U.S. SUPPLIES ARMS TO LEBANON TO SHELL PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP

The BBC reported today that the United States was sending plane-loads full of armaments for the Lebanese government to continue its attack against Fatal al Islam at the Palestinian refugee camp outside of Tripoli.

What I object to is indiscriminate shelling and shooting at buildings within the camp. This amounts to a war crime and is clearly against the Laws of War. There is no justification for shelling buildings that house innocent civilians. Furthermore, while it has been reported that some 10,000 Palestinians have fled the camp, that implies that there are still 30,000 still within.

Who in his right mind would give orders to shell the camp, notwithstanding that the Lebanese army is pursuing members of Fatah al Islam? Perhaps George Bush. But the president of Lebanon, Siniora?

Similarly why should the United States supply arms, weapons, bombs for such an illegal and immoral undertaking?

The bottom line is that the Bush foreign policy is immoral and unjustified. I guess we will all suffer with this pro-war ant anti-Islam bias till George Bush goes back to Texas in January 2009.