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Another 1,000 Deaths Predicted Horrible News Out of Lebanon The Environmental Minister of Lebanon, Yacoub Sarraf, told the British newspaper The Independent that he expects the air pollution from Israeli attacks on a Lebanese power plant to kill more people than died during the Israel-Hizbullah war. After two separate attacks a fire in a huge fuel tank burned for 12 days and spread a cloud of fumes over 1/3 of Lebanon. The Minister claimed the attack had to be deliberate as the Israelis did not hit the power station, only the fuel storage tank. The attack was so severe that it destroyed the concrete and earth burm that kept oil spills from going into the Mediterranean. [The plant is south of Beirut]. Some four million gallons of oil were released in the Mediterranean. Sarraf said that the pollution cloud covered Beirut "Not only have we been breathing this for a month, but all the agricultural produce has been subjected to it." He said it will also enter the water supply for all of Lebanon. Read the full report by clicking here. Stop These Atrocities. Come to the Meet-Up This Saturday Saturday, September 16 Come to the Middle East Crisis Committee Meet-up " Middle East Food " Shorts Segments from Videos Like "Yes, No Sir", "Arna's Children" and "Children of Sabra and Shatila" " Memorial Remarks - Sabra-Shatila Massacre 1982 " Description of the many MECC projects, from letter writing to rallies, to our TV network to the Wheels of Justice bus If you have just 15 minutes a week to work for justice come to the meet-up. Saturday, September 16 Noon United Church Parish House 323 Temple St. New Haven (Corner Temple and Wall) ample parking - contact us for location The Middle East Crisis Committee is a 24 year old Connecticut-wide group founded in New Haven. Recent Headline Stories August 31 - 100,000 Unexploded Bombs in Lebanon August 28 - British Troops Driven from South Iraq City August 13 - Thousands March in DC - Jews Organize Against Israeli Crimes August 10 - Why We Don't Emphasize "Ceasefire" August 2 - "Junkies of War" by Uri Avnery July 30 - Rallies Against the Qana Massacre July 24 - Teachers' Union Votes "Oppose the Iraq War" July 16 - Marwaheen Massacre July 15 - Mazin Qumsiyeh Reports from the West Bank More past headlines