well, this thread is actually about the incoming Obama administration's launching investigations into possible unlawful acts by the outgoing Bush administration, something I'm all for.
Here's another view on this controversial subject, worth reading.
"Human Rights Watch believes that the use of WP in densely populated areas of Gaza violates the requirement under international humanitarian law to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian injury and loss of life. This concern is amplified given the technique evidenced in media photographs and viewed by Human Rights Watch researchers on January 9 of air-bursting WP projectiles, which spreads the burning wafers over a wider area, thereby increasing the likelihood of civilian casualties and damage to civilian objects."
"WP is not an illegal obscurant or weapon. However, Israel???s use of WP as an obscurant in densely populated areas of Gaza violates the obligation to take all feasible precautions to minimize harm to the civilian population during military operations."
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Papers over 12 years old can now be seen.
Perhaps now we can find how high up Iran Contra and other scandals of the past went.
We can wait another 4 years for Bush 43 and then start the work on them year by year.
Here's another view on this controversial subject, worth reading.
"Human Rights Watch believes that the use of WP in densely populated areas of Gaza violates the requirement under international humanitarian law to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian injury and loss of life. This concern is amplified given the technique evidenced in media photographs and viewed by Human Rights Watch researchers on January 9 of air-bursting WP projectiles, which spreads the burning wafers over a wider area, thereby increasing the likelihood of civilian casualties and damage to civilian objects."
"WP is not an illegal obscurant or weapon. However, Israel???s use of WP as an obscurant in densely populated areas of Gaza violates the obligation to take all feasible precautions to minimize harm to the civilian population during military operations."