Friday, August 24, 2007

Al-Qaeda teach kids, 6, to kill

FROM THE SUNONLINE:
Al-Qaeda teach kids, 6, to kill
BRITISH troops in Afghanistan are facing a new enemy — child soldiers as young as SIX.
Recruitment of youngsters is the latest chilling tactic by ruthless al-Qaeda leaders.

The Sun has video evidence of boys barely old enough for school handling AK47 assault rifles.
Military expert Chris Dobson warned: “This is very worrying. Terrorist commanders are gambling on our troops fatally hesitating before pulling the trigger if confronted with a boy. Modern weapons are so light children would have no problem getting 30 or 40 rounds off. And these children are being brainwashed to kill."
A video of the child recruits was posted this month on an al-Qaeda website which has attracted ten million visitors since 2003.
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