>>> I probably get better video coverage than you. It does not go through the >>> US filter.
Now this is funny.. All country, including Europe, have there biases and blind spots... So with the internet you, or can get in the US, any slant of information or misinformation available... Wasn't it the fake photos pushed by the French Media which start a round of violence some years back... They were taken to court and the court said in effect "the French Media lied and sought to defend those lies with more lies"... On Jan 12, 10:39 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes doc, I know. I probably get better video coverage than you. It > does not go through the US filter. They are dual purpose... they light > it up on the way down and keep it lit with bright white smoke when > they hit. Standard stuff. It is what you see on all the nigh shots. > Scares the bejeezus out of people as well. > > Next election maybe they won't vote for a terrorist organization that > does not have the common mans interests at heart.... > > On 1/12/09, Doc Holliday <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > d Saturday. > > > "We went by Israeli artillery units that had white phosphorus rounds > > with the fuses in them," Marc Garlasco, a senior military analyst at > > Human Rights Watch, told Al Jazeera. > > > "Clearly it is [white phosphorus], we can tell by the explosions and > > the tendrils that go down [and] the fires that were burning," he said. > > > "Today there were massive attacks in Jabaliya when we were there. We > > saw that there were numerous fires once the white phosphorus had gone > > in." > > > 'Obscurant' > > > International law permits the use of white phopshorus as an > > "obscurant" to cover troop movements and prevent enemies from using > > certain guided weapons, but its use is controversial as it can injure > > people through painful chemical burns. > > > IN DEPTH > > > Analysis and features from Gaza and Israel > > > Track the war and submit your own reports > > > Send us your views and eyewitness videos > > > Watch our coverage of the war on Gaza > > "Even if they are using it as an obscurant, they are using it in a > > very densely populated area," Garlasco said. > > > "The problem is it covers such a wide area that when the white > > phosphorus wafers come down, over 100 in each artillery shell, they > > burn everything they touch and they don't stop burning until they are > > done. > > > "You are talking about skin damage, potentially homes going on fire, > > damage to infrastructure." > > > Human Rights Watch said that it believed the use of the chemical in > > Gaza violated the requirement under international humanitarian law to > > take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian injury and loss of > > life. > > > The Israeli military has previously denied using white phosphorus > > during the 15-day offensive in the Gaza Strip, but has said that any > > munitions that it does use comply with international law. > > > Israel used white phophorus during its 34-day war against Lebanon's > > Hezbollah movement in 2006, while the United States used it during the > > controversial siege of the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004. > > > Peace, > > Doc > > > On Jan 12, 5:16 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Those phosphorous weapons are flares. Hamas ALSO refused to abide by > > > it. > > > > Why did you COOOSE to ignore the HAMAS refusal ?? I would like an > > > answer. > > > > On Jan 12, 3:21 pm, darkangel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Israel refused to abide by Security Council resolution calling for > > > > ceasefire and continued killing of Palestinian civilians in the > > > > seventeenth day of the war on Gaza, the number of Palestinians killed > > > > to more than 910, including 280 children, as well as Israel is using > > > > internationally prohibited weapons like phosphorus White > > > > >http://electronicintifada.net/v2/humanrightswire.shtml > > -- > Mark M. Kahle > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
