Today's news summary on Democracy Now! included the following:
Greenpeace: Lebanese Oil Spill Spreads Into the Seabed of Mediterranean
Greenpeace Lebanon has revealed that the oil spill off the Lebanese coastline has spread into the seabed and could threaten marine life for years. Oil on the seabed is so thick that it can be physically picked up by divers. The spill occurred six weeks ago when Israel bombed an electric power plant. Up to 15,000 tons of fuel oil leaked out but the Israeli military blocked any cleanup for a month. Zeina Al-Hajj, Greenpeace coordinator in Beirut: "What we have seen is miles and miles of oil suffocating the seabed. This is an indication that the contamination from the oil spill has spread beyond the shore and beyond the water coastline and into underwater. And that is an indication of the urgency needed to deal with this disaster."
The fact that Israel's blockade prevented any possibility of a cleanup campaign is quite discomforting. Another news brief in the same report indicated that Israel has several nuclear centers capable of enriching uranium, as well. Given the reported destruction of Lebannon, it does not appear that Israel was severely threatened by Hezbollah.
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