Now, When Exactly Did the UN Lose Its Street Cred?
By RON JACOBS The toll of death and destruction continues to mount in Lebanon as Israeli aircraft drop ton after ton of US-supplied bombs and its gunships fire thousands of rounds at people and structures on the ground. Just before I began writing this, I read a recent statement made by the Israeli justice minister in which he said that anyone remaining in southern Lebanon will now be considered a terrorist and is therefore “fair game.” In other words, Israel is giving its troops permission to commit wholesale slaughter in that part of Lebanon. Meanwhile, the official world sits by. Some wring their hands in anguish and others silently (or, in the case of Washington, rather loudly) cheer the Israeli forces on. Israel, who has never paid much attention to world opinion anyhow, is remaining true to form. After attacking a clearly marked and previously known United Nations post in southern Lebanon for more than six hours despite repeated requests to halt the attacks, the Israeli military
