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2006-11-07 International-UN-NGOs

Red ~~Thingy~~ Cross calls for end to cluster munitions

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Posted by Steve White 2006-11-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fine. But let's develop sub-munitions with fusing that decays in a few weeks or so if they fail to detonate. Similar to the land-mines we now have. Highly effective munitions saved for use by Geneva-complying powers like the US, problem solved.

Why do I think such an appropriate solution would only cause grinding of teeth in Geneva? For all their exposure to armed conflict, it's never seemed that many of the ICRCers have developed a very sophisticated understanding of the role of force in human affairs.

Posted by Verlaine 2006-11-07 01:55|| 2006-11-07 01:55|| Front Page Top

#2 It is a terrible reality that civilians are so often caught up in the horrors of modern conflict, but it is utterly unacceptable that they should return to homes, villages and fields littered with explosive debris, said Philip Spoerri of ICRTC.

These same civilians lived for years with sealed Hezb'allah weapons caches in their homes. Yet somehow the Red Thingy cannot work up enough bile to comment.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-11-07 07:43|| 2006-11-07 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 I think we should ban ambulances that are immune to damage by "israeli" missiles that target the hole in the roof.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-11-07 08:44|| 2006-11-07 08:44|| Front Page Top

#4 ...high rate of failure had left a long-term and deadly legacy of contamination

That's why we call them "area denial weapons", Philip.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-11-07 17:05|| 2006-11-07 17:05|| Front Page Top

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