Comments on: Little Red Balloons

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:06:00 +0000

mack re rami– ouch!!

By: Roy

Roy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:00:00 +0000

A preliminary investigation into the fatal bombing by Israeli forces of a United Nations school in Gaza has found that the Israeli troops had missed their targets by 30 metres.
...
According to the Haaretz newspaper, the investigation found that the army's location system had indicated militants had launched a Qassam rocket into Israel from within a lot adjacent to the courtyard of the UN building.
...
The troops had resorted to using mortars after a technical malfunction precluded the use of a smart missile to take out the rocket launchers.

By: Roy

Roy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:57:00 +0000

Things keep developing:
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied Monday a report that an errant mortar shell fired by its troops caused the casualties at a UN school in Gaza Strip.
...
"We are still sticking by our official position that according to our initial inquiry, the whole thing started when terrorists fired mortar shells from the school compound," said David.
[...and regarding the UN aid worker:]
Yet David denied the accusation, saying that "the initial inquiry indicates that it was not IDF fire that killed him," which mirrors an allegation that he was killed by Hamas snipers targeting the aid workers.

It's not yet settled who's actually responsible. I am curious, though, if it turns out that the aid worker was definitely shot by Palestinian snipers, would the incident suddenly be uninteresting to Kabobfest?

By: Mehammed "Abou" Mack

Mehammed "Abou" Mack — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:27:00 +0000