http://pacificempire.org.nz/2006/10/20/review-beasts-of-no-nation/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:08:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://pacificempire.org.nz/2006/10/20/review-beasts-of-no-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Phil Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:09:14 +0000 http://pacificempire.org.nz/?p=96#comment-205 I think I briefly mentioned this in the Sierra Leone case study? Children make effective shock troops because of that reluctance to kill them. British SAS who took part in an operation to rescue hostages in Sierra Leone found returning fire at children traumatic. On the other hand, in "Cry Freetown" you see Nigerian peacekeepers whipping, interrogating and gunning down 12-year old boys on the mere suspicion of helping the rebels. Very unpleasant. I think I briefly mentioned this in the Sierra Leone case study? Children make effective shock troops because of that reluctance to kill them. British SAS who took part in an operation to rescue hostages in Sierra Leone found returning fire at children traumatic. On the other hand, in “Cry Freetown” you see Nigerian peacekeepers whipping, interrogating and gunning down 12-year old boys on the mere suspicion of helping the rebels. Very unpleasant.

]]> http://pacificempire.org.nz/2006/10/20/review-beasts-of-no-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Luke Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:32:33 +0000 http://pacificempire.org.nz/?p=96#comment-185 Something you didn't mention was the problem of sending peace-keepers - of UN or any country - and bringing them up against child soldiers. Wouldn't look good on CNN ... Something you didn’t mention was the problem of sending peace-keepers – of UN or any country – and bringing them up against child soldiers. Wouldn’t look good on CNN …

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