----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 10:50 PM Subject: [STOPNATO] NATO Hiding Truth About Cluster Bombs STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.COM www.serbia-info.com/news NATO accused of hiding truth about cluster bombs August 12, 2000 Shocking document about cluster bombs Lisboa, August - Today, Portuguese dailies pass a report of the International Association for campaign against contact mines (WGL) in which, governments of countries, members of NATO pact are accused of interfering in detailed investigation about cluster bombs, which take victims after NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Leading Lisboa daily "Publico" points out that "governments of countries, members of NATO pact have been accused, these days, of making it impossible to find out new proofs about contents of cluster bombs, although there are more and more innocent victims in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija". Portuguese daily also quotes Director of International Association WGL Richard Lloyd that "cluster bombs were thrown at the territory of Yugoslavia and in that way NATO pact severely violated existing international law and U.N. Charter". Large number of civilians, throughout Yugoslavia, are becoming victims of sudden explosions, and little boys are the most frequent victims, Portuguese daily quotes parts of the report of Association of WGL. Only, during June, over 200 persons died because of mines, and among them, 50 were victims of cluster bombs, which look like tin of beer or coca-cola", stresses "Publiko" quoting parts from the report. That international association recently published shocking document, after detailed analysis of their experts for explosives of all kinds, and emergently demanded that energetic measures be taken for cleaning of terrain, Portuguese dailies quote. Portuguese dailies remark that every "cluster bomb contains about 147 smaller bombs with strong effect, which during the fall breaks into pieces". Experts think that, during last year's bombing of Yugoslavia, bombardiers of squadrons of NATO pact threw 1392 "cluster bombs". After the explosions of "bombs carriers" about 205 thousand small bombs left unexploded. "Publico" writes that published report on dangerous effect of cluster bombs included an interesting detail that mentioned bomb in British cooperation (RBL 755) has some kind of impreciseness during targeting objects and "if it misses wanted target, it can sow death where it explodes". This kind of cluster bombs is used in Kosovo and Metohija where large misses were registered, quotes Portuguese daily. Portuguese analysts conclude energetically that cluster bombs are continuing with sowing death and with the presence of international forces for establishing peace. ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb
