpicking?
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| When it is capitalized it refers to a person of the Jewish faith, when it isn't it refers to a person of jewish descent. |
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The Perfect Cup of Coffee
Joined: 17 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:34 am Post subject: |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
So are you denying that the people who bombed the UN OUtpost are jewish (Jewish), or are you just nitpicking?
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| When it is capitalized it refers to a person of the Jewish faith, when it isn't it refers to a person of jewish descent. |
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Could've been a Maronite Christian who fled Lebanon and grew up in Israel after receiving asylum.
This thread is approaching Godwin territory in 5...4...3...2... |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| It was the Israeli Army. I don't care of their religion. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:59 am Post subject: |
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Well, Israel has attacked UN targets many times in the past without repercussions. I remember a former Canadian UN soldier complaining to me about that. They can get away with many things, so they do it.
I mean they used cluster bombs in an illegal fashion in Lebanon, but nothing happened. Of course, Hezbollah committed crimes on some level as well. Canada is not going to go hard on Israel. It won't happen. The US won't either. They don't think it's in their political interest. Russia has done far worse to the Chechnyans, but that has long been ignored... The Serbians, you can argue, endured Nato war crimes some have argued in the human rights community... |
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