Saturday, September 16, 2006

Cluster bombs on Lebanon

I agree: monstrous.
Will anyone be held accountable, I wonder.
Probably not, eh?
International law only applies to weak nations.
The strong ones are a law unto themselves...
"What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in cluster bombs," the head of an IDF rocket unit in Lebanon said regarding the use of cluster bombs and phosphorous shells during the war.

Quoting his battalion commander, the rocket unit head stated that the IDF fired around 1,800 cluster bombs, containing over 1.2 million cluster bomblets.



The cluster rounds which don't detonate on impact, believed by the United Nations to be around 40% of those fired by the IDF in Lebanon, remain on the ground as unexploded munitions, effectively littering the landscape with thousands of land mines which will continue to claim victims long after the war has ended.

Because of their high level of failure to detonate, it is believed that there are around 500,000 unexploded munitions on the ground in Lebanon.
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Sunday, September 10, 2006


flower. pretty! Posted by Picasa

little hunter that signals autumn. they are out in full force, and quite big already. must be the mosquito's we have in such great numbers :) Posted by Picasa

lovebirds (meerkoet, Fulica atra) Posted by Picasa

delicate windfriend Posted by Picasa

summer Posted by Picasa

isnt this a pretty one?? Posted by Picasa

another one hidden away in the grass... Posted by Picasa

carrying the weight Posted by Picasa

in hidden dark corners Posted by Picasa

here are some tough fella's, they shove roughly through the earth and look ready for a fight. Posted by Picasa

no beauty prizes here Posted by Picasa

trees, colours and textures Posted by Picasa

some more shrooms Posted by Picasa

come on, i want to GO already!!! Posted by Picasa

dappled ground Posted by Picasa

invasion! Posted by Picasa

Even more! Posted by Picasa

a closer look Posted by Picasa

dainty Posted by Picasa

some more autumn visitors Posted by Picasa

eikeltjes! Posted by Picasa

another flurry of wild mushrooms Posted by Picasa

signs of autumn Posted by Picasa

flowers Posted by Picasa

some more flowers at the waterside Posted by Picasa