Blair, Annan Call for International Troops in Lebanon

by Gregory Feifer, NPR

The leaders of the eight leading industrial countries blame "extremists" for the escalating crisis in the Middle East. But a joint G-8 statement offers no diplomatic solutions. Britain's Tony Blair and the U.N.'s Kofi Annan call for an international peacekeeping force to end the violence. The G-8 summit wraps up Monday.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 17, 2006