I thought the current Israeli rationale for the heavy bombing of one of the world’s most densely populated areas (6,000 inhabitants per square kilometer) is that it uses “smart” weapons. The same “smart” weapons the US used when it invaded Iraq.
“Smart” weapons (as opposed to stupid ones, I guess) are supposed to only go after the bad guys. If you used stupid weapons, (ie shot at a crowd in an indiscriminate fashion) you could be guilty of committing war crimes.
So how does a “smart” weapon hit the UN headquarters, incinerating one of the very few (if not only) food sources Gazans have at the moment?
You’d think if you’d already hit a UN truck delivering relief supplies to the area during a so-called 3 hour ceasefire period and killed the UN worker driving the truck, you’d be a little more careful the next time your “smart” bombs targeted something with massive UN flags and signs posted all over it.
Like the UN headquarters.
Especially, when, um, the actual head of the United Nations happens to be visiting that particular UN office.
Unless of course your weapons weren’t so smart after all.
Or if you didn’t care one way or the other.
Latest stats, courtesy of my new favorite newspaper, The Independent:
19 Number of days that the conflict has been going on.
2,360 Number of Israeli airstrikes so far.
1,013 Number of Palestinianskilled so far.
670 Number of casualties whoare civilians.
225 Number of childcasualties.
69 Number ofwomen casualties.
4,700 Number of Palestinians wounded.
10 Number of Israelisoldiers killed.
4 Number of Israelis killed by friendly fire.
3 Number of Israeli civilians hit by rockets fired from Gaza.
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