# Turkish flagged vessel attack \[What if?--becomes What now?\]

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**Created:** [May 25, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-flagged-vessel-attack-what-if-becomes-what-now/540765 "2010-05-25T23:32:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-flagged-vessel-attack-what-if-becomes-what-now/540765/729 "2010-06-03T02:16:00Z")

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> [@amanset](#):
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> The very first line of the Wikipedia page on White Phosphorous:  
> [White phosphorus - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorous)

Well, I’ve provided an actual cite for the actual law that says some smoke or illuminants (WP serves as both) but also has incendiary effects is not an incendiary weapon.  
You have the first line of a Wikipedia cite that goes to a page called [“Pyrotechnics, Explosives & Fireworks.”](http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/ttpyro.html) One that, by the way, says that WP _once used_ used in incendiary weapons.

> [@amanset](#):
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> Cite please that “acute watery diarrhoea” (WHO) and “acute bloody diarrhoea” (UNICEF) are the same thing.
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> Additionally, the WHO’s report is for children under 3 years of age. UNICEF doesn’t state what their metric is.

Wrong.  
The WHO did _not_ confine its analysis to children under three and it did _not_ confine its analysis for only one disease, it looked at _all_ major infectious diseases.

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> According to UNRWA’s epidemiological surveillance system, no other major diseases showed breaches of alarm and alert thresholds during the last six months and their incidence remained within the seasonally expected range.

]([http://www.emro.who.int/palestine/reports/monitoring/WHO\_special\_monitoring/gaza/Gaza%20Health%20Assessment%20(29Jun09).pdf](http://www.emro.who.int/palestine/reports/monitoring/WHO_special_monitoring/gaza/Gaza%20Health%20Assessment%20%2829Jun09%29.pdf))

> [@amanset](#):
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> If these magical caveats even begin to mention “Occupying Power” I swear I am going to lose it.

Feel free, although they’re not magical and they are very clearly spelled out.  
We’ve already been over that many times too. Self-identification does not determine if the 4th GC can be applied or not.

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