Kony2012 and Child Soldiers: a Symptom of War, Poverty & American Imperialism

‘I have seen a number of articles written recently about the problem of Child Soldiers in various conflicts abroad – most notably in Africa and Colombia. What has struck me about these pieces, and the discourse about this phenomenon in general, is that they treat the phenomenon of Child Soldiers as the disease to be cured, rather than what it truly is – a symptom of the much more deadly diseases of War, Poverty and Imperialism.’

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Catholic Leaders To Use Internet Against Pedophiles

‘Roman Catholic Church leaders unveiled an Internet teaching project on Thursday to help clergy around the world root out pedophiles in their ranks and protect children from potential abusers.

Ending a four-day conference on child abuse in Rome, Father Francois-Xavier Dumortier said the 1.6 million dollar project would provide multilingual advice and access to research on pedophilia and how to respond to the problem.’

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