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POPSIsrael wishes you a White Phosphorus New Year Gaza dogs! Israel have been using White Phosphorus incendiary bombs on the civilians of Gaza. It is illegal to do so. However, the US can't point the finger because it used the so-called "Shake and Bake" attack on the civilians of Fallujah in Iraq. White phosphorus is the constituent of napalm that makes it keep burning under water. Whie phosphorus is so reactive that it splits water molecules creating hydrogen and oxygen, which is why it can keep burning.
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POPSRobert Fisk on the Israeli attacks on gaza Excellent article, of which the following snip is just one part of his commentary. Robert Fisk is one of my favourite commentator son the Middle East. Well worth reading if you are following this news topic. Another bit I liked: Is Hamas going to say: "Wow, this blitz is awesome – we'd better recognise the state of Israel, fall in line with the Palestinian Authority, lay down our weapons and pray we are taken prisoner and locked up indefinitely and support a new American 'peace process' in the Middle East!" ...
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POPSThe Guardian on the Palestinian Massacres According to an interview in The Nation with Lakhdar Brahimi, a UN troubleshooter in the Middle East: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090112/crossette The elections are soon and Ehud wants to pump up his public support. Especially since the Lebanon assaulty was a failure. What a prick.