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Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
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July 28, 2006 — By Lin Noueihed, Reuters
BEIRUT — Along Lebanon’s sandy beaches and rocky headlands runs a belt of black sludge, 10,000 to 30,000 tonnes of oil that spilled into the Mediterranean Sea after Israel bombed a power plant.
A sea of oil disfigures the bay of Byblos. The EC is to help Lebanon contain a huge oil spill south of Beirut caused by an Israeli air strike on a power plant, officials said. AFP/Nicolas AsfouriLebanon’s Environment Ministry says the oil flooded into the sea when Israeli jets hit storage tanks at the Jiyyeh plant south of Beirut on July 13 and 15, creating an ecological crisis that Lebanon’s government has neither the money nor the expertise to deal with.
“We have never seen a spill like this in the history of Lebanon. It is a major catastrophe,” Environment Minister Yacoub al-Sarraf told Reuters.
Lebanon has turned to oil producer Kuwait for help. A plane load of equipment is due to arrive from Kuwait via Syria by the end of the week. But one of the main problems is that an Israeli air and sea blockade in place since the war began on July 12 is hampering both the clean-up and the delivery of equipment.
MARINE LIFE DEAD
The spill is especially threatening since fish spawn and sea turtles nest on Lebanon’s coast, including the green turtle which is endangered in the Mediterranean, local ecologists say.
… the marine ecosystem could take years to recover, local environmentalists say. Commercial fishing and tourism has been at a standstill since the war began because of the air and sea blockade.
“July is hatching season for turtle eggs and baby turtles have to reach deep water as fast as possible to avoid predators. With the oil in their way, they will not survive,” Wael Hmaidan, a local environmental activist said.
“The oil spill, part of which has settled on the sea floor, threatens blue fin tuna, which is an important but overfished commercial fish, as well as shark species.”
● EU to help Lebanon contain giant oil spill
≈ Cross-posted from my diary —
IDF: Rome Gives Us Legitimacy to Forge Ahead In Lebanon ¶ Updated ≈
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."▼ ▼ ▼ MY DIARY
but here in lower Alabama it is 90 degrees. With the dehumidifier on it’s tolerable in a well shaded house.
On CSPAN at 8pm Eastern/5pm Western:
Forum
September 11th Terrorist Attacks
Los Angeles, California (United States)
Jones, Alex Filmmaker
Fetzer, James H. Co-Founder, Scholars for 9/11 Truth
Bowman, Robert M. Member, Scholars for 9/11 Truth
Jones, Steven E. Co-Founder, Scholars for 9/11 Truth
Tarpley, Webster Griffin Author
Panelists discussed theories on alleged conspiracies regarding the origins of the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Mr. Tarpley is the author of 9/11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA, published by Progressive Press.
The two-day event, “American Scholars Symposium: 9/11 and The Neo-Con Agenda,” was held in the ballroom of the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown.
Does anyone else find the showbusiness style coverage of the atrocities against the Lebanese people by CNN and theother cable outlets completely disgusting on every level.
These are sick fucks running these media fiefdoms; stimulating and exploiting the public’s disgusting appetite for other people’s tragedy.
I hate these creatures.
Agree completely. I can’t put my finger on or have the right words to explain exactly why most of the coverage is offensive….I understand the need to report on what is happening and our need to be informed but there is just something in the way this is being covered that is somehow wrong…to say nothing of biased reporting in most cases.
It’s because they’ve turned it into an entertainment item!
See this wonderful, thoughtful essay posted 7/29 on Informed Comment http://www.juancole.com
Thanks for that link.
You’re welcome.