Child Soldiers: Is a child a rebel?

'It is tempting to think that if they had been stealing oil rather than children, the rest of the world would have paid more attention'

(Callum Macare BBC News April 2004- Filmmaker and Journalist)


As soon as the child becomes a soldier, the tables have turned and the reality is that they are now a rebel! They are the enemy, they are a Maoists or the LRA who will be fought against accordingly. The question is, how can a government justify a 'military victory' over the slaughter of an army of children?

Callum Macrare witnesses 'Ugandas Fallen Child Rebels' here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3608003.stm