Melanie Phillips kan dog fortælle en anden historie. Den canadiske Major Paeta Hess-von Kruedner, som blev dræbt under angrebet, skrev i en e-mail nogle dage før:
''What I can tell you is this,'' he wrote in an e-mail to CTV dated July 18. ''We have on a daily basis had numerous occasions where our position has come under direct or indirect fire from both (Israeli) artillery and aerial bombing.
''The closest artillery has landed within 2 meters (sic) of our position and the closest 1000 lb aerial bomb has landed 100 meters (sic) from our patrol base. This has not been deliberate targeting, but rather due to tactical necessity.''
Den tidligere øverstkommanderende for FN's styrker i Bosnien, den canadiske Generalmajor Lewis MacKenzie, kommenterer den sidste bemærkning således:
''What that means is, in plain English, 'We've got Hezbollah fighters running around in our positions, taking our positions here and then using us for shields and then engaging the (Israeli Defence Forces),'' he said.
It's a tactic MacKenzie, who was the first UN commander in Sarajevo during the Bosnia civil war, said he's seen in past international missions: aside from UN posts, fighters would set up near hospitals, mosques and orphanages.
Så Hizbollah bruger FN's ubevæbnede observationsposter som base for deres missil-affyringer mod israelske civile, og Israel forsøger at fjerne dem, uden samtidig at ramme FN-soldaterne, så tæt på som to meter fra posten. Men en granat ramte på et tidspunkt for tæt, og fire observatører døde. Dette er tragisk, men at tale om en bevidst handling som Annan gør, er at vende tingene på hovedet.
Samtidig i Gaza bruger Hamas tydeligt afmærkede FN-ambulancer til at transportere deres krigere til og fra kampzonerne. (se også Polimiken)
Jeg håber, den ambulance var stjålet eller markeringerne var falske, ellers har Annan virkeligt et forklaringsproblem. Så har FN "tilsyneladende bevidst" deltaget i krigen.
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