Belgian doctor: Israel using chemical weapons (in Lebanon)

Expatica ^ | July 21, 2006

[NYer]

BRUSSELS — The Israeli military is using chemical weapons during its bombing of Lebanon, a Belgian-Lebanese professor claimed during a press conference in Brussels on Thursday.

The press conference was organised by the secretary of the Tripoli archbishop, Monsignor Jean Abboud. The Belgian professor of Lebanese origin, Bachir Cham, is the head of a hospital in Lebanon.

"The bodies don't look like they normally do. After an explosion there were no traces of blood loss or subcutaneous haemorrhages [bruises]," Cham said via mobile phone direct from Beirut.

"The hair and sometimes the beard and the moustache remained intact. I found no traces of the pressure wave by the explosion. The colour of the skin was black like a shoe, but the skin was not carbonised or burnt."

Eight mummy-like bodies were taken to the hospital on Monday and photos taken of the corpses. Two children's bodies showed no indication of wounds resulting from an explosion.

"I have the impression that a poisonous product penetrated the body via the skin. Death follows with almost 100 percent certainty," the professor said.

A heart specialist, Mohammad Farran, said letters had been sent to the UN and the EU drawing their attention to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Israel in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Arab, Lebanese and Belgian peace activists protested for fourth consecutive day in front of the EU headquarters in Brussels against the Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

Placards carried by the protestors read: "Israel today is committing a deliberate crime against Lebanon" and "Stop Israeli terrorism".

[Thorin]

I am very sympathetic to the plight of the many innocent Lebanese being harmed in this conflict, but I am skeptical of the claim that Israel has used chemical weapons.

[CholeraJoe]

SSSHHH

[Thorin]

>>>>>>Sounds like they were roasted to perfection.

That is disgusting sentiment.

[tomzz]

I think the chemical in question is called TNT.....

[Lazamataz]

I went to the pics.

They look burnt.

[adgirl]

"I guess you don't have clearance for the super secret, depleted uranium encased, plague bomb that Carl Rove invented and is being covertly supplied to Israel."

Isn't the hurricane machine working anymore? Or are we saving that for heavily Democratic populated areas in the US? I'm sorry I've been out of town, I haven't been getting the evil memos.

[Zeroisanumber]

Well, after the Israelis put chemicals in the ground in Gaza so nothing would grow there after they left... I wouldn't put anything past them.

I wouldn't put it past the settlers to have salted the earth as they left, but I don't think that the Israeli military would use gas. Explosives work just as well for their purposes, and gas has messy physical and political aftereffects.

[Salgak]

Of COURSE Israel is using chemical weapons. Explosives are chemicals. Incendiaries are chemicals. And they're weapons. . . .so they MUST be CHEMICAL WEAPONS !!! And the evil Jews strike again.

Yadda yadda yadda. Must be a slow day for the Islamofacist Terror Appeasers. . .

[ottersnot]

Well, someone is using chemicals it seems.
Not Israel.

[Joe Boucher]

My thoughts exactly.
B.S.

[Clara Lou]

As long as the MSM can use innuendo and half truths many people will believe it is true.
That's it exactly. As long as the leaders of this terrorism can hold up a headline, true or not, in front of their ignorant followers, it's good enough.

[KeyLargo]

Doesn't sound Kosher to me!

[Stallone]

Liberal Media Bias Case #143

1. So-called Belgian doctor is actually Lebanese;
2. No reply/rebuttal from Israeli perspective requested or included in the article propaganda;
3. Headline is reckless and inflammatory and implies source is objective charge by third party observer country;
4. Lebanese perspective literally dictated the content of the article propaganda;
5. Includes insidious reference to 'mummy-like bodies' as a fact in a biased attempt to lend credence to the charge;
6. Segues to reports of 'peace protests' by Lebanese for contrast and moral comparison;
7. Includes verbatim references to placards accusing Israel of war crimes and atrocities.

All in all, a perfect piece of shit.

[MD_Willington_1976]

We can look at this two ways..

A. Yes they did use these weapons...

B. No they didn't, and what they did was hit a vehicle that was actually transporting chemical weapons...

I'm going with "B" here...

[bwteim]

My thoughts as well.

[Pine Mtn. Maverick]

Israel hasn't used chemical weapons. IF this doctor had REAL EVIDENCE from medical testing on the bodies(and it wouldn't be hard to do), he would have NAMED the agent used. This is pure horse pucky propaganda. No doctor just makes an observational statement without backing it up scientifically. This doc is bogus.

I think those who say Iran, Syria and Hezbollah are getting ready to use chemical weapons on Israel are right. Terrorists are lying and setting the stage to either use chemicals or dirty nukes on Israel.

[jhp]

the guy is setting up the pretext for a wmd attack against the Israelis

[Slings and Arrows]

Suggestion: Use a sarcasm tag. Some people here need a little extra help.

[Slings and Arrows]

I saw something similar happen in a car accident when I was a volunteer EMT. Patient's skin only had a few abrasions, but every bone in the body was broken.

[VRWCtaz]

It's my understanding that the HCM (Hurricane Control Machine) is currently calibrated for the specific salinity of the Atlantic and Gulf waters and that recalibration is not practical. However, there are rumors that Skunk-Works has a mobile prototype that gets around this by utilizing a piggy back signal from our Naval GPS.