Breaking research finds US weapons in Gaza

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=11787&tr=y&auid=4542038

Amnesty International researchers came across many US made white phosphorus artillery carrier shells, and fragments of other US produced weapons, throughout Gaza. We consider the repeated use of white phosphorus in densely-populated civilian areas a form of indiscriminate attack, and amounts to a war crime. Since 2001, the USA has been by far the major supplier of conventional arms to Israel, including government to government as well as private commercial sales. In addition to this trade, the USA has provided large funding each year for Israel to procure arms despite US legislation that restricts such aid to consistently gross human rights violators. Call for a US government investigation into Israel's potential misuse of US made weapons in Gaza.

More info-

http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/israel/occupied-palestinian-territories/investigate-misuse-of-us-weapons-in-gaza/page.do?id=1641009

By the way, from that article-

According to Article 16 of the International Law Commission's Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, "A State which aids or assists another State in the commission of an internationally wrongful act by the latter is internationally responsible for doing so if: (a) that State does so with knowledge of the circumstances of the internationally wrongful act; and (b) the act would be internationally wrongful if committed by that State."

Both Israel and the US are guilty.

Judging from responses so far.

But Shawn Penn's speech was pretty awesome.

It was but this is important as well.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=11787

"To: Secretary Clinton

Copy To:
- Ambassador Karen Stewart, Acting Assistant Secretary, Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
- Thomas Goldberger, Director of the Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs...."


Thanks for posting.

the recent votes in Congress, still worth a few minutes just in case.

stopped selling of cluster bombs. But, Obama voted for it. (He and Kerry were the only then likely to run Senators to do so. ) It might be better to send the petition to Obama - as he, not HRC makes the policy anyway.

What's a little white phosphorus between friends (or sworn enemies) when you're trying to bring about the Second Coming? Jesus would surely understand that we just did it because we wanted him to show up and mete out a little justice, heaven-style. Uh, just so there's no confusion, we're talking "justice" for everyone else; we're sort of counting on that whole "forgiveness of sins" thing. So, if that's not the case, then why don't we just let bygones be bygone, and quit looking backwards to the past?

Israel is denying the Amnesty International report. Saying it's flawed. The methodology was supposedly done in conjunction with Hamasw, they're claiming. But that isn't the case, says AI.

No link to be found on the BBC site yet.

..... just not in Iraq.

Weapons are our biggest export, and Israel our biggest customer, and murderous occupation is our own modus operandi. You won't find anyone in the U.S. Bipartisan Foreign Policy Establishment who has a problem with this. Israel knows it has carte blanche to brutalize an occupied and oppressed people however it chooses.

sw

I felt this was important. Even if these munitions have just found their way into the hands of Hamas, I think it's important that we start the process of drying out as a military drunk country.

Cheers.