The "expert" who blames Israel of Gaza beach blast From Haaretz: â€...the British newspaper The Independent on Wednesday quoted a former Pentagon “battle damage expert,†who visited the site of the incident, as saying that “all the evidence points†to a “155mm Israeli land-based artillery shell†as the cause of the blast. “According to the report, Marc Garlasco also called for an independent inquiry into the deaths, saying that physical evidence, including shell fragments, shrapnel and the type of injuries ‘made Israeli shelling easily the likeliest cause.’†His background? From Mother Jones: Marc Garlasco is the senior military analyst at...