Israel 'using chemical weapons' [Lebanese doctor "accused Israel of using phosphorus bombs"]

News.Com.AU | July 27,2006 | From correspondents in Beirut

[AZRepublican]

OK, so why don't someone call the cops.

[Straight Vermonter]

More or less the same article here with quite a good discussion.

[Darkwolf377]

Libs will FINALLY believe there are WMD in the Middle East!

It was The Jooos all along!

[edpc]

The Israelis are 100 per cent using chemical weapons.

Technically, any explosive compound is a chemical.

Human Rights Watch, which has accused the Israeli army of using cluster bombs in populated areas....

That's where they work best......in clusters.

The corpses of these victims are shrinking to half their normal size. You think it is the corpse of a child at first but it turns out to be a grown man.....

This may explain why so many of the casualties are reported as children.

[ZULU]

In Okinawa the U.S. used flame throwers to kill suicidal Japanese holed up in underground bunkers.

The Islraelis should use poison gas and falme throwers to rout these Hezebollah rats out their burrows.

Complaininig about using these kinds of weapons on creatures like the Hezebollah murderers is utter nonensense.

[libertylover]

...we have no confirmation yet that illegal weapons have been used," Health Minister Mohammed Khalife said.

Surprising objectivity.

[libertylover]

...the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas that has seen at least 418 people, mostly civilians...

Earth to Reuters: Terrorists don't wear uniforms! And Hezbollah is certainly NOT going to tell you they've had 1,283 (whatever) DRT (Dead Right There) terrorists comrades.

[GonzoGOP]

"Phosphorus shells do have a legitimate use in illuminating the battlefield at night. The offensive use of phosphorus would be a violation of international conventions."

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[knarf]

The Hezzies have their insidious (CBR) munitions scattered all through a complicit civilian populace .. a conventional, Israeli weapon sets one or more off .. the 'blame' is laid on Israel.

[thiscouldbemoreconfusing]

Let me ask a question: The article states "Blackened bodies have been showing up at hospitals in southern Lebanon two weeks into the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas that has seen at least 418 people, mostly civilians, killed in Lebanon and at least 42 Israelis."

Now my question, How does one tell the difference between a dead terrorist and a dead civilian when both wear civilian clothing? And if you can't tell, then why cliam they are dead civilians and not dead terrorist?

[Jameison]

"Lebanese doctor "accused Israel of using phosphorus bombs"

Hizbullah "doctor" spewing out anti-Israeli propaganda?
Non-story.
The hammering of Hizbullah vermin is going to continue unabated sucker.

[Jameison]

"How does one tell the difference between a dead terrorist and a dead civilian when both wear civilian clothing?"

They can't. They simply repeat what Hizbullah tells them as gospel.

"And if you can't tell, then why claim they are dead civilians and not dead terrorist"

That's hate-Israel, hate-America Al Reuters doing its normal pro-terrorist shilling.
Difference is, we now have the conservative blogs/news sites/boards, talk radio, Fox News etc to hammer them when they come up with this BS.

[gridlock]

When does a bomb become a chemical bomb? It is my understanding that a phosphorus bomb is an incendiary device, and that it uses a chemical to start a fire. It doesn't use chemical interactions with human physiology to kill, which is the usual definition of a chemical weapon.

Similarly, a conventional high explosive bomb uses chemicals to create an explosion. This is not a chemical weapon, just because it uses chemicals.

Ain't none of them nice bombs, however.

[wolfcreek]

He never assumed they might be Hez weapons?

[man from mars]

This is a classic case of fuel air bomb explosion.

[gridlock]

Now my question, How does one tell the difference between a dead terrorist and a dead civilian when both wear civilian clothing? And if you can't tell, then why cliam they are dead civilians and not dead terrorist?

They're all civilians. Some are innocent civilians, and some are criminal terrorist civilians. Differentiating between the two types of civilians is very difficult.

Omlettes and eggs.

[EricT.]

The corpses of these victims are shrinking to half their normal size.

Bravo Sierra.

[worst-case scenario]

Well approximately one-third are little kids, according to most published reports from a variety of sources. The photos of the mass burials show shorter coffins, for the children, and they seem to number about one-third of the burials.

While there is no guarantee that a child under 10 is not a terrorist, the majority are likely to be just kids killed accidently.

[NonValueAdded]

Just out of curiosity, what would the combustion products be from secondary explosions when a rocket stash was hit? I'd think there'd be some similarity to willie pete. My bet is that rocket propellant residue is what will be found.