Tuesday, January 06, 2009
A view from the Ambulance .
The war in Gaza continues and reporting restrictions are in place. There are some blogs which let out the news about what is happening on the streets of Gaza. The In Gaza blog is one of the better ones and is written by a person involved with the Ambulance Service. I have read this blog for over a week now, it is very moving and because of the horrors of the situation in Gaza is rather graphic.
As a blog reader I have become drained reading this blog as the daily toll of death and serious injury increases. This stress has been reflected by the blogger him/herself...
The numbers slaughtered and injured are so high now –521 and 2,700 as of this morning, Gaza time — that sitting next to a dead or dying person is becoming normal. The stain of blood on the ambulance stretcher pools next to my coat, the medic warning me my coat may be dirtied. What does it matter? The stain doesn’t revolt me as it would have, did, one week ago. Death fills the air, the streets in Gaza, and I cannot stress that this is no exaggeration.
...This is a blog that records history in the making but sadly as the death toll of civilians and emergency service personnel increases I fear that this blogger may soon be killed by the Israel Defense Forces as life in Gaza is very dangerous and can be rather short.
I feel very angry that the United Nations have discussed the situation in Gaza and have put forward motions for peace. These motions have been opposed only by America and Israel, partners in crime. Reports are coming out over the use of Dense Inert Metal Explosive (DIME) by the Israel Defense Forces as they did in Lebanon. These bombs are horrible and cannot be justified, especially against civilians. These DIME bombs produce horrific injuries and an unknown cancerous legacy as these pictures show.
The war in Gaza continues and reporting restrictions are in place. There are some blogs which let out the news about what is happening on the streets of Gaza. The In Gaza blog is one of the better ones and is written by a person involved with the Ambulance Service. I have read this blog for over a week now, it is very moving and because of the horrors of the situation in Gaza is rather graphic.
As a blog reader I have become drained reading this blog as the daily toll of death and serious injury increases. This stress has been reflected by the blogger him/herself...
The numbers slaughtered and injured are so high now –521 and 2,700 as of this morning, Gaza time — that sitting next to a dead or dying person is becoming normal. The stain of blood on the ambulance stretcher pools next to my coat, the medic warning me my coat may be dirtied. What does it matter? The stain doesn’t revolt me as it would have, did, one week ago. Death fills the air, the streets in Gaza, and I cannot stress that this is no exaggeration.
...This is a blog that records history in the making but sadly as the death toll of civilians and emergency service personnel increases I fear that this blogger may soon be killed by the Israel Defense Forces as life in Gaza is very dangerous and can be rather short.
I feel very angry that the United Nations have discussed the situation in Gaza and have put forward motions for peace. These motions have been opposed only by America and Israel, partners in crime. Reports are coming out over the use of Dense Inert Metal Explosive (DIME) by the Israel Defense Forces as they did in Lebanon. These bombs are horrible and cannot be justified, especially against civilians. These DIME bombs produce horrific injuries and an unknown cancerous legacy as these pictures show.
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Hi Steve
I've just seen the news about the latest abomination from that part of the world when Israeli forces decided to attack a UN (and therefore neutral) school killing 30 and injuring over 50. No problem hitting the target since the UN had provided GPS co-ordinates in the belief that Israel would abide by the Geneva Convention and respect refuge status.
Israel's spokesperson made the claim that their forces on the ground did not have these co-ordinates and that two legitimate targets were at that location.
This can only suggest that either the Israeli military chain of command and therefore passage of information is inefficient or that that someome in government is lying. Since the Israeli military is one of the most capable in the world (after ours of course) I think that we can guess which is the most likely answer.
But even if two Hamas fighters (who are by no measure innocent in this whole affair) were in the school as claimed can the 30 deaths and high number of injuries justify this action?
John
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I've just seen the news about the latest abomination from that part of the world when Israeli forces decided to attack a UN (and therefore neutral) school killing 30 and injuring over 50. No problem hitting the target since the UN had provided GPS co-ordinates in the belief that Israel would abide by the Geneva Convention and respect refuge status.
Israel's spokesperson made the claim that their forces on the ground did not have these co-ordinates and that two legitimate targets were at that location.
This can only suggest that either the Israeli military chain of command and therefore passage of information is inefficient or that that someome in government is lying. Since the Israeli military is one of the most capable in the world (after ours of course) I think that we can guess which is the most likely answer.
But even if two Hamas fighters (who are by no measure innocent in this whole affair) were in the school as claimed can the 30 deaths and high number of injuries justify this action?
John
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