Jun. 7, 2003. 01:00 AM LESLIE SCRIVENER FAITH AND ETHICS REPORTER THE TORONTO STAR
While Americans search for hidden caches of chemical and biological weapons to justify their war on Iraq, the country is littered with thousands of unexploded bombs, or the perversely named bomblets, dropped by coalition forces. It's often children who are the victims of this unexploded ordnance, losing hands or arms, legs or feet, losing their sight or their hearing. They are drawn to the brightly coloured bombs that seem to shimmer in the dust and debris. The Red Cross, which reports 76 hospitalized in Amara and 50 in Basra � mostly children � says hundreds of bombs are found each day. A map showing the location of unexploded mines and bombs was produced by the Humanitarian Operations Centre in Kuwait and given to humanitarian aid agencies in Iraq. But the concentration of bombs is so intense, the maps provide scant direction for anyone hoping to avoid them. -------------------------------------- Folks, I am just wondering. Is there a greater crime than destroying the youth of a country? Mervyn ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
