IT IS the ultimate in human degradation: children taken from their families, then forced to bear arms, kill and maim. Sadly, it is a story in conflicts across the globe.
Those of us lucky enough to live far from the war zones of Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sri Lanka can scarcely imagine the psychological damage suffered by these children. Media reports have sown the idea that they represent a lost and broken generation. “Kids with only one viable skill – killing- will plague their country and communities for years to come,” ended one …
