# Children Under 16 in Camp X-Ray **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-under-16-in-camp-x-ray/170582 "2003-04-23T14:11:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CTB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@CTB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CTB)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-under-16-in-camp-x-ray/170582/1 "2003-04-23T14:11:15Z")
In [this](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s836988.htm) article from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation we read that > [@](#): > > The US military has revealed it is holding juveniles at its high-security prison for terrorists at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, known as Camp Xray. > > The commander of the joint task force at Guantanamo, Major General Geoffrey Miller, says more than one child under the age of 16 is at the detention centre. A few questions regarding this: 1. 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? 1. Can anyone come up with any justification for holding children under the age of 16 as “juvenile enemy combatants”? 2. 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?” ---
**Author:** ![CTB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@CTB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CTB)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-under-16-in-camp-x-ray/170582/2 "2003-04-23T14:15:19Z")
Damn, just found [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=179136). My Apologies…