If deliberate, Israel faces war crimes trial over targeting of UN observer post

Say it ain't so, Joe!

Hopefully, it isn't so, but UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that today's targeting of a UN observer post in Lebanon just above the far northeastern corner of Israel "appeared to be deliberate." It was a direct hit and apparently killed the four peacekeepers who were manning the site. It was a clearly identified building and one which the Israelis knew about. But the question still remains: could it have been a stray bomb or the accidental targeting by an inexperienced pilot or ...

Well, we certainly hope so ... but the families in China, Austria, Canada and Finland probably don't give a hoot.

In the meantime, perhaps President Bush and other world leaders could ask that an immediate ceasefire be called to allow personnel to enter the area and examine the potential "crime scene" for possible evidence to be used in a later war crimes trial.

Any excuse to stop the carnage ...