Passed in 2004, UN Security Council Resolution 1559 demanded the "disbanding and disarmament" of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Instead, the group increased its firepower with weapons supplied by Syria and Iran. Now, some UN officials are busy denouncing Israel for taking action against a terror state within state that the UN, predictably, refused to do anything about.
Daniel McKivergan
Not Worth the Paper It's Printed On
Passed in 2004, UN Security Council Resolution 1559 demanded the "disbanding and disarmament" of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Instead, the group increased its firepower with weapons supplied by Syria and Iran. Now, some UN officials are busy denouncing Israel for taking action against a terror state…
Daniel McKivergan · July 24, 2006
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