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#WarCrime
"Thanks to #socialmedia, this 2005 report resurfaced this year. It was shared so widely that it ended up ranking #14 in our list of the most-viewed segments of 2013 on #democracynow.org."#Pentagon Reverses Position and Admits #US. #Troops Used #WhitePhosphorus Against #Iraqis in #Fallujah
The U.S. government has now admitted its troops used white phosphorus as an #incendiary weapon against Iraqis during the assault on Fallujah a year ago. #Chemicalweapons experts say such attacks are in violation of international law banning the use of chemical weapons. We speak with columnist George #Monbiot and the news director of RAI TV, the Italian TV network that produced the film "Fallujah: The Hidden Massacre." [includes rush transcript]
Peter Kaiser, of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, said, "Chemicals used against humans or animals that cause harm or death through the toxic properties of the chemical are considered chemical weapons."
White phosphorus is often compared to napalm because it combusts spontaneously when exposed to oxygen and can burn right through skin to the bone.
http://www.democracynow.org/2005/11/17/pentagon_reverses_position_and_admits_u
#usa #iraq #war
#WarCrime
"Thanks to #socialmedia, this 2005 report resurfaced this year. It was shared so widely that it ended up ranking #14 in our list of the most-viewed segments of 2013 on #democracynow.org."#Pentagon Reverses Position and Admits #US. #Troops Used #WhitePhosphorus Against #Iraqis in #Fallujah
The U.S. government has now admitted its troops used white phosphorus as an #incendiary weapon against Iraqis during the assault on Fallujah a year ago. #Chemicalweapons experts say such attacks are in violation of international law banning the use of chemical weapons. We speak with columnist George #Monbiot and the news director of RAI TV, the Italian TV network that produced the film "Fallujah: The Hidden Massacre." [includes rush transcript]
Peter Kaiser, of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, said, "Chemicals used against humans or animals that cause harm or death through the toxic properties of the chemical are considered chemical weapons."
White phosphorus is often compared to napalm because it combusts spontaneously when exposed to oxygen and can burn right through skin to the bone.
http://www.democracynow.org/2005/11/17/pentagon_reverses_position_and_admits_u
Tensions are rising between #Russia and the #West – and the #UK must accept its responsibility
Is it any wonder that #Russia is boosting its air defences in Kaliningrad? They see the Western moves as aggressive and theirs as defensive. We see it the other way round.
#Russia #US #UK #Syria #warIt is almost a quarter of a century since the Soviet Union’s collapse, yet over the past week or so you could be forgiven for forgetting that this global cataclysm had ever happened. The war of words over Syria at the UN General Assembly last month has escalated into a war of images, and fears are being stoked about Russia’s intentions.
Is it any wonder that #Russia is boosting its air defences in Kaliningrad? They see the Western moves as aggressive and theirs as defensive. We see it the other way round.
It is almost a quarter of a century since the Soviet Union’s collapse, yet over the past week or so you could be forgiven for forgetting that this global cataclysm had ever happened. The war of words over Syria at the UN General Assembly last month has escalated into a war of images, and fears are being stoked about Russia’s intentions.
