http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/08/27/petition-for-dropping-charges-against-child-soldier-mohammad-jawad/ Thoughts by Stephen Soldz on war, peace, politics, psychoanalysis, and research methods Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:04:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/08/27/petition-for-dropping-charges-against-child-soldier-mohammad-jawad/comment-page-1/#comment-196650 Marilyn J. Kennedy Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:31:14 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/?p=1561#comment-196650 It is unthinkable to hold a child captive for that long--or to hold him accountable as a war criminal without even so much as a trial. The only humane course is to drop these charges immediately. It is unthinkable to hold a child captive for that long–or to hold him accountable as a war criminal without even so much as a trial. The only humane course is to drop these charges immediately.

]]> http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/08/27/petition-for-dropping-charges-against-child-soldier-mohammad-jawad/comment-page-1/#comment-196634 Ethel Tobach Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:28:23 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/?p=1561#comment-196634 This is an urgent call for a human rights action. Please do as we ask. Ethel Tobach This is an urgent call for a human rights action. Please do as we ask. Ethel Tobach

]]> http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/08/27/petition-for-dropping-charges-against-child-soldier-mohammad-jawad/comment-page-1/#comment-196412 Mallika Henry Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:09:07 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/?p=1561#comment-196412 We stand with very few nations in holding children accountable as soldiers. It does us no good and a great deal of harm to press charges against Mohammad Jawad. We stand with very few nations in holding children accountable as soldiers. It does us no good and a great deal of harm to press charges against Mohammad Jawad.

]]> http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/08/27/petition-for-dropping-charges-against-child-soldier-mohammad-jawad/comment-page-1/#comment-196204 Philip V. Hull Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:12:56 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/?p=1561#comment-196204 The U.S. is in dire need of redemption if it is ever to be able to claim the moral high ground again. I don't know if this will be possible. I hope so. Dropping these charges would be a small step in that direction. The U.S. is in dire need of redemption if it is ever to be able to claim the moral high ground again. I don’t know if this will be possible. I hope so. Dropping these charges would be a small step in that direction.

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