Posted on 08/01/2006 10:36:30 AM PDT by Alouette
Lebanese minister of justice states that Israel's attacks constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and wonders how pictures of Qana did not bring about ceasefire. Red Cross publishes that 28 corpses evacuated from Qana, contrary to Lebanese reports that 57 people were killed
Lebanon is planning to file a lawsuit against Israel in the International Criminal Court. Tuesday, Lebanese Minister of Justice Charles Rizk made a written petition to the Lebanese Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora, asking him to bring up the issue in the next meeting of the Lebanese cabinet, so that the prime minister will be able to collect witnesses in preparation before filing of the complaint.
The minister wrote to the prime minister: "The repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon, on its infrastructure, its citizens, women and children, since July 12 are a grave breech of international law and international agreements. As such, they clearly constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity."
"In preparation for the pursuit of the Israeli enemy in the relevant international courts, and in a bid to punish these crimes and to bring them to justice, the Lebanese government must prepare a comprehensive case that will include and detail all the attacks and crimes committed. This is with the intent that Israel pay restitution on all the physical and moral damages that she caused Lebanon and her citizens," he wrote.
"Accordingly, I request of you to present the issue in the cabinet meeting so that the decision can be made to assign the mission of performing a comprehensive survey of damage caused and of gathering proof of crimes committed to the Defense Ministry or the Ministry of the Interior. This will be done with legal oversight so that it may be passed on at the right moment in order to go after the perpetrators of these crimes," he added.
In addition, Minister Rizk expressed his regret that the "Qana massacre did not horrify the conscience and did not bring about a UN decision for a ceasefire.
The Red Cross published that 28 corpses were evacuated from Qana, 19 of which were children. The report clashes with the Lebanese report that 57 people were killed.
The truth is...Lebanon has failed to stop Hizbollah from conducting war from within its borders. The UN "peace keeping" aside the Lebanese have not lived up to the UN Resolution in which the Israelis withdrew with a promise of no more Hizbollah. Israel fulfilled its part of the bargain while Lebanon has not. Case closed. Pay up Lebanon!
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It is a real shame. I've run into Lebanese (all of the Christian) who loathe the PLO/Hezbollah for what they and the Syrians did to their country. They miss their homeland but couldn't earn much of a living and didn't feel it was a safe place for their families. If everyone would let Israel clean house maybe real Lebanon could be restored. But first all the trash has to be taken out.
"Lebanon: We will sue Israel in Hague"
Even if they win, what army will the Hague use to back it up??
The word is "breach." A "breech" is the part of Hezbollah that the IDF is kicking at the moment.
Well, not enforcing resolution 1559 would seem to qualify!
You nailed it.
It's also part of the gun that Israel is using to kick their butts!
LOL and BINGO - France recently passed "decency legislation" - i.e. no nudes on Parish beaches. What's next, the Chanel burka? Eau de hairy femme skunk fatale?
Oops - meant Paris, not Parish.
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
"International Law" is something that only applies to Israel and the U.S., but never to the terrorists who keep invoking it.
How come they counted each corpse twice?
Why was the screaming man, "who isn't Hezbollah" (but had his house plastered inside with Nazrallah posters) supposedly sleeping alone in his own "unsafe" house, while his "entire family" was sheltering next door, "where it was safe"?
Why weren't there any fighting-age males among the corpses?
So many questions.
It will be completely indifferent to that part.
Japan sues America for widespread damage due to two nuclear blasts....
Close.
The truth is...Not only has Lebanon failed to stop Hizbollah from conducting war from within its borders, but, because Hizbollah is also a political party elected to govern . . . Lebanon itself is guilty of war crimes for the missile attacks into Israel.
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