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War Crime du Jour: Israel Deploys White Phosphorus Shells
by C. L. Cook
When regarding the Christmas massacre conducted against the captive population of Palestine by the Israeli army in the name of the people of Israel's security, one is left to wonder: How deeply into Israel's vast arsenal must the IDF dig before the world's leaders act?
Do we wait until the nuclear option is put on the table? "Bunker busters" are already deployed; cluster bombs and the usual array of missiles, bombs, and bullets rained down on civilians and the civilian infrastructure. Hospitals, universities, police stations, mosques, and apartment blocks. Have we missed anything?
Today, picture proof of Israel's further degradation.
The first image is of a white phosphorus test shell;
the second was taken in Gaza yesterday.
as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza. (Bernat Armangue/Associated Press)
Of course, Israel has a history of using white phosphorus against civilians in Lebanon in 2006;
as their supplier, the United States of America did in Falluja, Iraq.
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I saw the footage on the news..., Lowly rated comment [Show]
written by timmy, January 06, 2009
Every country with military has "white Phosphorous" shells in their inventory, US, Russia, China , EU etc...it is used for smoke screens, signaling, etc. It is NOT banned by Geneva or any other bodies.
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written by clcook, January 08, 2009
Within the US Army, there appears to be conflicting advice on the use of WP against humans. According to the field manual on the Rule of Land Warfare, "The use of weapons which employ fire, such as tracer ammunition, flamethrowers, napalm and other incendiary agents, against targets requiring their use is not violative of international law."[31] However, the ST 100-3 Battle Book, a student text published by the US Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth states that "It is against the law of land warfare to employ WP against personnel targets."[32] At the same time, other field manuals discuss the use of white phosphorus against personnel.[33]
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