posted January 05, 2009 08:22 PM              

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:29 UTC

© Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Israeli artillery shells explode with a chemical agent designed to create smokescreen for ground forces (which also burns to the bone).

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) today called on the United States Government; including members of Congress, and the international community; including the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to investigate Israel's reported use of White Phosphorus in its ongoing attack on Gaza. According to the United Nations Israel's overwhelming attacks on Gaza, now in their tenth day, have thus far killed 540 people, 30% of whom are civilians, and injured over 2,750 people; including over 1,000 children. Among those killed today was a family of seven from Shati refugee camp, who were killed by Israeli navy shelling. Three siblings from one family, as well as a girl and her grandfather, also died in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza during Israeli artillery shelling.

Emergency medical services have also come under Israeli attack with the al-Awda hospital in Jabaliya being hit by two Israeli shells today. The attacks have also destroyed 12 Mosques. Since the Israeli attacks began, rocket fire from militants in Gaza has thus far killed 5 Israelis including one soldier.

Credible media reports have indicated that the Israeli military is using White Phosphorus artillery shells in its bombing of Gaza. ADC National Executive Director Kareem Shora said, "White Phosphorus is categorized as a chemical weapon by most governments and its use in civilian areas is banned by the 1980 Geneva Convention. It is a violation of international humanitarian law and the laws of war to use White Phosphorus ammunition, an incendiary weapon, in civilian areas."

posted January 25, 2009 06:37 PM              

" Thai soldiers are detaining illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Burma and forcing them back out to sea in boats without engines, survivors say.
Survivors say their hands were tied and they were towed out to sea with little or no food or water. "
~ http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_7830000/newsid_7830700/7830710.stm ~
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" It did, however, offer a 10-year truce in return for a complete Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967: the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. "
( ~ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1654510.stm ~ )
mr.meshaal and his cronies must have a psychopathic mindset to think the israelis would agree to that ..
yeah .. 10 years down the line .. once they have control of the geographical military advantage points ..
and have re-armed .. re trained ..
doubt that the jordanians would be too happy with that either ..
they have their own history of military clashes with the palestinian groups ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hamas_suicide_attacks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rocket_and_mortar_attacks_in_Israel_in_2008

maybe mr.meshaal and co. could spend some money on bomb shelters for their people ..
athough .. dead civilians make for better media manipulation ..
and every dead civilian be a potential 'matyr-hero' recruitment poster

posted January 25, 2009 06:57 PM              

i'll certainly never forget the gals who were tied up in barb wire before being shot by syrian troops in 1973 ..
nor the reports from the syrian-occupied druze community in beirut during their civil war ..
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btw: thanx america for the aid in '73 ..
i've still got the flame retardent flyers shirt you sent ..