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Report: US probing Israel use of cluster bombs
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Published: 25.08.06, 08:02
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31. palistidiot
HS ,   USA   (08.25.06)
And don't you forget where you'd be without the iranian, syrian and other terrorist countries behind you.
32. To Harissa 26. 3000 years!
(08.25.06)
Where there Jews in the Holy Land in the past 2000 years? Please go read some history books. What you call Jews mostly left or converted to christianity and later islam. Bunch of them are todays Palestinians for your info.
33. Cluster bombs non-issue
SR ,   NYC   (08.25.06)
Again double-standard is at work. How come no one is upset about Hizbollah using katyushas stuffed with ball bearings, targeting civilians SPECIFICALLY!?
34. State Dept. & cluster bombs
Stuart ,   Jackson, MS, USA   (08.25.06)
I wouldn't worry too much about this. The State Dept. is staffed with bureucrats who have never been friends of Israel. Fortunately, their influence on US foreign policy is checked by friends in the executive branch and in Congress who recognize that Israel is an ally and WILL receive US support. Period. If this "investigation" lets the enemies believe that the US is being "impartial" in reviewing Israel's conduct of the recent Lebanese conflict, so much the better.
35. Wake up.
Tal ,   Tel Aviv   (08.25.06)
"State Department officials doubted sanctions will be imposed on Israel but said the probe might ease criticism by Arab states and commentators over the Bush administration's support for Israel's military actions in southern Lebanon. " Bingo! This is the same exact reason Bush held hands with France by co-authoring that awful cease fire resolution. Same exact reason he rushed to a cease-fire! All it did was embolden Hezbollah, Syria and Iran. Right at the moment Israel came to their senses and decided to widen the war it was all over. Why no one on our conservative side is willing to discuss this is nothing short of a crime. Israel has no one. That is why the whole world kicks them around. A war was waged against Israel and once again Israel is the devil. All the above does is make the devil horns all the more visible. In the end even our friends are our enemies. Pathetic. But there is more. All the silent conservatives can blame the arabist State Department. Well Bush sent Condi Rice to the ME. He called for the cease fire. He pushed Israel into the corner not being able to not accept it. If he wanted the plug pulled on this probe just like he wanted the plug pulled on the war he could do it! Just like that. Congratulations Syria, Iran and Hezbollah. You won this round against the US the strongest country on the planet. Pathetic.
36. LETS PROBE HIZABALLAH , WHY ISRAEL
DACON9 ,   USA   (08.25.06)
LETS PROBE KOFI ANNON LETS PROBE THE ENTIRE UN LET PROBE IRAN LETS PROBE SYRIA LETS PROBE SAUDIA ARABIA LETS PROBE HAMAS LETS PROBE FATAH WHY PROBE ISRAEL WASNT THAT A WAR TO WIN ? OR WAS THAT A WAR TO LOSE LIKE VIET NAM ?
37. Let's Make our Own
Sam Weinstein ,   USA   (08.25.06)
I am tired of the US always imposeing their will on Israel and tyeing her hands all the time in a fight to defend herself. It's time to make our own weapons.
38. Ball bearings are IN, Clusterbombs are OUT
Alan ,   SA   (08.25.06)
39. to #7
Chava ,   Israel   (08.25.06)
Jews established this concept of what is Israel eons before muslims were even small particles in their mother's wombs.
40. #24 '...weapons..."
Tom Bertenshaw ,   Stillwater. OK USA   (08.25.06)
The last phrase of your last sentence is correct...the rest...well....
41. LAND OF MILK AND HONEY
DACON9 ,   LOOK AT THIS   (08.25.06)
MILK = SOUL OF THE PEOPLE HONEY = SWEET FAITH FOR 'GD' WHERE WILL OUR HELP COME FROM? FROM YOU O MIGHTY 'GD'
42. #32
Meggie A ,   Israel   (08.25.06)
Go back to sleep, idiot. You know NADA.
43. #12 WACKO WANDA - "Slitting throats"?
Da Sphincter   (08.25.06)
What are you on lady? Seeing too many cartoons depicting Israelis as "baby killers"?
44. NY Times
Adam ,   USA   (08.25.06)
Who cares how Israel used the cluster bombs I hope they used them on lots of civilian areas so maybe these stupid arab women and children would step on them and just blow themselves up. That way they can't grow up to be suicide bombers or Hezbollah terrorist fighters. This is all a bunch of bull in my book since the state department is full of a bunch of anti-semites anyways this whole thing is a joke just to try and please their arab masters. These freaking stupid arabs just need to die they are all bad and will never change since they are brainwashed by their own clerics. This is like the middle ages when the catholic church had all this power and basically could influence any government it wanted to. The clerics here are doing the same thing making the people hate Israel and the Jews and thinking that blowing themselves up will somehow benefit humanity. These are really sick and demented people that were talking about!!
45. Israel is our dog...
Frank ,   SC USA   (08.25.06)
We say jump, you say what? How high, that's right.
46. #5 YOU"RE LATE FOR YOUR WORK ACCIDENT
Da Sphincter   (08.25.06)
47. TO #44
HALUTZ THE TUZ   (08.25.06)
NOW U KNOW WHY THE WHOLE WORLD INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF THE U.S DOES NOT LIKE YOU PEOPLE I FEEL SORRY FOR A PEOPLE THAT'S BEEN CURSED THROUGH OUT HISTORY MAYBEE IT'S TIME TO LOOK INSIDE FOR SOME INTROSPECTION?
48. aimed cluster bomb > unaimed katusya rocket
chad ,   tn usa   (08.25.06)
Have any takers on this one? I suppose you could "aim" a cluster bomb but it will still sweep an area. It seems to hint that Israel didn't know what they were targeting.
49. USE CLUSTER BOMB ON THE NEW YORK TIMES - DONT BUY IT
(08.25.06)
50. Salem its good you live in the UK you need to learn English
Mike ,   Israel   (08.25.06)
51. Count Dracula your having one of your wet dreams!
Mike ,   Israel   (08.25.06)
If you knew what your talking about you would know that in your F16 the whole computer systems are Israeli made, your smart bombs are all Israeli know how, Your tanks yep you guesed it all Israeli know how. Now a good start for you would be to learn some facts and keep your mouth shut. Yep that would be good.
52. #12 what are you smoking???
Mike ,   Israel   (08.25.06)
Have you ever heard of the term, "dont throw stones from a glass house honey" Let me ask you does wearing a US marine uniform give you the right to rape, murder, torture Iraqes? Shoul i gone one wanda? Your an air head bimbo darlin, go get your hair done or something.
53. Adam #44, time to shoulder responsibility.
Mustafa ,   Egypt   (08.25.06)
Adam, Do you realize that your ideas are violation of your country law . If you declare them to the American authorities you will be charged for provocation of terror, genocide and least of all anti-Semitism against your cousins; Arab Semites.
54. #51 keep using junk F16s
Tony ,   ME USA   (08.25.06)
We already have the second next generation ready who cares if everything in F16s are your know how. You know how an obsolete one, you keep dreaming. if we didn't keep your diapers tight, the whole ME would be stinking now!
55. All we are saying is Give Peace a Chance
John Lennon ,   Liverpool, England   (08.25.06)
All we are saying is Give Peace a Chance. Repeat as necessary...
56. guilty both ways
Mustafa ,   Egypt   (08.25.06)
Do you believe the jock of ball-bearing packed Hezbollah rockets. Even if ever had been used, those rockets would not have had a fraction of the scandal of using cluster bombs by Israel in populated areas? I think the Israelis would not have missed the opportunity to make a counter propaganda; had this story had whatever little impact. It was lately unraveled by the UN that 267 sites in S. Lebanon were hit by cluster bombs. Thousands of live submunitions at risk of exploding have been recorded . Had Israel aimed cluster bombs at targets, its intelligence- IDF have approved, then it is a deliberately committed crime. Failure to recognize by Israel that these were not suitable targets is in fact the condemnation-disaster for Israel. So, Israel is guilty on both ways.
57. THE PROBLEM
NR ,   USA   (08.25.06)
THE WHOLE MIDDLE EAST IS FIGHTING OVER RELIGIOUS DOCTRINES THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BASIS IN FACT. LET SOMEBODY SHOW ME A DEED TO THE LANDS CLAIMED BY ANT PARTY, THERE ISN'T ONE. 3000 YR OLD CLAIMS TO THIS PIECE OF LAND HAVE NO BASIS IN REALITY. GOD IS FAITH "NOT" REALITY. DEATH IS REALITY. HOW COULD THE GOD OF ISRAEL AND OF ISLAM, BY THE WAY IT IS RUMORED TO BE THE SAME GOD, BE ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES AND HAVE BOTH SIDES BE RIGHT. THIS CONFLICT ALONE DESCRIBES GOD AS HAVING TO BE FALLABLE, YET GOD CANNOT BE WRONG!! IT BOILS DOWN TO SUPERSTICIOUS MEN FIGHTING IN THE NAME OF A HUMAN MANIFISTATION OF HUMAN FRAILTY, A SITUATION MAN HAS TERMED "GOD" !!!
58. this is a joke, right?
Ahmad Abouali ,   Nablus   (08.25.06)
So, the US did not know that Israel had been, for 34 days, using cluster bombs against women, children, and old people?!?! really, I have news for Ynet: Lebanon can be seen from any satellite hovering over it, the same satellite that guides all "smart" weapons that Israel used.. LOL
59. Appeasing lest we upset those who would kill us.
D- ,   San Diego, USA   (08.25.06)
We lead the world in the fight for freedom ? I guess 9-11 "changed everything" (as long as we're only talking about 9-11). Hezbollah was an organized army attacking Israel. - End of investigation. There. Can I please have half of the money I just saved the US on this stupid investigation ?
60. to 3
to 3   (08.25.06)
in case u didnt know all the f-16 that we r getting from usa i was in aif i saw that we put our thecnology and many more http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/Templates/Homepage/Homepage.aspx?FolderID=203 your goverment is limit us of devloping wepson in case u dont know too have a nice weekend
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