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2011-04-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Israel Threatens to Destroy 150 Lebanese Villages Over Any Missile Attack

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Accordingly, the Israeli army is not responsible for any harm that might inflict the citizens of this region
According to the Geneva Convention and the laws of war, Israel is right of course - people who use human shields and fight from behind civilians are the ones responsible for the civilian casualties.

In the court of world opinion, though, Israel will be seen as causing the slaughter of untold numbers of innocent civilians. And by civilians, they mean "anyone not in uniform, even if they are caught launching a missile or firing a mortar at Israel"

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-04-17 01:50|| 2011-04-17 01:50|| Front Page Top

#2 In the court of world opinion Israel doesn't have a right to exist anyway, Rambler. So, "world opinion" will just have to learn to zip up.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-04-17 02:09|| 2011-04-17 02:09|| Front Page Top

#3 I was hoping that the Israelis would do just this.

Now, hopefully, the Israelis will demand that the UN officially notify Hezbollah that this is an unlawful activity, and that their known leadership assign to individual Hezbollah commanders, by name, the task of either removing the military equipment from these villages or removing the civilians who dwell there to a place of safety.

And that failure to comply will make the Hezbollah leadership subject to prosecution for war crimes, if and when there are hostilities and civilians are harmed, or *just* those appointed Hezbollah leaders designated as responsible before hostilities commence.

Lebanon belongs to the Geneva Conventions, which means that Hezbollah is fully subject to criminal prosecution for violating the accords.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-17 09:42|| 2011-04-17 09:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Every Arab who complains of a hang nail caused by the Juices will bring 500,000 protesters out in London.

Posted by Omolurong Ghibelline1929 2011-04-17 09:44|| 2011-04-17 09:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Difficult to see villages and houses from the up-armored cab of this D-9 CAT, very difficult.

Varoom Varoom....clank, clank, clank...!

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Posted by Besoeker 2011-04-17 10:03|| 2011-04-17 10:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Silly anonmoose!

Muslims have built-in immunity to war crime prosecution.

In fact - even bringing it up would be considered a criticism of Islam and, itself, a hate crime!

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-04-17 10:40|| 2011-04-17 10:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Are the blue helmuts in Lebanon helping with the missile placements as part of their peace keeping duties?

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2011-04-17 13:36|| 2011-04-17 13:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Of course they are, Muggsey. Why else do you think they were sent there by the Useless Nitwits?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-17 14:17|| 2011-04-17 14:17|| Front Page Top

#9 SOUTH LEBANON HIZBULLAH/HEZBOLLAH, etc. MILITARY REGION ....

versus

* DRUDGEREPORT/FREEREPUBLIC > [GCC]GULF STATES CALL ON UN TO HALT IRANIAN "INTERFERENCE", in local GCC Arab Affairs.

* SAME > NETANYAHU: HAMAS IS THE SOCK PUPPET OF IRAN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-04-17 20:14|| 2011-04-17 20:14|| Front Page Top

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