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UN chief condemns Israeli shelling of UN compound
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... He says Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has told him it was a "grave mistake." Israeli shells damaged the international organization's headquarters in Gaza City, according to witnesses and U.N. officials. U.N. spokesman Chris Gunness says at least three people were wounded. -->>The compound has been serving as a shelter for hundreds of people fleeing Israel's devastating offensive in Gaza. U.N. spokesman Chris Gunness says at least three people were wounded.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_i... Were mortars flying off the UN roof or ...
UN headquarters in Gaza struck by Israeli shells
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... has been serving as a shelter for hundreds of people fleeing Israel's devastating offensive in Gaza. U.N. spokesman Chris Gunness says at least three people were wounded. The entire area is engulfed in smoke and it's not clear whether anyone is still inside the compound. The compound includes the headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, a school and other offices. Gunness says large amounts of aid supplies, as well as fuel trucks, could soon be destroyed. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_i...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... UN headquarters shelled in Gaza City.
But hey, at least they apologized.
BART cop in jail.
Kudlow on Obama dinner -- Nooners was there, too.
If I see the b-word one more time...
Federal judge orders WH emails to be retained.
An honest mistake?
Some good news about Afghanistan?
A health care stimulus.
Obama's national approval = Bush's approval with GOP.
Israel shells UN compound in Gaza after Hamas fires from there, then apologizes
Jihad Watch —
... This is the beginning of the end of Israel's action in Gaza, and the dawn of the victory of Hamas, even if it were definitively established that Hamas really did fire from the UN compound, which is not remotely implausible. "Hamas confirms Israel strike killed security chief," from AP, January 15 (thanks to all who sent this in): ...
"Israel doesn't target civilians"
Left I on the News —
... As for the shelling of the U.N. compound, Israel claims it was triggered by "militants inside the compound [who] shot anti-tank weapons and machine guns." The U.N.'s John Ging, who was inside the compound at the time, denounces this claim as "nonsense." ...
U.N. chief calls Israeli airstrikes of compound an 'outrage'
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... landed near Gaza City's Quds Hospital, where many families had sought refuge, and the building caught fire, forcing staff to evacuate hundreds of people. According to a hospital medic, some patients were pushed down the street on gurneys; a few held white flags. The destruction added to what aid groups say is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ratcheted up tensions between Israel and the international community even as diplomats indicated progress in cease-fire talks. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_i...
Covering for Israeli war crimes
Left I on the News —
Two days ago (I think, it's hard to keep the days straight between the non-stop atrocities and the time difference) the Israelis shelled the U.N. headquarters. As it ran, the story was accompanied by the usual Israeli excuse: the AP reported that "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Hamas militants opened fire from the U.N. compound." John Ging, the UNWRA chief who was actually in the compound at the time, denounced that claim as "nonsense." Ging's rebuttal actually did make its way into the article...a full fourteen paragraphs later, although ...
