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Old 09-04-2006, 09:44 AM   #222
richlevy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MaggieL
Not all "cluster bombs" are the same, so you can't attribute the same intent to them all.

Can you cite a credible reference that indicates that the Israelis have used delay-fused submunitions against an arguably-civillian target in this conflict?
From CNN.

Quote:
Since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire took hold August 14, eight Lebanese have been killed by exploding ordnance, including two children, and 38 people have been wounded, according to a U.N. count.

"A lot of them are in civilian areas, on farmland and in people's homes. We're finding a lot at the entrances to houses, on balconies and roofs," Farran said. "Sometimes windows are broken, and they get inside the houses."
Maybe they mistook the garden gnome for a Hezbollah militant?
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