White Phosphorus - mainstream press gives column inches

At last The Times newspaper has run a story about Israel's use of white phosphorus munitions on Gaza, together with reports of resultant civillian casualties. Well done for that... but a bit bloody late... This is something observers have known all along but which the powers that be have chosen to ignore. It must be a quiet newsday. As usual the official Israeli line is to deny the use of white phosphorus as a weapon, though how they will explain the need to detonate the so called "smoke" rounds in mid-air, hundreds of feet above urban dwellings remains to be seen. War crimes trial anybody? Or should we settle for a white-wash party?

More on White Phosphorus (WP)

Here's a piece from Israel's recent Lebanon incursion (click on link in title above): http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6cOJqyPqY Do these explosions look familiar? White Phosphorus, WP, Willie Pete - it's a chemical weapon being used on a civillian population in Gaza