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Robert Fisk Reports From Lebanon On the Intensifying Israeli
Attack, Qana, Tony Blair and the Possibility of a Ceasefire
Survivors of 1996 Qana Massacre Sue Israel Military Chief
For War Crimes
Pt. 2: Enemy Combatant: Moazzam Begg on His Imprisonment
at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar
Robert Fisk Reports From Lebanon On the Intensifying
Israeli Attack, Qana, Tony Blair and the Possibility of a
Ceasefire
As the Israeli Security Cabinet agrees to expand and deepen
its ground attack in Southern Lebanon we return to our interview
with Robert Fisk who has been covering Lebanon for the past
25 years. We spoke to him in Beirut Monday morning shortly
after he returned from Tyre where the victims from Qana were
brought after the attack. [includes rush
transcript]
On Sunday, Israeli warplanes bombed the village of Qana at
around 1 a.m. A missile hit a three-story building where relatives
from two extended families were seeking refuge. Rescue workers
were unable to reach the site for hours because Israeli warplanes
continued to attack the area. No weapons were found in the
building that was hit. In all, As many as 57 civilians were
killed in the attack including 37 children. There were only
eight survivors. Today, Human Rights Watch has called the
Israeli attack on Qana a war crime. We air part two of our
interview with the veteran war correspondent Robert Fisk.
In 1996, Fisk reported on that year"s massacre at Qana,
and now, in 2006, Robert Fisk is reporting from Tyre, where
the victims from Qana were brought after the attack. We spoke
to him early Monday in Beirut.
- Robert Fisk. Veteran Middle East correspondent for the
London Independent. He was speaking to us Monday from Beirut.
Survivors of 1996 Qana Massacre Sue Israel Military
Chief For War Crimes
In April of 1996 the Israeli Defense Force shelled Qana's
U.N. compound, killing 106 civilians who had been seeking
refuge inside. The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed
a class-action lawsuit against former IDF Chief of Staff and
Head of Intelligence, Lieutenant General Moshe Ya'alon. The
suit alleges that Ya'alon commanded the attack and is guilty
of war crimes, extrajudicial killings and crimes against humanity.
We talk with Maria LaHood, an attorney on the case with the
Center for Constitutional Rights. [includes rush
transcript]
In April of 1996 the Israeli Defense Force shelled Qana's
U.N compound, killing 106 civilians who had been seeking refuge
inside. Initially, the Israeli government denied responsibility
for the deaths but after a United Nations investigation condemned
Israel's actions, the Israeli government changed their story.
In December of last year, the Center for Constitutional Rights
filed a class-action lawsuit against former IDF Chief of Staff
and head of intelligence, Lieutenant General Moshe Ya'alon.
The suit alleges that Ya'alon commanded the attack and is
guilty of war crimes, extrajudicial killings and crimes against
humanity. Ya'alon is currently a “Distinguished Fellow”
at the U.S based think-tank – the Washington Institute
for Near East Policy.
- Maria LaHood. She is an attorney on the case and is with
the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Pt. 2: Enemy Combatant: Moazzam Begg on His Imprisonment
at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar
The British-born Moazzam Begg joins us from Birmingham, UK
to discuss his time inside the most notorious overseas prisons
run by the United States. He was released 19 months ago without
ever facing charges. He has just written the first book about
Guantanamo by a former detainee. [includes rush
transcript]
We air part two of our interview with Moazzam Begg, a British
citizen and former prisoner at Bagram, Kandahar, and Guantanamo
Bay. Moazzam Begg has written a book about his experiences.
"Enemy Combatant: My Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram,
and Kandahar,” has just been published in the United
States. Moazzam Begg joins us live from Birmingham.
- Moazzam Begg. A British citizen and former prisoner at
Bagram, Kandahar, and Guantanamo Bay. Moazzam Begg has written
a book about his experiences. "Enemy Combatant: My
Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar,”
has just been published in the United States.
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