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  • Human Rights Watch: Israel Dropping Cluster Bombs on Lebanese Civilians
    26 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Human Rights Watch: Israel Dropping Cluster Bombs on Lebanese Civilians Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
    http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/25/1442232
    Human Rights Watch says Israel is firing cluster munitions at Lebanese residential neighborhoods in possible violation of international law. We speak with HRW’s Peter Bouckaert in Beirut. [includes rush transcript] The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal for the international community to help the people of Lebanon. (…)

  • Lebanese President Accuses Israel of Using White Phosphorus Bombs in Lebanon
    26 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Lebanese President Accuses Israel of Using White Phosphorus Bombs in Lebanon Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
    http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/25/1442242
    Independent journalist Dahr Jamail, who exposed how the U.S. used white phosphorus bombs in Iraq, says Israel is using the same tactic in Lebanon. We speak to him in Beirut. While Human Rights Watch is accusing Israel of using cluster bombs, the Lebanese president Emile Lahoud says Israel is also using white phosphorus. Lebanese (…)

  • Star Wars in Iraq: Is the U.S. Using New Experimental Tactical High Energy Laser Weapons in Iraq?
    26 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    U.S. Broadcast Exclusive: Star Wars in Iraq: Is the U.S. Using New Experimental Tactical High Energy Laser Weapons in Iraq? Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
    http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/25/1442252
    In November, a documentary from Italy’s RAI Television accusing the United States of illegally white phosphorus during its attack on Fallujah. A new documentary says the United States is now using experimental laser weapons against Iraqi civilians. We play an excerpt. [includes rush (…)

  • Israeli Attrocities (Pictures)
    25 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    http://www.halturnershow.com/IsraeliAtrocities.html
    By: Hal Turner
    North Bergen, NJ USA — For years, we in America have supported Israel both financially and militarily because we perceived they were the innocent victims of hostile and violent neighbors. The US media has, for years, provided extensive coverage of every incident involving Arab-against-Israeli violence. From shootings, to car bombs to suicide bombers, we in America have seen it all. Or have we?
    Why would rational (…)

  • Homage to Fredy Perlman
    25 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    As well concerning the actual circumstances in Lebanon as well concerning the anniversary of the death of Fredy Perlman on July 26 in 1985, here is his integral text to remind, opportunate quotation sent by cassquarter from Detroit to the Fr list nettime-fr-raw.newmorning: " Anti-Semitism & the Beirut progrom " a famous critical article published at the moment Israel entered Lebanon in 1982, one year before he published his no less famous book " Against His-Story, Against Leviathan" in (…)

  • Is the UN general secretary, powerless or careless?
    24 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Is the UN general secretary, powerless or careless?
    The Israeli army has been brutally bombing every thing in Lebanon including civilians, bridges, airports, electric power stations, motorways and trucks. The intensity of bombing may lead to the killing of their two abducted soldiers. The Lebanese people and government are been targeted and thus it is obvious that the aim of this aggression is not to free the abducted soldiers but to punish the people and government of Lebanon for an act (…)

  • THE CRIME OF LEBANON AND PALESTINE - ARE IRAN AND SYRIA NEXT?
    24 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The Crime of Lebanon and Palestine - Are Iran and Syria Next? - by Stephen Lendman
    By any interpretation of international law, Israel today is committing massive and egregious war crimes and crimes against humanity against the defenseless people of Palestine and Lebanon. It’s doing it with the full support and encouragement of the US and willful compliance of the West, most of the Arab world, the UN and the dominant corporate media worldwide acting as cheerleaders for the mass killing, (…)

  • Attacks Qualify as War Crimes, Officials Say
    24 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By WARREN HOGE
    The United Nations’ top human rights official said Wednesday that the killing and maiming of civilians under attack in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza and the West Bank could constitute war crimes.
    “The scale of killings in the region, and their predictability, could engage the personal criminal responsibility of those involved, particularly those in a position of command and control,” said Louise Arbour, the high commissioner for human rights.
    Ms. Arbour is a former justice of (…)

  • Israel pulls out of Gaza camp
    24 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Maghazi refugee camp after a three-day assault that killed 15.
    Israel launched the offensive after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers and abducted a third in a cross-border raid last month.
    An Israeli army spokeswoman said: "Yes, our forces are out, but it is important to emphasise that operations in Gaza continue."
    Israeli troops remain in southern Gaza, apparently in an attempt to stop the abducted soldier being transferred to neighbouring (…)

  • United States to Israel: you have one more week to blast Hizbullah
    24 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Bush ’gave green light’ for limited attack, say Israeli and UK sources
    Ewen MacAskill, Simon Tisdall and Patrick Wintour
    The US is giving Israel a window of a week to inflict maximum damage on Hizbullah before weighing in behind international calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to British, European and Israeli sources.
    The Bush administration, backed by Britain, has blocked efforts for an immediate halt to the fighting initiated at the UN security council, the G8 summit in St (…)