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  1. Posted

    Oh so he wasnt directly involved in the operation? Why did he get sacked then? Was it just random?

    Nemesis said

    Quote[/b] ]he was cleared of responsibility for it
    , which he was obviosly not, otherwise the report wouldnt say this:
    Quote[/b] ]We have found, as has been detailed in this report, that the Minister of Defense bears personal responsibility. In our opinion, it is fitting that the Minister of Defense draw the appropriate personal conclusions arising out of the defects revealed with regard to the manner in which he discharged the duties of his office - and if necessary, that the Prime Minister consider whether he should exercise his authority under Section 21-A(a) of the Basic Law: the Government, according to which "the Prime Minister may, after informing the Cabinet of his intention to do so, remove a minister from office."

  2. Posted

    Nope, Shraon was held personally responsible.

    quote from the Kahan comission:

    Quote[/b] ] We have found, as has been detailed in this report, that the Minister of Defense [Ariel Sharon] bears personal responsibility. In our opinion, it is fitting that the Minister of Defense draw the appropriate personal conclusions arising out of the defects revealed with regard to the manner in which he discharged the duties of his office - and if necessary, that the Prime Minister consider whether he should exercise his authority under Section 21-A(a) of the Basic Law: the Government, according to which "the Prime Minister may, after informing the Cabinet of his intention to do so, remove a minister from office."

    Get your "facts" straight. Report

  4. Posted

    if Israel wouldn't invade Lebanon the first time, Hezbolah wouldn't exist.

    And why exactly did Israel enter that place to begin with?

    By the way: Hizballah were there -

    Quote[/b] ]Retired Canadian Major General Lewis Mackenzie was interviewed on CBC radio, and had some very interesting news about the UN observer post hit by Israeli shells; the Canadian peacekeeper killed there had previously emailed Mackenzie telling him that Hizballah was using their post as cover. (Hat tip: Isadore.)
    Quote[/b] ]We received emails from him a few days ago, and he was describing the fact that he was taking fire within, in one case, three meters of his position for tactical necessity, not being targeted. Now that’s veiled speech in the military. What he was telling us was Hezbollah soldiers were all over his position and the IDF were targeting them. And that’s a favorite trick by people who don’t have representation in the UN. They use the UN as shields knowing that they can’t be punished for it.

    No HizbAllah, huh? What's more is -

    hezlove002.jpg

    That's a picture from the outpost in question. The flag on the right is the flag of HizbAllah.

    Source for the claim that that pic is from the murdersite of 4 UN soldiers? Pic taken when?

  5. Posted

    Talking about warcrimes: The UN's Jan Egeland has condemned the devastation caused by Israeli air strikes in Beirut, saying it is a violation of humanitarian law.

    Quote[/b] ]A visibly moved Mr Egeland expressed shock that "block after block" of buildings had been levelled.

    He said the "disproportionate response" by Israel was a "violation of international humanitarian law".

    He appealed for both sides to halt attacks and said UN supplies of humanitarian aid would begin to arrive in the next few days.

    "But we need safe access," he said. "So far Israel is not giving us access."

    wow_o.gif

  6. Posted

    I think we just made another step forward here, Walker. Once again, you have, indirectly, responded to a post of mine even though you previously declared that you would not do so in the future.

    Ahmadinejad to Europe: Support Iranian Nukes or "Suffer the Consequences

    http://www.jpost.com/servlet....howFull

    Quote[/b] ]Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Europe that it should support his country’s nuclear program or “suffer the consequences.â€

    In an interview to be published in the German Der Spiegel on Sunday, Ahmadinejad also expressed his doubt regarding the Holocaust, saying that even if it had occurred, the Jewish state should have been established in Europe, not in Palestine.

    “I only accept something as the truth if I am truly convinced of it,†he asserted.

    The Iranian president, who previously stated his intention to travel to Germany for the World Cup games that will take place there this summer, said that he had not yet decided on the matter. Iran is one of the 32 nations participating in the world-wide sporting event.

    “My decision depends on a lot of different things,†Ahmadinejad said.

    Hello nemesis, could you please provide your sources for the quotes you provided?

    i allready asked them once, and if you cant back up your "article" , then i will report your post to a moderator for flaimbaiting.

  11. Posted

    Its funny that amnesty international doesnt mention the boy who was supposedly captive in guantamo, alltough they mention this:

    Quote[/b] ]At least three detainees who were under 18 when first detained remain in Guantánamo. They are Mohammed C, a Chadian national picked up in Pakistan, who was transferred to Guantánamo in January 2002 when he was just 15, Omar Khadr, aged 15 when captured in Afghanistan in July 2002, and Yousuf al-Shehri, whose alleged ill-treatment during force-feeding is described above. Mohammed C and Omar Khadr have alleged that they were tortured in US custody, including being beaten, placed in painful shackles, threatened with dogs and subjected to sleep deprivation; Omar Khadr also states he was threatened with rape and had pine solvent poured on him. Throughout their detention, they have been held in the same harsh conditions as adults, including prolonged solitary confinement in Camp V. Neither has been provided with rehabilitation or educational programs consistent with international standards for the treatment of juveniles in custody.

    Source: Amnestys report (a littlebit extensive thatn department of defence´s

    EDIT: im confident that guardians "article" is bull.

  12. Posted

    A precise strike, targeting only the insurgents, carried out by Iraqi troops is likely to create much less resistance as a US siege of a city with civilians getting caught in the crossfire.

    Bombing villages that contain 1 or 2 insurgents is overexcessive use of force. If any civilians die you will create more insurgents instead of disable the resistance movement. Areas where US forces operate have far more active resistance in them then in areas controlled by the other international forces.

    Before Fallujah was besieged, there were estimated to be 4,000 resistance fighters - after word of the events in Fallujah spread, the numbers multiplied to over 100,000.

    Source that.

    http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_insurgency.htm

    That article said no such thing.

  15. Posted

    It's hardly a weakening of civil rights. They still need a warrant to look at the records.

    This is just a law saying that the phone companies must not destroy the records for two years. It's a regulation that aims to bring some consistency. Today some companies keep the records, others don't. Ultimately, it has very little to do with civil rights or even privacy rights as the only way the police are allowed to look at them is if they have a court order.

    On the top of my head, i remember the time was half years...

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