Israel accused of using US 'Dime' bombs (microscopic shrapnel)

[elehhhhna]

Israel accused of using 'Dime' bombs

Friday 13 October 2006

A team of Italian journalists investigating Israeli weapons is claiming that an experimental weapon has been used against the Palestinians in recent months.


The weapon is believed to have caused more than 300 serious injuries leading to 62 amputations and 200 deaths between the months of June and July, doctors told Aljazeera.

It is widely believed the weapon is similar to the one tested by the US military and called Dime (Dense Inert Metal Explosive). It causes a powerful blast within a small radius.
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According to Saqa, a powder was found on the victims' bodies and in their internal organs.

"The powder was like microscopic shrapnel, and these are what likely caused the injuries," he said.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B79DF070-B20C-47A7-A204-08297E5FC1B2.htm

[acmavm]

1. So we have the Israelis testing our new weaponry on the

Palestinians now?

Just when you thought there wasn't too much lower for either nation to sink, they show that they can still come up with ways to tunnel deeper into the sewer.

[Selatius]

2. This is why so many people condemn the US

It's a little hard to understand what the US is saying to you above the sound of exploding bombs, isn't it?

[KurtNYC]

3. I'm confused - Israel went to war with Hezbollah, NOT Palestinians

?

[madrchsod]

4. for the facts on the dime weapon

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/dime.htm
Dense Inert Metal Explosive (DIME)

several days ago a similar post was deleted about this subject

[elehhhhna]

5. deleted, why? pro/con Israel flamewar I presume.

[madrchsod]

7. yes that is what i think...

i was involved in pointing out the facts of the weapon..check back later and it was gone..when i left there was a flame started

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Your post wasn't deleted. nor was that link.

[spoony]

6. "It is widely believed the weapon is similar..."

Well that's concrete proof they're our bombs... :shrug:

[elehhhhna]

10. prove it ain't. Do you think the patent office is into coincidences?

They are not.

[spoony]

11. "prove it aint"

Well that's logical. Prove that there aren't invisible leprechauns in my willow tree.

[elehhhhna]

12. Pls. read the rest of the post. And you might want to file a provisonal

patent app for the discovery of those leprechauns. ;-)

[leftofthedial]

9. is the cat in your sig one of the victims?

:shrug: