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    • 16 May 07
    • 6:22 am

    Dear texasindi, Please see the Pentagon document at http://www.defenselink.mil/prhome/poprep2004/appendixa/a_01.html you have to go to http://www.defenselink.mil/prhome/poprep2004 then click on then go to and just an suggestion. how about next time you write in, you phrase your commnet something like: I was unable to find a source for the information and it seem wrong to me. Can you please tell me the source. thanks so much, texasindi Best, terry

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    • 16 May 07
    • 10:38 am

    Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam asked me to post this: US has signed the Convention on the right of the child (CRC) but not ratified. US has signed and ratified the CRC Optional Protocol on children in Armed conflict (CRCOPAC) and sale of children. see http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm I have take this up with the UN Office on the protection of children in the past. I was told that they are discussing the matter and working on amendments to get US on board. They are more interested in reigning in non-state actors. This is also true with respect to the Ottawa mine ban treaty. US, China, …

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