Filed under: North America, South America | Tags: Bolivarian Republic of Venzuela, gaza Strip, Genocide, George W. Bush, Hamas, Hugo Chavez, International Community, Israel, Israeli Ambassador, Israeli War Crimes, Palestine, Palestinian, palestinian children, Palestinians, Unite Nations, Venezuela, Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, War Crimes, Zionism, Zionist, Zionist State
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Source: Ramzy Baroud’s Website
Venezuela’s government expelled Israel’s ambassador and said the country’s leaders should be tried for war crimes after more than 700 Palestinians were killed by fighting in the Gaza Strip. Some personnel at the embassy in Caracas also must leave, Venezuela’s foreign ministry said in a statement. President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that Israel’s fight against Hamas was ‘genocidal’ and had the support of President George W. Bush. ‘If there’s any shame in the world, the president of Israel should be taken to the International Criminal Court along with the president of the United States,’ Chavez said today in comments broadcast by state television. “How much are the Palestinian children suffering?” Following is the full text of the statement:
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela – Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Affairs – Statement
The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, on behalf of the Bolivarian government, and as spokesmen of the Venezuelan people, wants to express his deep indignation before the criminal attack Israel perpetrated against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The Bolivarian government expresses its solidarity to the Palestinian people and raises its voice before the (more…)
Filed under: Indian Subcontinent | Tags: Geneva Conventions, Genocide, International Community, Kilinochchi, Sinhala, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Armed Forces, Sri Lankan Air Force, Sri Lankan State, Tamil, tamil Civilian, Tamil Genocide, Tamil Naitonal Alliance, War Crimes
LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran
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Sunday, 04 January 2009
Source: TamilNet
Describing several recent escalation in incidents where Sri Lanka Armed Forces have targetted Tamil civilian during festive days between Christmas and Thaipongal, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), in a press release issued today, said that the “stringent economic, food and medical embargos on the war affected areas,” …”are not only War Crimes in contravention of the Geneva Conventions but are also a part of a policy of Genocide that the Sri Lankan State has been carrying out against the Tamil people.” The release also noted with disappointment of the silence of the international community “whilst the Genocide of the Tamil people is taking place,” and continuing military assistance of the international states to the Sri Lankan State “using various pretexts.”
Full text of the press release follows:
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) notes the deliberate (more…)
