Current Event for the Week of 2/12/07

Stolen kids turned into terrifying killers

In Monrovia, the Liberian capital, children are being taken from schools and homes in the middle of the day to become soldiers for the civil wars in their country. Some children watched the slaughter of their parents and and are being forced to leave their homes to trian and be shipped out to kill. Today there are about 250,000 childern that are currently be force to fight the war. Some of these children volentarily choose to fight in hopes of peace between the nation.

Read the article HERE!

1. What do you think should be done to stop this event?
2. Why do you think the warlords would want to use children as soliders?
3. What do you think should be the punishment for the warlords actions?