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Thread #154894   Message #3649370
Posted By: beardedbruce
08-Aug-14 - 10:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: Caliphate
Subject: RE: BS: Caliphate
Jimmy boy,

"Flechettes are missiles deliberately designed to scatter dart-shaped, streamlined fragments into any human being who comes in their path - they have no function other than that - they are anti-personnel weapons
Fact"

TRUE


"They were used indiscriminately in built-up areas making their use a war-crime
Fact"

FALSE- NO indiscriminate use EXCEPT BY HAMAS has been claimed.


"This has been pointed out by independents observers, including the Israeli B'Tsalem
Fact"

FALSE- A SINGLE USE (6 shells, resulting in ONE WOUNDED WOMAN)


"Describing them as merely another form of shrapnel is to support their use - ie to support a war crime
Fact"

FALSE- But IF it were true, than YOUR claim as to Hamas rockets being so harmless is by YOUR definition supporting THAT war crime.


"Israel has just slaughtered around 2000 human beings in the name of 'defence' from these missiles "

FALSE- YOU are ignoring the FACT that a large number of those Palestinians civilians killed IN GAZA are being killed by HAMAS ROCKETS that misfire. I gave the numbers- your failure to comprehend factual information does not in any way impact it's validity.


160 dead children- Digging tunnels for Hamas
30 dead civilians - summarily executed by Hamas
600-1000 HAMAS antipersonnel warheads hitting Gaza - between 1 and 17 civilians killed for each warhead that was acknowledged by Hamas