SteveGrenard
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Somebody has really lost it.
They hit A BUILDING in a village that was near a rocket emplacement. I agree they need to pin point their targets better but it was still close to the village and to the building hit.
Hezbollah is to blame. Finish reading the Israeli side of the account in the CNN article.
Israeli said it targeted Qana because it was a base for hundreds of rockets launched at Israeli, including 40 that injured five Israelis on Sunday. Israel said it had warned civilians several days before to leave the village.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=33a4a1a7-35b4-48ed-9c4a-9786ffc0dd14&k=52830"One must understand the Hezbollah is using their own civilian population as human shields," said Israeli Foreign Ministry official Gideon Meir. "The Israeli defence forces dropped leaflets and warned the civilian population to leave the place because the Hezbollah turned it into a war zone."
Hamas Leader Khaled Meshaal called for more resistance against Israel in response to Sunday's attack on the Lebanese village. "The only response to this ugly massacre is an acceleration of the resistance in Lebanon and Palestine," Mr. Meshaal told Reuters.
I say it is regretable that is enough motivation to try to get people out (as realisticly possible). But not enough motivation to stop fighting.If it were acceptable, there would not be rescue missions of people caught in Libanon.
And what constitutes the former?
Did I just execute every terrorist in the previous scenario.... no I didn't.The same can be said about other criminals: They teach each other to become better criminals.
Are you suggesting that we should get rid of prisons and just start executing all criminals?
Does the use of human shields by Hezbollah do nothing to you?The deaths of 37 children mean nothing to you?
On CBS News' Face the Nation, Siniora, sidestepped the issue of whether Rice was disinvited. When Bob Schieffer asked him about it he said: "Well, what I've said to Secretary Rice, that we have been all the past days working and trying to find out a way to really bring nimmediate cease-fire.
Siniora is viewed by many as a moderate voice in Lebanese politics. Which is what made something he said at another point in the interview especially chilling.
Schieffer asked Siniora about reports that Hezbollah had threatened to avenge the Qana incident. The Lebanese prime minister said rather matter of factly: "Look, Bob, you know that blood calls for blood."
I didn't realize Claus you were pro-Hezbollah since the fact that Hezbollah used these unfortunate innocents as human shields doesn't seem to concern you:
What this really has done is set back the peace process ...not because of what Israel has done but because of what both sides have done. If psyops weaponry were used this wouldn't have happened.
Reports filtering in is that the dead in this incident were from just two large families hunkered down in one building. The rest of the village was evacuated in response to Israel's leaflet & broadcasting campaign to get out because they were going to attack Hezbollah positions in the town.
The father of one of the families who miraculously survived the bombing has called for his dead children to become martyrs and to ratchet up the attack on the Israeli invaders as well. He claims his family and those of the other family didn't get out because the roads were blocked.
Speculating about this one would have to wonder how others got out but he and his family did not. I am so glad the patriarch is alive and well and ranting so we can learn more from him although he has the world's condolences if he wants them.
2. Hezbollah had situated an operating kayusha rocket launching emplacement in this village which it uses to attack Israel.
3. Although warned, two families did not evacuate and stayed in town resulting in the deaths.
I wonder how many brave Hezbollah fighters also were killed? Probably none as the cowards hid out of harms way.
Does the use of human shields by Hezbollah do nothing to you?
What a callous statement. His children are dead, together with many others. And you immediately point your finger at this man.
Larsen:
You forget that I know what its like to be a non-muslim who lost a child. I am sorry but these muslim parents who rationalize their losses by calling for martydom for their dead children pisses me off. It pisses me off when these parents send their children out with a bomb strapped around them or allow them to be used as shields for terrorists under attack such as Hezbollah or Hamas.
It remains to be seen if these families were kept in a building possibly laden with explosives deliberately or not.
It concerns me that other villagers evacuated but these families did not.
I appreciate the logistics of moving such a large group but I understand this was part of the UN's job in the region .... to evacuate families in areas being targeted by israel since Israel gives advance notice in writing. Yes I brought up the fact that a claim was made the road was blocked. I can see how Israel would want to prevent entry into the village after it was evacuated by bombing the roads. Sadly for these families it may've prevented them from leaving.
How can you be sure of that?They couldn't escape, Steve.
How can you be sure of that?
Not those who survived.Aren't they dead?
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-Andrew
Right......They said so.
There are always some people who are too stupid to run from danger. The ones that survive will often claim that they coulcn't escape.You think they would have stayed if they could have escaped?
Right......
There are always some people who are too stupid to run from danger. The ones that survive will often claim that they coulcn't escape.
This father did not send his child out with a bomb strapped around them. He did not allow his child to be used as shields for terrorists.