Sec General Annan says 'UN must accept Hezbollah', is al-Qaeda next?

UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations must recognize Hezbollah as a force to be reckoned with in implementing the U.N. resolution calling for the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon and the disarmament of the country's militias, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday. Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Now when I first saw this headline, I thought surely this is farce piece from the Onion or similar satire news outlet. Surely the head executive for the United Nations and representative of so many great nations did not just publicly endorse or concede that a major transnational terrorist organization with a stated goal of 'the destruction of Israel' should be accepted.... Now I will in admit in the previous post I pointed out that Hezbollah seems to be making overtures that might one day lead to evolving into a legitimate form of political party, but that "some day" is not anytime this week nor in the next 160.

During the questioning from reporters, Annan says:

"But even the Hezbollah - if I read the message on the placards they are using - they are talking about non-interference by outsiders ... which is not entirely at odds with the Security Council resolution, that there should be withdrawal of Syrian troops," Annan told reporters.

"But that having been said, we need to recognize that they are a force in society that one will have to factor in as we implement the resolution," he said.

Yes, Hezbollah is a force within Lebanese society, but they have already been factored in the actual text of the resolution in question, UN Resolution 1559. Resolution 1559 Calls upon all remaining foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon; (i.e. Syria) and Calls for the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non- Lebanese militias; (i.e. Hezbollah)

So how exactly can the United Nations Security Council, pass a resolution for the removal of something that the head executive of that very same Council (Mr. Annan), says we should 'accept'? My only wonder is that if Secretary General Annan is so easily swayed by one of the world's deadliest producers of terrorist activity, seconded only by al-Qaeda after September 11, how can he be counted as an ally in a Global War against Terrorism(islamist)? Must we remind Mr. Annan and the Europeans that it was Hezbollah that attacked and killed over 300 US Marines and French Peacekeepers in Beirut in 1983 and is date responsible for over 185 terrorist acts, worldwide resulting in over 808 deaths and 987 serious injuries. Possibly mentioning to them that they also support and train Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Ansar Allah would help them to change their minds about 'accepting' Hezbollah and their private television station al-Manar.

Bottom line. As of May of last year, Hezbollah was still launching terror attacks on Israelis and Lebanese. This means in all definitions of the word, that they are a functioning terrorist organization and any attempts at legitimizing or accepting without them first declaring cessation of hostilities and denouncement of terror operations, will only be seen as a victory in their eyes over the West. My only hope is that if al-Zawahiri or Zarqawi of al-Qaeda ever "seem" to be an acceptable group in the eyes of the UN Secretary General, that we will quickly, willingly and without question, remove him from office and place him firmly within the genocidal Darfur region of Sudan (Since Annan does not believe genocide took place or that large numbers of 'different' people were slaughtered).

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