Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza

A group of soldiers who took part in Israel's assault in Gaza say widespread abuses were committed against civilians under "permissive" rules of engagement.

"Another says: "People were not instructed to shoot at everyone they see, but they were told that from a certain distance when they approach a house, no matter who it is - even an old woman - take them down."
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15 comments:

  1. thankgodimatheistJuly 15, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    Paul Wood
    BBC correspondent
    "Until now, Israel always had a ready answer to allegations of war crimes in Gaza. Claims were, they said, Palestinian propaganda. Now the accusations of abuse are being made by Israeli soldiers.
    The common thread in the testimonies is that orders were given to prevent Israeli casualties whatever the cost in Palestinian lives.
    The Israeli military says past allegations of wrong-doing in Gaza were the result of soldiers recycling rumours.
    But Breaking the Silence has a long - and to many, credible - record in getting soldiers to talk about experiences which might not reflect well on the army."

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  2. vJuly 15, 2009 at 10:06 PM

    If you read the article, you will find a bit down the page another "blonde bombshell" spokesperson -

    ISRAEL'S BLONDE BOMBSHELLS AND REAL BOMBS IN GAZA

    http://notinhisname.blogdrive.com/archive/cm-01_cy-2009_m-01_d-06_y-2009_o-0.html

    Confessions of Israeli soldiers of conscience has been going on for quite some time, you will note the confessions never change which shows a policy pattern -

    Burning Conscience (circa 2005)

    http://www.alternatefocus.org/ConscienceShow.html

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  3. vzaJuly 16, 2009 at 3:07 AM

    Off topic

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - A prominent human rights activist was found dead after being kidnapped in Russia's troubled republic of Chechnya Wednesday, provoking outrage from President Dmitry Medvedev and the international community.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56E40E20090715?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

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  4. mollyJuly 16, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    Yeah, that was horrible, Vza.  Remember when Bush said he looked into Putin's eyes and said he saw a good man or something like that?  Disgusting.  

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  5. mollyJuly 16, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    V, I clicked on the video of a "real mother" on your link and youtube had removed it.  I think you will approve of my previous comment, because, even though I criticized a foreign leader, I managed to work in a criticism of a US "leader". ;)

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  6. vzaJuly 16, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    He said he could see into his soul and see a good man. Yuck. That was probably one of his most stupid comments.
    Putin is a thug. Not a single one of the crimes against journalists and human rights activists has been solved.


    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/world/europe/17chechnya.html

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  7. vzaJuly 16, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    "I think the human rights situation is in crisis in Russia," she added. "We have a deathly silence from the authorities whenever activists, lawyers or journalists are murdered. Not a single person is brought to justice."

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/16/murder-chechnya-natalia-estemirova-russia

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  8. vJuly 16, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    why, why repeat this?

    http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Poland/Lublin/GhettoLiquidated.jpg

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  9. vzaJuly 16, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    <h1>Pressure on Russia to protect rights activists - 16 Jul 09</h1>


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZTHm3prj9s

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  10. vzaJuly 16, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    Pressure on Russia to protect rights activists 
     
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZTHm3prj9s

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  11. vJuly 16, 2009 at 7:28 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUJ4fF2HN4

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  12. vJuly 16, 2009 at 7:44 PM

    <h2>Israel Escalates Racism in Occupied Palestine</h2>

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  13. vJuly 18, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/v/HwU6m205alI

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  14. MaracatuJuly 18, 2009 at 11:18 AM

    Off topic,
    There is much wingnut urinary incontinence over the $1 trillion cost of a proposed health care bill. How are we going to pay for it? What about the increase in the deficit it will cause?  But don't forget to read the fine print. That $1 trillion? It's over a ten-year period. You know what costs $1 trillion every year? The "<span style="text-decoration: underline;">defense</span>" <span style="text-decoration: underline;">budget</span> that not only is doing nothing to "keep us safe" but in fact is doing precisely the opposite, not just for Americans but even more so (much more so) for people in targeted countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and more.

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  15. vJuly 18, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    Yes, but Mara, you have got to understand - we cannot have anything for the people, it must all be for special interest...

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