UN Troops salute dead terrorists

Way to go, United Nations. What a crop of peacekeepers: Rapists, pedophiles, extortionists, and now—those who salute dead Hezbullah terrorists.

Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of the soldiers saluting the coffins of Hezbollah terrorists during a prisoner exchange Wednesday.

Associated Press photographer Mohammed Zaatari captured an image of the troops paying homage to fallen Hezbollah fighters as trucks bearing their coffins drove through the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon.

And what does the UN say?

But a UNIFIL spokeswoman said the salute was nothing out of the ordinary.

“It is customary in most armies for military personnel in uniform to salute whenever a coffin passes in a procession,” UNIFIL spokeswoman Yasmina Bouziane said. “They were merely following this customary military tradition and saluted coffins draped in Lebanese national flags at their own initiative.”

The identity of the troops wasn’t certain, but Getty Images reports they were from Italy.

Despicable. These are the jackasses that are not allowed to enter Lebanese towns unless escorted by the Lebanese Army—who tip off Hezbullah to hide their weapons until the inspectors are gone. Enforcer, my ass. Enablers, more like.

The United Nations rejected the suggestion that its troops favored Hezbollah and told FOXNews.com that UNIFIL troops were doing their job and remained an unbiased force.

“They are impartial with regards to the forces on the ground,” Farhan Haq, a U.N. spokesman, said. “(UNIFIL) is an impartial source — it doesn’t show a bias for either side.”

Yeah. That’s why the UN accused Israel of violating UNSC 1701, but has yet to notice the arms buildup in Lebanon right under their noses.