I wrote: > > The only people we see firing weapons are the Hamas fighters.
And Jerome Conway replies: > Oh? I see something bright descending from one or more helicopters. Yes, I saw that too. It is chaff and flares used as countermeasures against radar- and heat-seeking shoulder-launched antiaircraft missiles known to be used by the terrorists against aircraft. > > If they are firing automatic weapons > > about so wildly in the close vicinity of the civilians they are using as > > shields, a misfire, ricochet or poorly aimed shot could very well have > > injured the child, even if they did not intend to do harm. > > If they are firing upward at helicopters, how likely is it they are > hitting their own people? Anyway, I see that you've back-pedaled from your > more sinister "Maybe they even shot the infant themselves." I sincerely hope that such dastardly things are not being done simply to produce propaganda for the Palestinians, although I unfortunately cannot discount the possibility. Regards, Alan Siegrist Orinda, CA, USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
