"War in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children." Howard Zinn.

While I'm sure the majority of the Iraqi children are well treated by our soldiers, Youtube shows us quite a few knuckleheads humiliating and mistreating the very people we're supposed to be protecting. Warning: Some of these videos contain violence and adult language.



Making kids chase after food

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In case you think that's an isolated incident, here's another video where soldiers made children run for water:

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Paying kids to fight in the mud

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Teaching kids to say "bomb Iraq!"

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British soldiers beating Iraqi children

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You can read more about this story on Prison Planet and BBC.

"Your country stinks like ass... you smell like ass too"

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Of course, I'm sure there are lots of positive interactions between our soldiers and the Iraqi children. Here are some of my favorites:

Dance and the world dance with you

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Don't tase me bro!

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