Re "U.N. Shocked by Strike on Border Post," July 26
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's outrage about the bombing of U.N. observers fails to acknowledge the outrage that should have taken place in 2000 when he thanked Hezbollah commander Sheik Hassan Nasrallah for maintaining law and order in southern Lebanon. By so doing, Annan undermined Lebanon's sovereignty and signaled to Hezbollah the U.N.'s support.
Equally disproportionate is the outrage being expressed by some individuals regarding Israel's tactics. These same individuals never express any outrage over the ongoing murder of Israeli citizens by Hezbollah rockets or Hamas suicide bombers. It's time that the level of outrage is more proportional.
JOSEPH A. PLATOW
Fullerton
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What, pray tell, were U.N. observers doing in the middle of a war zone? Did they think their blue helmets made them invulnerable? Did they think that Hezbollah might not set them up as a false target or even target them directly? This is absolutely idiocy.
