Lebanon Victims Buried in Mass Grave

[DoYouEverWonder]

July 21, 2006

TYRE, Lebanon -- Soldiers laid 72 coffins in two trenches, a mass grave for victims of the Israeli bombardment. Elsewhere, mounds of rubble sat undisturbed; rescue workers were too fearful of missiles to search for bodies.

Lebanese have streamed out of south Lebanon since fighting erupted between Israel and Hezbollah last week, leaving some villages almost deserted. But many people are believed trapped in their homes -- too poor to live anywhere else, too afraid to travel or unable to go because bridges and roads have been destroyed.

An estimated 400,000 Lebanese make their home south of the Litani River, 20 miles from the Israeli border, and it's not known how many remain -- but those that do risk being caught up in an Israeli ground offensive against Hezbollah.

"It is not looking good and it's going to last for some time," Ali Sayegh, a 39-year-old furniture salesman from Tyre, said of the Israeli offensive.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-mideast-fighting-devastated-south,0,3094237.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines


Isn't this one of the reason why we had to get rid of Saddam, because he had killed people and buried them in mass graves? Of course, since these deaths were caused by the Israeli's the US will probably just up the shipments of shovels to the ME for the next few weeks.

[MADem]

1. Well, what should they do with them, then?

The custom is burial within 24 hours of death, same as the orthodox Jews. They've marked the caskets so they can be retrieved for reburial later if desired.

It's hot over there. If you leave them stacked in a warehouse, they'll stink. It's asking for worse problems to not do this, than having the military put them in an organized, marked burial trench.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. The problem isn't how they dispose of the bodies

n/t

[AliceWonderland]

3. Thank you.

Damn.

[uppityperson]

4. exactly.

The problem is that there are all these bodies to dispose of.

[ShortnFiery]

5. I guess that area of the world is too backward for refrigeration? eom

[daleo]

6. The Israelis bombed several power stations

So there may not be power. Most morgues aren't built for mass casualties anyway.

[Webster Green]

7. The fridge don't work that great once the power plant is destroyed

WTF?! Are you series? :crazy:

[ShortnFiery]

8. Only half ... kind of knew ... I'm is DISGUSTED at the needless carnage :(

[Webster Green]

10. Yeah, me too...

It sucks.

[uppityperson]

9. when the power is out, yes. eom

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[Erika]

12. Some of the coffins were less than 3 ft long

Israel practicing self-defense.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

13. Pre-emption?

Those babies may have grown up to be cowboys.

[ckramer]

14. I'm sure this will help people around the world love America

Not!

[saigon68]

15. Yes and the natives will stage a couple of Rose Petal Parades

For the Invading Crusaders