Gaza war crime claims gather pace as more troops speak out

The Guardian by Peter Beaumont | Mar. 22, 2009 (News Report)

An investigation by a group of former Israeli soldiers has uncovered new evidence of the military's conduct during the assault on Gaza two months ago. According to the group Breaking the Silence, the witness statements of the 15 soldiers who have come forward to describe their concerns over Operation Cast Lead appear to corroborate claims of random killings and vandalism carried out during the operation made by a separate group of anonymous servicemen ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Mar 21, 2009 - 8:23 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review), Fabrice Florin (review), James Canning (review), Norman Rogers (review), Nathan Byrd (review)
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Mar 21, 2009 - 8:23 PM PDT

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Dwight Rousu
4.5
 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 22, 2009

The article includes multiple sources reporting on an atmosphere of genocidal war crimes in the assault on Gaza. The stories of the whistle blowers are told, followed by short accounts of the Israeli officials and press trying to suppress and deny the reports.

Breaking the silence needs to be more common and more publicized. The Winter Soldier testimony of our returned veterans got very scant coverage in the big pro-war corporate press.

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James Canning
4.9
 by James Canning - Mar. 22, 2009

Israel's recent rampage in Gaza is being shown to have included numerous apparent war crimes.

Israel's murderous rampage in Gaza badly injured Israel, and it also hurt (and hurts) the US.

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Mar. 21, 2009
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 22, 2009
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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Mar. 21, 2009
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Kenneth Sibbett
3.5
 by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 22, 2009

Every Army in the World should know by now, there are no secrets. An interesting report that i'm sure is just the tip of the ice burg. I hope their investigation goes a little faster than ours.

This just never stops.

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Norman Rogers
1.6
 by Norman Rogers - Mar. 22, 2009

An unrealistic view of war pervades this article. Of course the left has always been anti semitic and they always deny it. Of course Hamas gets a total pass.

People get killed in war. Terrorism begets terrorism. This one sided article adds its little bit toward the destruction of Israel.

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Nathan Byrd
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 by Nathan Byrd - Mar. 22, 2009
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