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The ’Caliphate Cubs’ of IS - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
▻http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/06/iraq-isis-children-recruits-army-qaeda-execution.html#

Samir Abdul Aziz (a pseudonym) is a former lawyer who lost his job following IS’ closure of many of the law schools in Mosul. In a phone interview with Al-Monitor, Abdul Aziz said it was difficult for him to determine the exact number of children fighting under the IS banner. However, based on information he gathered from people close to the group, he said that IS has been training child soldiers in special camps in Mosul.

“IS uses certain names to label [children’s] camps, which gives the impression that they are some sort of private religious schools. The organization also calls the children fighters ’The Caliphate Cubs.’ Children undergo three different levels of training in these schools. The first is religious training, whereby children are taught IS jihadi ideology and approach. Children are brainwashed into becoming hateful and ready to commit suicide. The second level is practical, as children receive harsh physical training, and are taught to use weapons. The third level is psychological: Children are taken to public squares to participate in slaughters, or are placed at the forefront of the Hisbah [religious police] sessions, or in the mosques’ sermons so as to promote their leadership skills and their sense of superiority,” Abdul Aziz said.

Sous réserve de recoupement... Malheureusement, pas impossible

#enfants_soldats #irak #isil

Controversy Swirls Around NYU Law Professor Involved in Obama’s Drone Program
▻http://www.newsweek.com/controversy-swirls-around-nyu-law-professor-involved-obamas-drone-program-

While working for the Obama administration, Koh was the most public legal defender of the president’s drone strike program. Last month, a petition was circulated at NYU Law—one of the top law schools in the country—that called Koh’s teaching of international human rights law for the 2014-1015 academic year “unacceptable.”

US drones « terrorize » communities : Report
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/us-drones-terrorize-communities-study

The US government’s drone program in Pakistan “terrorizes” local communities, kills large numbers of civilians and drives anti-American fervor in the country, a new study by the law schools of Stanford and New York University finds.

The study, titled “Living Under #Drones,” finds that Pakistanis living in affected areas are afraid to attend public gatherings such as weddings and funerals as ground operators that guide the unmanned aircraft frequently mistake them as groups of al-Qaeda-linked fighters.

“Their presence terrorizes men, women, and children, giving rise to anxiety and psychological trauma among civilian communities,” the study reads. “Those living under drones have to face the constant worry that a deadly strike may be fired at any moment, and the knowledge that they are powerless to protect themselves.”

Une description minutieuse, sous forme graphique, des étapes à franchir pour la conquête spatiale.
►http://blog.makezine.com/2012/09/13/the-rockwell-international-integrated-space-plan

I first encountered this amazing infographic hanging on a professor’s office wall when I was visiting law schools back in 1999. [...] All I really knew about the poster was that it had been created in the 80s by analysts at Rockwell International and that it was called the “Integrated Space Plan.”

A noter la réponse de Ron Jones, auteur du document
►http://blog.makezine.com/2012/09/13/the-rockwell-international-integrated-space-plan/#comment-720128

NASA’s leadership has allowed it to become politicized and it no longer pushes boundaries that the private sector cannot. Why? NASA and Congress have failed to define a common vision that defines a next step and why. This is precisely why I created this document, to help head off this kind of predicament.

#espace #science #makezine