"More than 900 lives ago, we asked for an immediate cease-fire"

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UN "stands by" while Lebanese die

Tue Aug 8, 2006 9:52 PM BST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An Arab League delegation accused the Security Council on Tuesday of standing by "idly" while weeks of fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah sow "the seeds of hatred and extremism" in the Middle East.

Lebanon's acting foreign minister, Tareq Mitri, said the draft resolution not only fell short of meeting many of his government's demands "but it may not bring about the results the international community wants."

He said Lebanon needed an immediate cease-fire and a quick withdrawal of Israeli forces and he also requested "the assistance of additional forces to enhance the United Nations force" in southern Lebanon.

"More than 900 lives ago, we asked for an immediate cease-fire," Mitri said. "More than 3,000 injured civilians ago, we asked for an immediate cease-fire."

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-08-08T205208Z_01_N08182549_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-UN-MEETING.xml&src=rss

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1. Powerful statement.

[spag68]

2. We

here asked for a ceasefire 2600 lives ago, didn't do us any good.

[mom cat]

5. And over 300,000 Iraqi lives.

[mtice]

3. All they need to do

is give up their policy of genocide.

[Ms. Clio]

4. wtf?

are you accusing the Lebanese government of genocide?