It's a madder world than we think if 15-year-old child soldiers are guilty of terrorism. He's not festering in a marsh of jihadism, although if he is NOW, who can blame him?
Even disregarding the fact that he was a child. The arrogance and hypocrisy of this whole American idea that they can sent their army (replete with attack helicopters and legions of highly-trained, ultra-equipped specialists in the battlefield art of shooting people in the back after they have surrendered) into a foreign country on another continent -- and that no-one has the right to defend themselves against the American invasion and assault because, in this Alice-in-Slaughterland world, only the Americans are defined as "legitimate combatants" ... boggles the mind. And just think -- all it takes to confirm this self -justifying la-la-land is a little torture, a few perjured witnesses for the prosecution, topped off by apple pie and a rigged trial. The world can sleep soundly now.
Even disregarding the fact that he was a child. The arrogance and hypocrisy of this whole American idea that they can sent their army (replete with attack helicopters and legions of highly-trained, ultra-equipped specialists in the battlefield art of shooting people in the back after they have surrendered) into a foreign country on another continent -- and that no-one has the right to defend themselves against the American invasion and assault because, in this Alice-in-Slaughterland world, only the Americans are defined as "legitimate combatants" ... boggles the mind. And just think -- all it takes to confirm this self -justifying la-la-land is a little torture, a few perjured witnesses for the prosecution, topped off by apple pie and a rigged trial. The world can sleep soundly now.
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