children are no longer children
Submitted by antarchi on May 27, 2008 - 14:29.
Under the Geneva Conventions signed and adopted by the US... children under the age of 15 are classed as "protected persons," and even if captured while fighting against US forces are to be considered victims, not POWs. In 2002, the Bush administration signed an updated version of that treaty, raising the "protected person" age to all those "under 18."