Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Lebanon To Sue Israel Over Oil Spill Caused By Bombing

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » Israel/Palestine Donate to DU
 
Purveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:53 PM
Original message
Lebanon To Sue Israel Over Oil Spill Caused By Bombing
BEIRUT (AP)--Lebanon is preparing legal action to sue Israel for damages over a huge oil spill caused by Israeli bombing of a power station during the recent conflict, the environment minister said Wednesday.

The spill has been described as Lebanon's worst-ever environmental disaster, and experts say it could take up to a year to clean it up.

"This is our right, and we believe they (the Israelis) have transgressed international law... they violated it," Environment Minister Yacoub Sarraf told The Associated Press.

Israeli warplanes in mid-July bombed the Jiyyeh power station on the Mediterranean coast some 20 kilometers south of Beirut.

The bombing spilled some 110,000 barrels (more than 4.6 million gallons) of oil into the sea, threatening marine life and the local fishing and tourism industries. The slick spread to 150 kilometers of Lebanon's coast and reached Syria's shoreline to the north.

---END OF EXCERPT---

http://www.easybourse.com/Website/dynamic/News.php?NewsID=55695&lang=fra&NewsRubrique=2
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Harper_is_Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:59 PM
Response to Original message
1. Good for them

If Israel wanted to be a force for morality, they'd be cleaning it up themselves.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
European Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 09:02 PM
Response to Original message
2. Good for them. Uncle Sam will be happy to pay for Israel's booboo.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Purveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 09:27 PM
Response to Reply #2
3. No, Uncle Sam will sign the note, China will provide the $$$$ n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 12:48 AM
Response to Original message
4. Deleted message
Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.
 
Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 01:16 AM
Response to Reply #4
5. actually, it was already here...from two days ago.
Edited on Thu Sep-14-06 01:18 AM by Behind the Aegis
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Tue Apr 30th 2024, 05:05 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » Israel/Palestine Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC