IDF commander: We fired more than a million cluster bombs in Lebanon

[2pac Shakur]

"What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in cluster bombs," the head of an IDF rocket unit in Lebanon said regarding the use of cluster bombs and phosphorous shells during the war.

Quoting his battalion commander, the rocket unit head stated that the IDF fired around 1,800 cluster bombs, containing over 1.2 million cluster bomblets.

In addition, soldiers in IDF artillery units testified that the army used phosphorous shells during the war, widely forbidden by international law. According to their claims, the vast majority of said explosive ordinance was fired in the final 10 days of the war.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/761781.html


Can you believe Hezbollah forced Israel to do this?


Unbelievable!

[Happy Salvador]

1,800 cluster bombs. Liar!

Nice emoticon though

[SamTheEagle]

Can you believe that 2pac used a misleading thread title?

Unbelievable!

[2pac Shakur]

Originally Posted by SamTheEagle

Can you believe that 2pac used a misleading thread title?

Unbelievable!

You mean the title of the article?

Lousy Haaretz!

[SamTheEagle]

Originally Posted by 2pac Shakur

You mean the title of the article?

Lousy Haaretz!

Fair enough.

[Happy Salvador]

He's never lied before.

Hmm....

I hope he is OK

[2pac Shakur]

Because of their high level of failure to detonate, it is believed that there are around 500,000 unexploded munitions on the ground in Lebanon. To date 12 Lebanese civilians have been killed by these mines since the end of the war.

According to the commander, in order to compensate for the inaccuracy of the rockets and the inability to strike individual targets precisely, units would "flood" the battlefield with munitions, accounting for the littered and explosive landscape of post-war Lebanon.

When his reserve duty came to a close, the commander in question sent a letter to Defense Minister Amir Peretz outlining the use of cluster munitions, a letter which has remained unanswered.

'Excessive injury and unnecessary suffering'

It has come to light that IDF soldiers fired phosphorous rounds in order to cause fires in Lebanon. An artillery commander has admitted to seeing trucks loaded with phosphorous rounds on their way to artillery crews in the north of Israel.

Yea Israel!


Hezbollah is a terrorist organization!

[Happy Salvador]

You still haven't fixed the wretched lie in the title???

How can you expect us to take you seriously??

[2pac Shakur]

Originally Posted by Happy Salvador

You still haven't fixed the wretched lie in the title???

How can you expect us to take you seriously??

A. It's the title of the article.
B. There were 1.2 million bomblets dropped. Read the article.
C. Israel = terrorists.

[Ronald Reagan]

Originally Posted by 2pac Shakur

A. It's the title of the article.
B. There were 1.2 million bomblets dropped. Read the article.
C. Israel = terrorists.

Every nation is a terrorist when it suits their "interests."