Friday, January 24, 2003
From todays paper . . .
* Roughly 11 million out of the 22 million of Iraq's
total citizens are under the age of 18.
* In Iraq, children as young as 12 are
organized into untis for milirary training.
* About 300,000 chidren under 18 (boys and girls)
are serving as combatants around the globe.
* Children are fighting in three-fourths of the worlds conflicts.
* Roughly 11 million out of the 22 million of Iraq's
total citizens are under the age of 18.
* In Iraq, children as young as 12 are
organized into untis for milirary training.
* About 300,000 chidren under 18 (boys and girls)
are serving as combatants around the globe.
* Children are fighting in three-fourths of the worlds conflicts.