In this article from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation we read that
A few questions regarding this:
- Can any folks down-under testify to the veracity of this news outlet? They seem totally legit and such, but I have no frame of reference.
Assuming this story is real:
2: Where on earth is the US media on this story?
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Can anyone come up with any justification for holding children under the age of 16 as “juvenile enemy combatants”?
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While I know that the current administration has excused itself from any international agreements regarding the treatment of these “enemy combatants”, is there any international law regarding juveniles as POWs?
I cannot currently come up with anything close to a justification for this brutal act on the part of my nation. Like many things in this country’s recent history, I stand agog and bewildered wondering “where is the friggin outrage?”