While you were sleeping.(Devil in the Details)(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, February, 2004 by McKelvey, Tara
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There are approximately 300,000 child soldiers involved in civil conflicts around the world. They tote AK-47s, spy on the enemy and fight in the trenches. If they manage to leave the military, they face scant opportunities in civilian life. Luckily, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao has taken an interest in their plight. She's overseeing a $13 million global initiative to help rehabilitate former child soldiers. In December, she spent six days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Benin and Ghana, where some of the programs are just getting started.
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