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To: Thomas M. who wrote (2783)	4/3/2003 11:37:09 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) of 6945

<<< ... Needless to say, it is not the first time cluster bombs have been used against civilians. During Israel's 1982 siege of Beirut, its air force dropped cluster bomblets manufactured for the US Navy across several areas, especially in the Fakhani and Ouzai districts, causing civilians ferocious and deep wounds identical to those I saw in Hillah yesterday. Angry at the misuse of their weapons, which are designed for use against exclusively military targets, the Reagan administration withheld a shipment of fighter-bombers for Israel – then relented a few weeks later and sent the aircraft anyway ... >>> argument.independent.co.uk

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