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Armed (and under-employed) groups raid South Sudan school, abduct 89 children, U.N. says
CNN ^
| Feb. 21, 2015
| Faith Karimi
Posted on 02/21/2015 11:56:20 AM PST by Mean Daddy
(CNN)Armed groups raided a South Sudanese school and seized 89 children who were taking their exams, the United Nations said Saturday. It pointed out that boys were among those taken.
The abduction occurred near Malakal, where thousands of people have taken refuge following months of violence in the nation.
Kidnappers gathered around a community and conducted house-to-house searches, according to the U.N. children's agency. It said boys over age 12 were taken away by force.
U.N. officials warned the abductors that they're violating international law.
"The recruitment and use of children by armed forces destroys families and communities," said Jonathan Veitch, the UNICEF representative in South Sudan.
"Children are exposed to incomprehensible levels of violence, they lose their families and their chance to go to school."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abductions; childsoldiers; jihad; kidnappings; southsudan; un
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To: 353FMG
Must be those evil Christians again as CNN and others won’t mention who they are.
As for the UN, LOL, well I’m sure these unknown kidnappers never knew they can’t do this unless they break so called international law.
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posted on
02/21/2015 1:12:32 PM PST
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: Eleutheria5
Embrace muslims to stop the evil right wing Christian conservatives and lets work on giving them jobs.
This is pathetic, if we had a free and fair media then bozo and his ilk would be questioned and the country would know what is going on with these pot smoking, druggie, commie left overs from the 60s and 70’s
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posted on
02/21/2015 1:15:31 PM PST
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: Mean Daddy
U.N. officials warned the abductors that they're violating international law. Oooh, the UN sure had the terrorists shaking in their boots!
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posted on
02/21/2015 1:16:15 PM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: Mean Daddy
They heard there was a job fair and were infuriated to find no jobs ////
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posted on
02/21/2015 1:26:30 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: tumblindice
"We demand Walmarts
and royalties on this photograph!" A Bunch of Crazy, Idle Muzzie Guys
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posted on
02/21/2015 1:31:42 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: Mean Daddy
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posted on
02/21/2015 1:41:57 PM PST
by
Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
To: Mean Daddy
They were kidnapped, not “recruited”... stupid UNICEF
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posted on
02/21/2015 1:53:04 PM PST
by
GeronL
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posted on
02/21/2015 2:08:16 PM PST
by
RedMDer
(Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!)
To: Mean Daddy
This is what happens when we hobble leaders we don’t like in countries we can’t control.
To: Mean Daddy
What’s a grave digger get paid these days?
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posted on
02/21/2015 2:37:30 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
To: manc
Jobs like killing evil right wing conservatives. No bag limit. Scalps for cash.
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posted on
02/21/2015 2:52:55 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
To: tet68
...destroys families and communities,Language right out of the ghay and lazbean playbook.
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posted on
02/21/2015 3:09:01 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Why would you want to "fundamentally change" a country you love?)
To: Perseverando
“U.N. officials warned the abductors that they’re violating international law.”
This calls for a strongly worded letter to the nearest terror cell.
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posted on
02/21/2015 3:13:27 PM PST
by
Leo58
(Those who cheer you today will curse you tomorrow, the only thing that endures is character.)
To: Mean Daddy
maybe they are running low on “wives” for terrorists.
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posted on
02/21/2015 3:30:43 PM PST
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
To: Mean Daddy
If only they had minimum wage jobs.... ".... I think Bill Clinton had the best and most brilliant solution ...... Government funded "Midnight Basketball" .... it's an amazing cure for all manner of unrestedness.
..... I am absolutely sure it will help the poor little unrestlings over there just as much as it did here in the United States!
.... And heck ..... We would even get to spend MORE freshly printed American bucks to help save the world from everything that ails it!
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posted on
02/21/2015 3:54:27 PM PST
by
R_Kangel
( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
To: manc
South Sudan has a few Muslims, but is majority Christian. Also has a community of traditional African believers. North Sudan is majority Islamic, which was one reason why the south broke away.
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posted on
02/21/2015 4:12:03 PM PST
by
BlackVeil
('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Armed groups? What armed groups? Amish armed groups?
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posted on
02/21/2015 4:16:47 PM PST
by
abclily
To: Mean Daddy
U.N. officials warned the abductors that they're violating international law.You're breaking my barrs!
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posted on
02/21/2015 4:35:31 PM PST
by
Dr.Deth
To: Mean Daddy
Just wait till they start burning kids alive in a cage while screaming Allahu Snackbar, I don't what anybody says, I am posting those videos any and every place I can and emailing them to Congress every single day. They think keeping this bitch ass mofo in office is one big joke?
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posted on
02/21/2015 5:54:18 PM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Obama: 12 acts of blatant treason and counting)
To: Mean Daddy
This is coming next courtesy of Democrats "Golden boy", no doubt. How far is Congress going to let this go before they remove this MOFO from office?
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posted on
02/21/2015 5:56:26 PM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Obama: 12 acts of blatant treason and counting)
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