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To: robnhood who wrote (8872)	5/17/1999 11:07:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

I haven't found the specific law yet, and there may not be one that specifically names cluster bombs. There seem to be two trains of thought. The Serbs have claimed that cluster bombs violate international law, but without any citation to any specific law. The LA Times reported: Serbian authorities claim that NATO hit an unspecified civilian target in an attack northwest of Pristina on Friday morning. According to the Serbs, the blast came from a cluster bomb, a weapon that breaks up into smaller bombs, which the Serbs called a violation of international law. losangelestimes.com The prevailing view seems to be that cluster bombs may be included in the international treaty against land mines, since many of the bomblets stay in the ground and act as land mines. The US refused to sign the land mine treaty (which you will recall was a primary goal of Princess Diana shortly before her death), but many Nato nations have signed it. Whether it covers cluster bombs or not would apparently be an interpretation of the treaty rather than a per se violation.