firedoglake.com - 1/4/2009
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There’s more evidence today of Israeli use of cluster bombs , originall y noted by Laura Doty at Oxdown . The Times of London features a photo in it’s coverage (see Gaza Conflict slide show ) with the following description:
An artillery round sends out bomlets above Gaza City, which ...
forward.com - 1/3/2009
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forward.com —
Opinion Wars sicken me, even wars that I
support. I support Israel’s offensive in Gaza, but watching...
it on TV — the images of bombed-out buildings, crying women and, inevitably, the bodies of innocent bystanders — is a painful experience. I suspect ...
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On Gaza, Sense and Centrism
newsweek.com - 1/4/2009
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newsweek.com —
Jews worry for a living; their tragic history
compels them to do so. In the next few...
years, there will be plenty to worry about, particularly when it comes to Israel . The current operation in Gaza won't do much to ease these worries or to address ...
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Obama Must Get Tough With Israel to Achieve Peace | ...
juancole.com - 1/4/2009
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juancole.com —
With regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, we have
entered the age of micro-wars. The first wars that...
Israel fought with its Arab neighbors were conventional struggles in which infantry, artillery, armor and air forces played central roles. Israel's ...
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Gaza 2008: Micro-Wars and Macro-Wars
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Reports suggest Israeli forces using cluster bombs in Gaza.
Think Progress —
... .” FireDogLake’s Siun writes, “The use of cluster bombs — which have a large footprint when initially dropped and then remain a threat for decades — in a location like the Gaza Strip which is so packed with people is horrifying.” (FDL notes that ...
Is Israel Using Cluster Munitions On Urban Areas? (Updated)
Newshoggers.com —
... no word in the dictionary that can describe the situation we are in."
Update: I've had another email from a colleague who says that the pictured shell bursts could be White Phosphorus rounds. That too, of course, would be an arguable violation of the Generva Conventions, given that in the two AFP/Getty pictures linked there are clear explosions on the ground linked to the shellburst's numerous smoke trails.
Update 2: More from Siun at FDL.
Update3: Haaretz confirms the IDF's use of cluster ...
FDL Hysteria: Oh, Those Evil Cluster Bombs!
Pirate's Cove —
... Well, I had an interesting, if somewhat pissed off sounding, post about AGW teed up, but, then I ran across the unhinged Left at Firedoglake ...
FDL Hysteria: Oh, Those Evil Cluster Bombs!
Stop The ACLU —
[image] Well, I had an interesting, if somewhat pissed off sounding, post about AGW teed up, but, then I ran across the unhinged Left at ...
500 Killed; 2,650 Wounded
Comments from Left Field —
... There are indications that the IDF may be using cluster bombs. Cernig reminds us that Israel and the United States ...
ANOTHER BIG ANTI-ISRAEL LIE - OUT OF GAZA AND THE LEFT: CLUSTER BOMBS OVER GAZA
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
RWN: the unhinged Left at Firedoglake There's more evidence today of Israeli use of cluster bombs, originally noted by Laura Doty at Oxdown. The Times of London features a photo in it's coverage (see Gaza Conflict slide show) with the following description.. An artillery round sends out bomblets above Gaza City, which continues to be attacked by Israeli ...
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