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crashfrog

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Message 13 of 300 (333920)
07-21-2006 8:09 AM

Reply to: Message 3 by Buzsaw
07-20-2006 11:33 PM

Re: Terrorists To Blame

I see you totally ignored my point that terrorists likely use the emergency equipment to move war supplies et al.

The Red Crescent doesn't let them do this. And regardless of terrorist propensities which may or may not be true, it's a violation of the Geneva Conventions to fire upon clearly-marked emergency vehicles.

That was a convoy of ambulances. It was not a convoy of terrorists, and the fact that Israel fired on it does not prove that it was. Israel committed a war crime. They did not fire on terrorists. They fired on medical personnel.

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Message 14 of 300 (333921)
07-21-2006 8:11 AM

Reply to: Message 11 by Faith
07-21-2006 4:55 AM

Re: Terrorists To Blame

There's no doubt they knew for sure that the ambulances were a camouflage.

But this is nonsense. We know for absolutely sure that they were just ambulances. No weapons, no terrorists, nothing.

It's a violation of the Geneva Conventions to fire on a Red Cross/Red Crescent vehicle. There's absolutely nothing that Israel "knew."

Again - the fact that Israel bombed these ambulances doesn't prove that the ambulances were full of terrorists.

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Message 18 of 300 (333957)
07-21-2006 11:42 AM

Reply to: Message 15 by Buzsaw
07-21-2006 11:05 AM

Re: Hitting ambulances

Concerning the amulance matter, likely one or two medical vehicles were hit either accidently or due to suspected missuse

"Suspected misuse" is not a valid reason to violate the Geneva Conventions, to which Israel is a signatory.

Much as it's invalid to claim "suspected trickery" as a justification for shooting the doctor who's trying to treat you.

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Message 41 of 300 (334248)
07-22-2006 10:05 AM

Reply to: Message 16 by Faith
07-21-2006 11:40 AM

Re: Terrorists To Blame

The idea that Israel would commit such a violation at all, and especially considering their position in public opinion, is absurd.

Sigh... once again, Faith, the fact that you're an Israel partisan is not evidence that Israel is incapable of committing a war crime.

Where is your evidence please?

The smoking ruin of the ambulances and the eyewitnesses. What's your evidence? The fact that Israel bombed an ambulance is not evidence that the ambulance was carrying weapons. It was an aid mission for the United Arab Emerates. Is it your contention that the UAE is supplying military aid to Hizballah? Based on what evidence?

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