questioned why Israeli liaison officers had never mentioned Hamas activity in the area[...]which is sort of begging the question. If I tell you there's Hamas in your building, and you flee, does not the Hamas also flee? Ging's point, of course, is that there were no militants in the building, thus no need for either the bombing or the forewarning of a bombing. And since he was in "constant contact" with IDF before the bombing, Ging has another problem: he has Israeli bomb-spotters working for him. He has a mole.
Gunness backs up Ging, saying that Israeli Army officers had "privately admitted" bombing the wrong site. That accounts for yesterday's confusion. Then Gunness ups the ante, saying three white phosphorus shells hit the UN warehouse. And that accounts for why the whole place, hit with three shells, is on fire in all the photos.
Just a refresher: we used white phosphorus on civilians in Iraq. Fine as a flare, but as an anti-personnel weapon, white phosphorus use will get you a date in the Hague. This is largely because it's such an effective anti-personnel weapon:
White phosphorus results in painful chemical burn injuries. The resultant burn typically appears as a necrotic area with a yellowish color and characteristic garliclike odor. White phosphorus is highly lipid soluble and as such, is believed to have rapid dermal penetration once particles are embedded under the skin.
I think it's part of our shared humanity to kill things, to kill them personally, on a human scale, with what weapons we can wield. The thing about WP is its indiscriminate nature: it binds to lipids, anybody's lipids; it seeks out fat and turns it into light. Humans, to Willy Pete, are so much candle wax. So, my point is that anyone who says eradication of most of the population of Gaza for the dual goals of security and leisure is not Israel's goal here is taking you for a ride.
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Speak it brother. SPEAK IT!
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