UN Consultant Says UNIFIL Is Paralyzed

NICOSIA [MENL] -- A consultant to the United Nations said its peace-keeping
force in Lebanon has been paralyzed.
The Lebanese Committee for UN Security Council Resolution 1559 asserted
that the UN Interim Force in Lebanon has failed to stop Hizbullah deployment
and weapons smuggling in the south. The independent monitoring group,
registered as a consultant to the UN, said UNIFIL could not act without
permission of Hizbullah and the Lebanese government, the latter controlled
by the Iranian-sponsored Shi'ite milita.