Posted on 09/14/2006 8:40:07 AM PDT by epluribus_2
LONDON - The militant Shiite group Hezbollah committed war crimes in its deliberate targeting of civilians in the recent conflict with Israel, Amnesty International said in a report on Thursday.
The London-based human rights group said the guerrillas fired nearly 4,000 rockets into northern Israel, killing 43 civilians, seriously injuring 33 others and forcing hundreds of thousands to take refuge or flee.
About a quarter of all rockets — some packed with thousands of metal ball bearings — were fired directly into urban areas, it added in a document called “Under fire — Hezbollah’s attacks on northern Israel”.
It was only because Israeli civilians fled their homes or took shelter in bunkers that prevented a higher death toll, it said.
“The scale of Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli cities, towns and villages, the indiscriminate nature of the weapons used and statements from the leadership confirming their intent to target civilians make it all too clear that Hezbollah violated the laws of war,” said Amnesty’s secretary-general Irene Khan.
“The fact that Israel has also committed serious violations in no way justifies violations by Hezbollah. Civilians must not be made to pay the price for unlawful conduct on either side.”
Amnesty’s claims come less than a month after it called for both sides to be investigated for “grave violations” of human rights law, accusing Israel of “indiscriminate and disproportionate” attacks on civilian infrastructure and war crimes.
During the month-long conflict, Amnesty said Hezbollah’s firing of Katyusha rockets into urban areas flouted the principle in international law of distinguishing between civilian and military targets.
“In the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the suffering of civilians on both sides has been repeatedly ignored with those responsible escaping all accountability,” Khan said.
“Justice is urgently needed if respect for the rules of war is ever to be taken seriously — and that means accountability for the perpetrators of war crimes and reparations for the victims.”
We need the frozen hell pics...
ITS ABOUT FING TIME!
Is there a crack in the Leftist / Terrorist Front?
This is just to put more teeth into their disproportionate condemnation of Israel.
No,I didn't think so.
i can see pigs fying outside my window
AI came out against Israel on August 22, 2006
Maybe they have one jewish lawyer who just couldn't take it any more and snapped.
And another three quarters that were fired at urban areas but missed.
I'm keeping running tabs on the End Days.....
Bruce Lindsey attacks ABC.
Guardian attacks BBC.
Amnesty Intl condemns hizbollah.
Where's those darned lions and lambs?
"Amnesty International said in a report on Thursday."
First the Eagles got back together, now this.
Hell really is freezing over this time.
Still no word from Amnesty on Hezbullah's habit of hiding behind civilians... ;)
Satan must be wearing long johns today 'cause it must be very cold down there.
Tigers about to win the American Central Division... HEADS DOWN AND PRAY FAST - THE END IS VEEERY NEAR!
I am surprised that Amnesty didnt say Hezballah were great philanthropists for supplying the Israeli kids with ball-bearings to play marbles with.
Maybe they are waking up and then agaion ,maybe they see their credibility slipping and are making a last gasp effort while someone still believes them.
Don't fall for this liberal con.
They say something like this once in a blue moon, then spend 99.9% of the time attacking the US and Israel with foaming mouth bias.
But when someone questions their rediculous bias, they go, "Hey look, right here, we condemned Hezbollah in 2006, etc, etc..."
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