Who violated UN Resolution 1701 - Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, or Kofi Annan?

Maybe its just me, but the following statement attributed to Kofi Annan at the UN website seems severely lopsided.

Mr. Annan said violations of Security Council Resolution 1701 such as the Israeli raid today “endanger the fragile calm that was reached after much negotiation and undermine the authority of the Government of Lebanon.” Mr. Annan called on all parties “to respect strictly the arms embargo, exercise maximum restraint, avoid provocative actions and display responsibility in implementing resolution 1701.”

I guess selective enforcement is once again in order at the UN. Let's review.

• Lebanon violated UN Resolution 1701 paragraph 8 by not ordering the disarmanent of Hezbollah.
• Lebanon violated UN Resolution 1701 paragragh 14 by not securing its borders.
• Israel, in accordance with UN Resolution 1701 paragraph 15 conducted a successful raid on arms shipments coming into Lebanon.
• After the successful raid, Hezbollah violated UN Resolution 1701 paragraph 1 by attacked the Israeli troops.

I am not sure what document Kofi Annan is looking at to make his statement above, but surely it is not UN Resolution 1701. We can thank Mr. Bolton for ensuring that he coverned all bases in drafting this resolution. The problem we still have in the UN is people like Mr. Annan that don't adhere to approved resolutions. The resolution may not be worth the paper it is printed on from Hezbollah's or Mr. Annan's point of view, but it goes a long way to protecting Israel's right of self-defense. While I would not expect Hezbollah to adhere to the UN Resolution since it is a terrorist group, I would expect the Secretary-General to the UN to adhere to a binding UN Resolution, unless of course he supports terrorist groups like Hezbollah.

Text of UN Resolution 1701 is below for confirmation.

Resolution 1701 in paragragh 1 - Calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the immediate cessation by Hezbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by Israel of all offensive military operations;

Resolution 1701 in paragragh 8 - Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following principles and elements:

• Full respect for the Blue Line by both parties;
• security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL as authorised in paragraph 11, deployed in this area;
• Full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), that require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27, 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese state;
• No foreign forces in Lebanon without the consent of its government;
• No sales or supply of arms and related materiel to Lebanon except as authorized by its government;
• Provision to the United Nations of all remaining maps of land mines in Lebanon in Israel's possession;

Resolution 1701 in paragragh 14 - Calls upon the government of Lebanon to secure its borders and other entry points to prevent the entry in Lebanon without its consent of arms or related materiel and requests Unifil as authorised in paragraph 11 to assist the government of Lebanon at its request;

Resolution 1701 in paragragh 15 - Decides further that all states shall take the necessary measures to prevent, by their nationals or from their territories or using their flag vessels or aircraft;

• a. the sale or supply to any entity or individual in Lebanon of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, whether or not originating in their territories, and;


• b. the provision to any entity or individual in Lebanon of any technical training or assistance related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of the items listed in subparagraph (a) above, except that these prohibitions shall not apply to arms, related material, training or assistance authorised by the government of Lebanon or by Unifil as authorised in paragraph 11;