John G. cited the following: > > While the phosphorus explosives are widely > condemned for raining down indiscriminate harm, > questions have also arisen about the possible use > of another weapon called Dense Inert Metal > Explosives, or DIME, that was created by the US > Air Force. DIME is designed to be used in crowded > urban areas since the weapons are highly lethal > but have an extremely limited range of explosive > force that can reduce collateral damage. > > Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert, who worked in > Gaza's main Shifa hospital during the first weeks > of the conflict, and who spoke to media in Egypt > and Norway in recent days, is the main source for allegations of DIME use. > > "This is a new generation of very powerful small > explosive that detonates with extreme power and > dissipates its power within a range of five to 10 > meters," he told reporters. "There is a very > strong suspicion I think that Gaza is now being > used as a test laboratory for new weapons." > > Al Jazeera, which has reporters in Gaza, has > described hospital cases that appear to conform > to the clean tearing of limbs that DIME can cause. > > Italian scientists from the New Weapons Research > Committee, which examines emerging military > technology, said in a statement that "evidence is > mounting" of DIME usage, saying the wounds may be > "untreatable" due to metals like tungsten that > enter the body. DIME is packed with tungsten dust > that forms micro-shrapnel upon detonation. > > Paola Manduca, a geneticist at the University of > Genoa, says she has seen "four photos from Gaza > hospitals since December that look like the > effects of DIME. We want to stress as > professionals that we need to be able to verify > what is happening, and we can't do that if Gaza is blocked." >
How thoughtful of the US to provide Israel with a neat new weapon like this. And how nice of the Israels to show us its effectiveness by using the Gazans as guinea pigs. JM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
