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ISNA JOINS WITH AMERICAN TASKFORCE FOR LEBANON
ISNA joins with American Taskforce for Lebanon asking for the release of U.S. government findings on the use of cluster bombs in Lebanon.
April 23, 2008
On 9 April 2008 Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) called upon Sec. of State Condolezza Rice to release the findings regarding Israel's use of cluster bombs during the summer 2006 war. United States law bans the exporting of cluster munitions to be used by any state against civilian targets and those that do not have a 99 percent fail-safe rate. This provision is detailed in H.R. 2764 the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2008. (Division J Section 646)
Unexploded cluster munitions have killed 25 civilians and 13 de-miners and permanently wounded 217 people in Lebanon. Only 20% of mine sites have been cleared, partly due to the fact Israel has not released targeting data so that the mines can be found. We encourage our members to join with us in asking the U.S. government to release its findings and work towards clearing the existing mines in Lebanon.
To email your Congressperson please click here.
To read the transcript of Sen. Leahy's questioning of Sec.of State Rice click here.
A Million Unexploded Cluster Bomblets – Article by Dr. George T. Cody