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‘The sexual abuse of young boys by Afghan military and police personnel is so
commonly known that Canadian and other foreign soldiers have coined a phrase
for it; they call it "Man-Love Thursdays," although at least one soldier has noted
that the rape of kids also took place on other days.’
‘Man-love Thursdays’ are not confined to the Afghan military or just Afghanistan.
Just a few weeks ago an editorial described the death of a 12 year-old Yemenite
girl who died, along with her baby, while attempting to give birth. Children, some
of whom are capable of getting pregnant, are incapable of giving birth; their little
bodies are just not built for it. The result is that these children die painfully or
suffer from obstetric fistulae, prematurely, stillbirth, and sexually transmitted
diseases (including cervical cancer).
To add insult to injury the abhorrent sexual abuse of children results in the
protection of the perpetrator more than the child. The act may be legally
sanctioned through marriage. A recent case had a man in his 80’s married to 10
year old girl. If the victim is male, there is a chance that they will be accused of
being homosexual if they protest to the authorities; homosexuality is a
prosecutable crime. The victim in many cases is treated as an outcast –
sometimes killed by their own family – for allowing themselves to be raped. The
rape of a boy is not regarded as breaking the pre-marital rule. (Take a moment
and digest this paragraph).
And that’s just ‘legitimate’ pedophilia. Child rapists in the Middle East are rarely
prosecuted. The subject is taboo and swept under the carpet. It is silently
accepted. Make no mistake however that it is a silent, horrible, deliberate
practice.
‘There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it
treats its children.’ Nelson Mandela.
Reference
Critics want independent investigation into Afghan child abuse
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2013850