White Phosphorus

One of the most obscene deaths in existence

White Phosphorus

One of the most obscene deaths in existence

By Rubicon w/ Sean Griobhtha

19 October 2023

Substack

“Weaponized chemicals are the equivalent of burning humans alive.”

(email to the Chief ICC Prosecutor)

It’s extremely important to understand weaponized phosphorus. Without doubt it is one of the most obscene, cruel, and painful deaths. I’m ashamed I’ve been involved in its use. Human Rights Watch has been documenting its use in the relative present, and has documented its use historically. We’ll focus upon US and Israeli use, but you must understand its weaponized origins, and its extremely cruel effect upon the human body.

“White phosphorus is one of three allotropes of the element phosphorus. The other two are red, an amorphous polymer, and black, a graphite-like polymer. The substance known as yellow phosphorus is actually white phosphorus that contains impurities (e.g., red phosphorus) or that has darkened from exposure to light. Red phosphorus turns violet or purple when it is heated to >550 ºC… [White phosphorus] has an unpleasant, garlic like odor and is extremely toxic. It is unstable in air—first forming white fumes before bursting into flames. White phosphorus has been called the “devil’s element” because it glows green in the dark and is pyrophoric… Because of its instability, white phosphorus is typically stored under water, in which it is barely soluble. The allotrope is soluble in hydrocarbons, carbon disulfide, sulfur chloride (S₂Cl₂), and other nonpolar solvents.” (American Chemical Society)

Elemental phosphorus doesn’t exist in nature, but its compounds do and are used to extract elemental phosphorus which gets placed into artillery shells, bombs, missiles, and rockets. Red phosphorus is allowed in narrow amounts for tracer rounds (bullets and smaller shells – ie 20mm or 30mm – that are fired rapidly via automatic weapons). As the round spins out the barrel its like striking a match and it’s still burning upon impact; yet when these small shells and bullets fragment on impact or explosion, red phosphorus can be embedded in bodies, often flashing into fire later.

White phosphorus is extremely unstable in air, and has to be stored under water, where it takes the form of a glowing wax-like substance. While its use is allowed for signaling and other non-weaponized applications, use against humans is strictly illegal, yet it gets used anyway. The use of weaponized white phosphorus goes back more than a hundred years. It was used by all sides in WW1 and WW2; The US specifically has continued its use extensively in Korea, Vietnam, Central America, Colombia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and has pushed for its use in Ukraine which may expand exponentially with the delivery of Abrams tanks and ordinance; and the US has taught other governments to use it, and blesses the use. Generally, post WW2, it has been used exclusively against communists, socialists, those with different melanin making them “non-white”, and those opposed to capitalism and colonialism (mostly rebels seeking justice and civilian populations).

Proscription against its use as weapons against humans was placed in the Geneva Conventions (which Israel signed and ratified in 1951, and the US also ratified making it law in the land) which was adopted by the United Nations as Protocol III. Some in media claim Israel has not agreed to Protocol III, but they in fact signed and ratified Protocol III in 2007, and the United States not until 2012. The US is extremely guilty of violating these conventions. Israel has been documented using white phosphorus against humans since the time they invaded Palestine. They were in violation of the Geneva Conventions, yet the US applied pressure to allow them to escape punishment. The United Nations is well aware of Israel’s use of white phosphorus, yet the US vetoes any Security Council action against the Zionists. Even the Zionist newspaper, New York Times, has admitted that Human Rights Watch is correct and has stated that Israel is using weaponized white phosphorus. The videos of Zionists’ use have all the tell-tale signs; including the use on children. 70% of the current casualties of Palestinians are women, children, and infants; this is done purposefully to destroy the ability of Palestinian civilization to recover through reproduction (cf: the expendability of men vs women in The Privileged Sex by Martin van Creveld).

Now I want you to understand what happens to humans when exposed to weaponized white phosphorus. I have first-hand knowledge of the US use in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Colombia. I was on the ground fighting, marking, and directing “traffic” while gunships attacked rebels; and afterward I performed what the CIA euphemistically called “Clean Up”. AC-130-H gunships were fitted with a side mounted 105mm Howitzer. It’s my estimate from direct observation that 20% of 105 shells fired by these gunships on these missions were white phosphorus and some of them a mix, which I’ll explain shortly. When a 105 shell hits the ground and explodes, its casing fragments into hundreds of pieces; simultaneously the white phosphorus is thrown out in a cloud 25-50 yards in every direction. The phosphorus takes the form of sticky pulverized wax-like particles, waxy wedges, and gas. Many of the casing fragments are coated in the chemical. These shrapnel fragments (or wedges) can embed in the body, but will burst into flame, especially if the fragment is in the lung. If these fragments (or wedges) enter the abdomen or another location (including brains) a vast burning hole is going to take place and keep expanding based on the amount of chemical present until the chemical reaction is spent.

If the splattered particles are breathed in, it is certain painful death. This splatter can get anywhere and it sticks to skin and clothing, including eyes, nose, and mouth, but now it’s starting to react to the air, and the splatter ignites. When this happens, small particles flash and burn, larger splatter burns and burns and burns. Hair will burn and skin will melt, even down to the bone; ears will melt away; hands may take on the look of skeleton; 10% of skin surface burned with uncut white phosphorus is usually an extremely cruel and painful death sentence without immediate medical treatment (which we know Israel blocks and withholds).

Now, I’m sure you would think nothing could get any more obscene. But the chemical engineers of the militaries went further, and developed mixes. Some of the phosphorus ordinance also contains elemental sodium. Sodium (elemental) is completely unstable in the presence of water; not so much the water in the air, unless its rain. The sodium will hit the human, and if they’re sweating, or bleeding, or it gets in an eye, a violent chemical reaction takes place where the sodium steals oxygen from water based fluids, releasing the hydrogen, and burns violently until the chemical reaction is spent. I’ve seen this take pain and cruelty to a whole other level. Humans often urinate or defecate during the process of violent death. I’ve seen bodies where elemental sodium has stuck to the crotch on clothing, and urine will make it ignite and burn through to skin. We all know how sensitive the area of the genitals can be, so imagine, if you can, a raging chemical fire in your crotch.

All of these scenarios lead to death, but CIA Operations want absolute death and proof (pictures). As I’ve said, in many ways they are exactly like the SS. Some hadn’t died yet. Some were completely unconscious and would never wake up. Some were still conscious, and some begged for help. You could see and hear their excruciating pain and gasps for air. When you see bodies sparking and flashing fire, you know the world has lost all moral bearing.

Chemical deaths are the most painful and heinous deaths in warfare. It makes me sad that my country is leading the way in use of chemical weapons; yet they are not alone. Countries claiming moral militaries, yet consistently use chemical weapons including weaponized white phosphorus, include Britain, France, Germany, Israel (claims “the most moral”), Japan, Australia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and more. All of these have been threatened by the ICC; but as the British have proven with Queen Elizabeth, and the US failing to ratify the ICC charter (even after it helped to establish the court), the ICC bows to political pressure and threats of removing funding and they stick to only prosecuting third world entities. As the Chief ICC Prosecutor told me via email, they just claim “no jurisdiction”, which provides no hope for justice.

Same malfeasin’, same ol’ crimes, we haven’t changed, since ancient times.

Iron Hand - Dire Straits

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Rubicon spent just under three years as a military Scout. During that time he was awarded the “AF Cross, 2 Silver Stars, 4 Bronze Stars, Defense Superior Service Medal, AF Good Conduct Medal, and the CIA Distinguished Service Medal” (ODNI). When he refused to kill further, he was stripped of these awards and was abandoned with his PTSD by the military and thrown away.

Sean Griobhtha (gree-O-tah) is a combat veteran. His latest book is X Rubicon: Crossing Life, Sex, Love, & Killing in CIA Proxy Wars: An indictment of US Citizens: ignorantia non excusat, which details the life of Rubicon, another combat veteran. You can find him mostly on SubStack. He can be reached at O.Griobhtha+XRubicon@gmail.com. It’s important that you read the Foreward (Vanguard); written by a highly intelligent woman with a heart of empathetic gold; she’ll bring you in gently, which neither Rubicon nor I would ever do.