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	Use of Illegal Weapons

Djiezes

7-31-2006 12:17 PM

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illegal weapons, uranium, depleted uranium, cluster bombs, bombs, war, convention, geneva, nuremburg, law, international, international law

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7-31-2006 10:28 PM

willhelm

Great clip, but is Hezbollah bound by the Geneva Conventions. They have broken all but #4 and I am sure they would break that one if they could.

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