3 posts tagged “war crimes”

"Emotions are understandably running high on all sides.''  Ya think?

Even 'fair and balanced' CNN gets that this airstrike on Qana is horrific.  Interesting that in the news segment I just watched the Israeli spokesperson said that it was accidental, while in the BBC article linked above it says that they were targeting the building.  CNN international didn't have any reporters on the ground in Qana (probably too dangerous, much like Iraq), so they just streamed the LDC broadcast (a Christian Lebanese station).  Israeli attacks on civilians has made this into a Lebanese/Israeli clash, no longer just about Hezbullah.  What was notable about the LDC stream was how graphic the footage was (can't believe CNNI showed it), and the way it was interspersed with shots of Rice shaking hands with Olmert and Siniora cancelling the proposed meeting with Rice in light of this attack.  The inescapable visual conclusion to be drawn from the footage was that these women and children (several dozen) were killed with American approval (and weaponry). Btw, whatever happened to Iraq?  Is it a democracy now? Is that why it hasn't been featured in the news the last couple of weeks?

Theater Tribunal near you: war crimes trials!  As if.  Just mentioning war crimes gets you put on a super-double secret future detainee list.  Ooops.