ZCommunications | Will the US Ignite the Lebanese Tinderbox ? by Assaf Kfoury

Wikileaks: Israel Plans Total War on Lebanon, Gaza | Informed Comment | Juan Cole
►http://www.juancole.com/2011/01/wikileaks-israel-plans-total-war-on-lebanon-gaza.html

The new, major war will be a total war on civilians, Ashkenazi boasted: “In the next war Israel cannot accept any restrictions on warfare in urban areas.” (I den neste krigen kan Israel ikke godta noen restriksjoner på krigføring i byområder in Norwegian, or let us just translate it into the original German: “Im nächsten Krieg kann Israel keine Beschränkungen der Kriegsführung in städtischen Gebieten akzeptieren.”.) Mind you, the civilian deaths deriving from this massive and unrestricted bombing campaign on targets in the midst of civilian urban populations will be “unintentional.” Planning to bomb civilian areas with foreknowledge that you will thereby kill large numbers of civilians is a war crime.

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Will the US Ignite the Lebanese Tinderbox? by Assaf Kfoury | ZNet Article
►http://www.zcommunications.org/will-the-us-ignite-the-lebanese-tinderbox-by-assaf-kfoury

At this point, the STL has very little to do with an unresolved murder six years ago. It is the last card in a terrible game conducted from Washington to re-assert its power in an increasingly volatile region. However odious, however wrong-headed, and however wrapped in pious statements of respect for justice — whether acknowledged or not — the goal is to marginalize Hezbollah, soften the Lebanese target, and then unleash the Israeli military for the kill. It will be a repeat that will make the 2006 devastation of Lebanon a child play by comparison.

#TSL #Liban