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| The Israeli made cluster ammunition (DPICM) is fired from artillery. Thai forces used M85 cluster ammunition, similar to those in this graphic on the Israeli weapons. |
7/04/2011
Bangkok Post, Agencies
Thailand used cluster bombs on Cambodian territory in February in contravention of an international agreement banning their use, a campaigning body said Wednesday.
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) claimed Thailand had confirmed the findings of CMC officials at a meeting on Tuesday, acknowledging the first known use of such arms since the ban came into force last year.
Their use killed two people, said the CMC - an umbrella body for non-government organisations which played a major role in getting a wide range of countries to sign up to a ban.
The Thai army has constantly denied using cluster bombs during the border clashes with Cambodia.
Acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn Wednesday said the Thai army had explained to the public that the munitions it had used to attack Cambodian soldiers were not considered the same type of cluster munitions that the CMC mentioned.
Mr Panitan said in fact there were several types of cluster munitions being used in several countries but it depends on how each army categorises them.
He said the Thai army used Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICM) which is artillery designed to attack missiles and Thailand does not consider it a cluster bomb.
"It's appalling that any country would resort to using cluster munitions after the international community banned them," said Laura Cheeseman, director of the CMC.
"Thailand has been a leader in the global ban on anti-personnel mines, and it is unconscionable that it used banned weapons that indiscriminately kill and injure civilians in a similar manner." Cambodia and Thailand are not among the 108 countries that have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, but each has joined a 1997 landmine ban treaty.
The convention, under which signatories pledge to ban production, stockpiling and use of cluster weapons, went into force in August last year.
"These cluster munitions have already robbed two men of their lives, two more have lost their arms and a further five were injured," said Sister Denise Coghlan, a CMC leader.
"The area must be cleared immediately to prevent more suffering. Cambodia must make every effort to ensure the safety of civilians."
9 comments:
AH dog Siem, idiot siem, u will be suffer by own people now. crazy family king and army.
Well, well, what can one say. . .
Despite their overwhelming advantage in just about every area: number of troops available (which means fresh re-enforcements to replace weary, tired combatants), arsenal of sophisticated weapons (mostly, US issues), financial strength (soldiers are better fed, pensioned etc., and better equipped, including bullet-proof vests against small arm fire and shrapnel from grenades and rocket shells, as well as better trained) the Thais still try to tip the scale further in their favour by resorting to the use of cluster munitions, which is the subject of world-wide condemnation!
One also wonders whether the Thai public has any knowledge of this underhand aspect of their government and military from merely reading the Nation and the Bangkok Post who have mostly been feeding them stories about ill-disciplined, forest soldiers of Cambodia wearing sandals at the front-line!
Now, who said the Siamese never abandon their treacherous ways?
YOU-MOTHER-FUCKER Chid cHIB cHOB--you better fuck-up changing YOUR-MOTHER-FUCKER NAME tomorrow, or I will fuck your ass---I hate this YOU-FUCKER NAME. Will you be in your-MOTHER-FUCKER office tomorrow. YOU-MOTHER-FUCKER THAI asshole MOTHER-FUCKER head of my shit Parliamentarian at YOUR-MOTHER-FUCKER in BANGKOK---tELL yourMOTHER-FUCKER ALL THAI DON'T FUCK UP WITH CAMBODIANS--OR RETURN with CLUSTER BOMBS.
If Thailand pretens does not know about it, What would Cambodia do?
Fire back to them, and see if Thailand know it or not.
Thai is not reliable and acts flip-flop when it comes to Thai childish behaviors.
Thai usually bullshit Cambodia by giving the comments in response.
cambodia should use this evidence to sue the siem thief, really!
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