Picture of the Day
A four year old Iraq child cries as older boys stage a mock execution in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 2, 2007. Children's games are under a heavy influence of ongoing violence in the country, one of the more popular ones being a clash between militias and police. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
(I may leave this one on top all day.)
posted by mikevotes at
9:05 AM
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In the '50s and'60s American children played Cowboys and Indians... Is it all that different than Iraqi kids playing Militia and Police? I feel that it is, but I'm not sure if it's my own biases coloring my opinions.
Nonetheless, we saw fake cowboys and Indians on TV/movies where violent confrontations were bloodless. These live in a whole different reality...
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-epm, at 9:31 AM
Yeah, there was an article a couple days ago talking about the kids playing Sunni shia.
And I do think that it's different because they are seeing real bodies in the streets. Experiencing the real fear of their family members as they pass through checkpoints.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 11:54 AM
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