White phosphorus

[BillySugger]

Israel is to hold an investigation into claims they used white phosphorous in illegally in Gaza

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7 841999.stm

Any chance of a non-biased outcome to this ?

[DrFilth]

you have gotta be joking.


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[Gromit]

The Israelis have ignored International Law for 60 years.

Why should they take notice of the Law now?

[jake-the-peg]

Sound familliar?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/a rticle/2005/11/16/AR2005111600374.html

[jake-the-peg]

BTW this is what it does:

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http://www.apfn.org/apfn/images2/white_phospho rusbone.jpg

[Gromit]

Israel used a nuclear uranium device in Lebanon 3 years ago.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context =viewArticle&code=20061111&articleId=3813

Nothing was done.

Any other state using such weapons would be called a 'Rogue Nation' and brought to account. Not Israel

[keyplus90]

People who are firing small rockets which if not landed right in the middle of your head will not do any thing, are being branded terrorists.

Had they used these sorts of weapons, at least they would have been ignored by the world powers. Very old but correct saying �might is right�.

[jake-the-peg]

Now come on Keyplus

Hammas firing rockets at Israeli civilian settlements is terrorism.

It's just that it doesn't justify this:

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45397000 /jpg/_45397735_006735954.jpg

This is the UN school - its co-ordinates had been supplied to the Israelis before hand to rty to avoid exactly this sort of "accident"

[keyplus90]

Did I say that Hammas doing the right thing by firing rockets, Jake. All I said that countries with influence do not give a damn about UNO. Ok let�s wait and see what UNO would do about this and what Israel�s investigation will come up with.

[jake-the-peg]

You said people firing small rockets are being branded terrorists.

That would be a strange thing to say if you didn't think it was an unfair name.

But I agree let's see what they have to say for themselves and whether the change in US administration will change things.

Hillary Clinton was very Pro-Israel and is now US secretary of state, however she was representing New York then so we'll have to see whether that softens.

[Lonnie]

I guess if Israel would have responded proportiantly, that would have been ok, but so far, no-one has said what a proportianate response would have been.

I reality, whatever response Israel hit back with, it would have been seen as the aggressor.

I have various links giving the Israeli side, but of course, its all propagander i've been told, and because of that, no-one reads them,
Thats what you call having open mind.

Israel=propagander,
Hamas=truth.

[Oneeyedvic]

More than 1,300 Palestinians killed
Thirteen Israelis killed
More than 4,000 buildings destroyed in Gaza, more than 20,000 severely damaged
50,000 Gazans homeless and 400,000 without running water
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1300 - 13

100 to 1

Very proportional.

[Lonnie]

Thats as maybe, but in your view, what would have been proportianate?.

[maxximus]

talking perhaps? one (for the people by the people) democratically elected leader to another.

[Lonnie]

Problem with that maxximus, is that neither will talk to the other, and in that context, both sides are to blame.