CBS News: White Phosphorous Uproar

[Hissyspit]

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CBS News - Jan. 22, 2009: Although Israeli officials have denied using the highly controversial white phosphorous compound against Hamas forces in Gaza, evidence suggests otherwise. Allen Pizzey reports.

[Idealism]

1. Israel 'admits' using white phosphorus munitions

Israel 'admits' using white phosphorus munitions
January 21, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article5556027.ece

As fresh evidence emerged of Gazan civilians being burned by phosphorus, Avital Leibovich, the army spokeswoman, said its use was “legal according to international law...All the munitions we were using were legal, like the French, American and British armies. We used munitions according to international law.

[Lerkfish]

2. white phosphorous is essentially napalm of a nastier variety

once your skin starts burning, you cannot stop it.

for shame any country (including thebush admin) who uses this as a weapon

[PuraVidaDreamin]

3. Viscous, Cruel, Criminal

WP MUST be banned!

As if this disgusting weapon needed to be used in such a lop sided effort.

[mod mom]

4. this needs to be prosecuted to deter its use in the future. The US used it in Fallujah:

Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 11:25 GMT


US used white phosphorus in Iraq

Falluja suffered great damage during the offensive
US troops used white phosphorus as a weapon in last year's offensive in the Iraqi city of Falluja, the US has said.

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Globalsecurity.org, a defence website, says: "Phosphorus burns on the skin are deep and painful... These weapons are particularly nasty because white phosphorus continues to burn until it disappears... it could burn right down to the bone."

A spokesman at the UK Ministry of Defence said the use of white phosphorus was permitted in battle in cases where there were no civilians near the target area.

But Professor Paul Rogers, of the University of Bradford's department of peace studies, said white phosphorus could be considered a chemical weapon if deliberately aimed at civilians.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4440664.stm

[stephinrome]

5. Just curious...

...was this actually aired on CBS or is this something they did for their web site? Just wondering because the logo on the video says cbsnews.com.

Also, was the interview with the Norwegian doctor broadcast on TV?

If so, this seems like quite a breakthrough.

Thanks for any info.

Steph