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>>The picture which shames US army
By Yvonne Ridley
Friday 17 October 2003, 1:58 Makka Time, 22:58 GMT
US soldier frisks Afghan child in Zermit village
A secretly taken picture of an American soldier frisking an Afghan child has
shocked human rights campaigners across the world.
The picture was given to Aljazeera.net by the Islamic Observation Centre to
highlight the plight of children in Afghanistan.
It will now be shown to delegates and discussed at the Washington Conference
on Civil Liberties in America on Saturday, 25 October.
Taken by a strategically-placed camera, and using a telephoto lens, the
undercover photographer snapped a four-year-old child having his clothing
searched by a heavily armed US soldier.
Taliban fighters
The child and his friends were playing in the village of Zermit in Paktika
when American soldiers, hunting for Taliban fighters, arrived.
Sheepish: Nervous US soldiers in
Zermit keep a watchful eye
"Those children could have been carrying explosives," said an unapologetic
US Major Peter Mitchell who was shown the picture by Aljazeera.net.
Major Mitchell, a US marine and spokesman for US Central Command,
added: "The troops on the ground in Afghanistan will respond accordingly to
whatever threat in that environment exists.
"Maybe they received intelligence that children were carrying explosives and
that the children could be used against coalition forces.
"Coalition forces will do whatever it is they need to do to protect
themselves. In times of conflict their personal security comes before hearts
and minds.
Trigger fingers
"If someone is offended because a four-year-old is being searched they
should know that the security of forces will always come first."
Aljazeera.net was given another picture also taken in Zermit village, at the
same time, which appeared to show nervous-looking, armed US soldiers aiming
their weapons at a sheep during a house search.
Not everyone shares Major Mitchell's views of the child search. Mauri
Saalakhan, director of the Peace and Justice Foundation in America said he
was shocked when shown the pictures by Aljazeera.net.
"My first reaction is concern for the welfare of the children of
Afghanistan. It is quite possible tragedies could unfold if trigger-nervous
US soldiers look at these children as potential security risks.
"..tragedies could unfold if trigger nervous US soldiers look at these
children as potential security risks"
Mauri Saalakhan, director of the Peace and Justice Foundation
Civil liberties
"We will raise awareness about this and will certainly be discussing the
issue at the civil liberties conference later this month in Washington,"
added Saalakhan.
Yasser Ansiri, director of the Islamic Observation Centre based in London,
said one of his correspondents based in Afghanistan and Pakistan had taken
the picture, but wished to remain anonymous so he could continue his work.
"This is a shocking picture. We want Aljazeera.net to show the world what
the Americans are doing in Afghanistan. it is a picture which will shame the
US military," added Ansiri, spokesman for the centre which is a human rights
organisation for Muslims.
Aljazeera