BS: UN Terms for 2006 Ceasefire

Subject: BS: UN Terms for 2006 Ceasefire
From: beardedbruce
Date: 04 May 10 - 01:00 PM

Anyone remember the UN terms for the 2006 ceaasefire in Lebanon?

Does anybody care?






"Israel says Hezbollah missile buildup accelerating
         

AFP Tue May 4, 9:39 am ET

JERUSALEM (AFP) – Syria's government routinely ships weapons to Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah in an operation that goes well beyond sporadic smuggling, a top Israeli intelligence officer said on Tuesday.

The head of the military intelligence research department, Brigadier General Yossi Baidatz, told a parliamentary committee that Hezbollah's arsenal included thousands of rockets of all ranges and types, some solid-fuelled.

Baidatz did not specifically name the long-range Scud missiles which Israeli President Shimon Peres has accused Hezbollah of stockpiling, but appeared to allude to Peres' warnings.

"The shipments of long-range missiles which have been reported recently are only the tip of the iceberg," Baidatz told the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee.

"Syria has a significant role in the growing strength of Hezbollah's rocket arsenal," he said. "Weapons are sent to Hezbollah from Syria on a regular basis under the direction of the Syrian and Iranian regimes."

Hezbollah has not confirmed or denied the Scud allegations, saying only that it has the right to possess any weapon it chooses.

On Monday, President Barack Obama renewed US sanctions on Syria for a year, accusing Damascus of supporting "terrorist" groups and pursuing missile programs and weapons of mass destruction.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last week about the risks of sparking a regional war if he supplied long-range Scud missiles to Hezbollah."

Subject: RE: BS: UN Terms for 2006 Ceasefire
From: Donuel
Date: 04 May 10 - 08:13 PM

Iran and Syria have sworn malice toward Isreal and the USA.
Every day they ship bombs to Iraq which are far from improvised.

Isreal lost the 2006 skirmish so badly that I feel they went over the top in Palistine a year later.

Subject: RE: BS: UN Terms for 2006 Ceasefire
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 04 May 10 - 08:17 PM

An arms ban on all those involved would be a great thing.

Subject: RE: BS: UN Terms for 2006 Ceasefire
From: beardedbruce
Date: 04 May 10 - 08:23 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4785963.stm



15. Decides further that all states shall take the necessary measures to prevent, by their nationals or from their territories or using their flag vessels or aircraft;


a. the sale or supply to any entity or individual in Lebanon of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, whether or not originating in their territories, and;

b. the provision to any entity or individual in Lebanon of any technical training or assistance related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of the items listed in subparagraph (a) above, except that these prohibitions shall not apply to arms, related material, training or assistance authorised by the government of Lebanon or by Unifil as authorised in paragraph 11;