Inquiry Opened Into Israeli Use of U.S. Bombs

Inquiry Opened Into Israeli Use of U.S. Bombs - New York Times: "The State Department is investigating whether Israel’s use of American-made cluster bombs in southern Lebanon violated secret agreements with the United States that restrict when it can employ such weapons, two officials said.

The investigation by the department’s Office of Defense Trade Controls began this week, after reports that three types of American cluster munitions, anti-personnel weapons that spray bomblets over a wide area, have been found in many areas of southern Lebanon and were responsible for civilian casualties."

(Via NY Times.)