Israel broke US arms deal terms


	Israel broke US arms deal terms

jklugman

1-29-2007 12:29 PM

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2-11-2007 12:09 AM

willhelm

You say "broke". The article says "probably broke".
The article is biased because it presents no objective foundation or views.
You are clearly a bigoted.

2-11-2007 1:40 PM

jklugman

You say "broke". The article says "probably broke".

??? I didn't say anything. I used the same headline the BBC did.

The article is biased because it presents no objective foundation or views.

The article is reporting on a US State Department report. If you have information that the BBC is mischaracterizing the report I would love to hear it.

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  Israel 'broke US arms deal terms'
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Israel probably violated the terms of its arms deals with Washington by using American-made cluster bombs in Lebanon last year, a US government report says.
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The State Department probed Israel's use of cluster bombs in civilian areas of southern Lebanon during the 34-day conflict with Hezbollah.
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US-made weapons are sold to the Israeli military with restriction on their use.
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Cluster bombs can scatter hundreds of small bomblets over a wide area, and their use has been widely criticised.
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The US government has now sent a preliminary report on its investigation into the matter to the US Congress.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross called for a ban on the use of cluster bombs in populated areas, because of the indiscriminate civilian deaths they caused.
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