Qana, Lebanon - April 18, 1996
(this was literally copy/pasted from www.bbc.co.uk)
At talks in Rome on Wednesday, the US, UK and regional powers urged peace be sought with the "utmost urgency", but stopped short of calling for an immediate truce.
That prompted Mr Ramon to declare Israel had received "permission from the world... to continue the operation".
But questioned by reporters on the sidelines of a summit in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Ereli said: "Any such statement is outrageous." (my comment here: "outrageous" you say?? i don't think it could have been any more clear than that)
But the BBC's world affairs correspondent, Nick Childs, points out that Mr Bush also emphasised how troubled he was by the mounting casualties, a suggestion - perhaps - that he is increasingly conscious of the price Washington is paying for its closeness to Israel.
He says this public disavowal of the Israeli stance shows how much of an embarrassment it was for Washington as it struggles with conflicting diplomatic pressures and the frustrations of many of its allies.
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now if only his actions would match his words.. wake up world.. no.. sorry.. wake up US and UK governments.. listen to your people for a change.. i can only speak for myself.. so i agree with most of my friends that say the US should not get involved (in terms of sending troops).. but by not getting involved, that means that they also cannot block security council motions for a cease-fire.. seriously.. did you see what happened with the UN officials that were killed?? Yeah.. the drafted document was not allowed to "allude" to the idea that it might have been deliberate or to even suggest that an international force look into what happened (one more point for G.B.).. Israel says that bombing UN headquarters is not part of their "strategy" and that they have never done anything like this to suggest that it was deliberate.. Oh no?? How fast the world forgets.. do your own search.. Qana, Lebanon - April 18, 1996.. what do you see?? Here's a snipit of a simple google search i just ran..
"On April 18, 1996 to be exact, 155 mm Israeli shells donated by Uncle Sam rained down on Lebanese men, women, and children taking refuge in a UN peace-keeping compound in Qana, southern Lebanon, to escape Israeli air, sea, and land bombardment of their towns and villages, and as a result, the bodies of 102 Arab civilians were shattered to pieces.
Leading up to the Qana massacre, 17 villages had been flattened, over a half million people had been rendered homeless, more than 200 had been murdered, and hundreds were wounded, in what was named as operation "Grapes of Wrath". Israeli Prime Minister Peres, who was granted the Nobel Prize for Peace, ordered the bombing blitz. The entire world, with the exception of the White House, condemned this barbaric attack conducted intentionally against defenseless civilians."
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sounds eerily familiar no??
nounou..
At talks in Rome on Wednesday, the US, UK and regional powers urged peace be sought with the "utmost urgency", but stopped short of calling for an immediate truce.
That prompted Mr Ramon to declare Israel had received "permission from the world... to continue the operation".
But questioned by reporters on the sidelines of a summit in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Ereli said: "Any such statement is outrageous." (my comment here: "outrageous" you say?? i don't think it could have been any more clear than that)
But the BBC's world affairs correspondent, Nick Childs, points out that Mr Bush also emphasised how troubled he was by the mounting casualties, a suggestion - perhaps - that he is increasingly conscious of the price Washington is paying for its closeness to Israel.
He says this public disavowal of the Israeli stance shows how much of an embarrassment it was for Washington as it struggles with conflicting diplomatic pressures and the frustrations of many of its allies.
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now if only his actions would match his words.. wake up world.. no.. sorry.. wake up US and UK governments.. listen to your people for a change.. i can only speak for myself.. so i agree with most of my friends that say the US should not get involved (in terms of sending troops).. but by not getting involved, that means that they also cannot block security council motions for a cease-fire.. seriously.. did you see what happened with the UN officials that were killed?? Yeah.. the drafted document was not allowed to "allude" to the idea that it might have been deliberate or to even suggest that an international force look into what happened (one more point for G.B.).. Israel says that bombing UN headquarters is not part of their "strategy" and that they have never done anything like this to suggest that it was deliberate.. Oh no?? How fast the world forgets.. do your own search.. Qana, Lebanon - April 18, 1996.. what do you see?? Here's a snipit of a simple google search i just ran..
"On April 18, 1996 to be exact, 155 mm Israeli shells donated by Uncle Sam rained down on Lebanese men, women, and children taking refuge in a UN peace-keeping compound in Qana, southern Lebanon, to escape Israeli air, sea, and land bombardment of their towns and villages, and as a result, the bodies of 102 Arab civilians were shattered to pieces.
Leading up to the Qana massacre, 17 villages had been flattened, over a half million people had been rendered homeless, more than 200 had been murdered, and hundreds were wounded, in what was named as operation "Grapes of Wrath". Israeli Prime Minister Peres, who was granted the Nobel Prize for Peace, ordered the bombing blitz. The entire world, with the exception of the White House, condemned this barbaric attack conducted intentionally against defenseless civilians."
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sounds eerily familiar no??
nounou..
posted by nounou :) @ 5:56 AM
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