US army detains 500 minors in Iraq: report

[Barrett808]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Around 500 minors are currently detained by the US army in Iraq, as well as nearly a dozen juveniles in Afghanistan, a US civil liberties group revealed on Wednesday.

"Since 2002, the United States has held approximately 2,500 individuals under the age of 18 at the time of their capture ... in Guantanamo Bay, in Iraq, and in Afghanistan," said a US government report for the UN children's agency, made public by the American Civil Liberties Union.

"As of April 2008, US forces held approximately 500 juveniles" in Iraq, where "all detainees, regardless of age, are held by US forces as imperative threats to security at the request of the sovereign Iraqi government and pursuant to a UN Security Council Resolution," the report said.

Pentagon spokesman Jeffrey Gordon confirmed the report was true but gave no further comment.

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[libodem]

1. Isn't there anything these asswipes have done

that I don't have to feel ashamed of? Kids, we are talking KIDS here. Happy Democracy, liberty and freedom, brought to you compliments of Bushcheney Supplyside Business Enterprises. Bastards.

[Gamey]

2. They may learn about evolution

Including the evolution of lies that killed their country.

[seriousstan]

3. What was the age of the last suicide bomber? 16. Remotely detonated?

We are the animals.

:sarcasm:

[orleans]

4. why don't you come out and say what you really think? n/t

[Usrename]

8. Now the US, the greatest military power in history, ...

is afraid of 15-year-old girls.

Perfect!

[LynnTheDem]

5. Far more than Saddam Hussein ever did. USA! USA! USA!

We're not only #1 on the planet for own citizens jailed...we're #1 for jailing Iraqi kids, too!

USA! USA! USA!

[SpiralHawk]

6. " Round up all first-born males. Smirk." - Imperial Commander AWOL

"I got this idea from the Bible, so you know it's cool with Jesus."

- Imperial Commander AWOL

[Doctor_J]

7. Since 8-year-olds are now being used as bombers, this will have

to now be yet another facet of the disaster that is our "policy" in Iraq and afghanistan.