Children of War: The lingering issue of child soldiers

Children of War:The lingering issue of child soldiersNot a new problemChildren have been born into war since the dawn of timeMany factions that use children are involved in guerilla wars or rebellionsBoys and girls are used

Lebanon exposed the issue to the world in the 1980s.

Most terrorist or rebel groups in Africa use children as soldiersBurundi-Forces Nationales pour la LiberationCentral African Republic-Union for Democratic Forces for Unity(UFDR)Cote dIvoire-New Forces

Democratic Republic of the CongoRwandaSierra Leone-Revolutionary United Front(RUF)Uganda-Lords Resistance Army(LRA)

Why?Why use a child as a soldier?Do they make better soldiers?What happens to them after the war is over?So they have a future?

Life of a Child Soldierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmnyUmeGhE8&feature=relatedTrying to pick up the pieceshttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/july-dec10/uganda_11-16.html