Norway recruiting child soldiers

It is no secret that the government does in fact cooperate with the breakaway Karuna faction in order to gain a military edge over the Tamil Tigers. But the news of Sri Lankan government, who’s age of conscription to the military is 18, is involved in recruiting children came as a shock to everyone including the citizens of Sri Lanka. But reading into the UN special envoy Allan Rock’s report which implicated the Sri Lankan government of recruiting child soldiers one can observe, it was based on the logic that the government is only guilty because it collaborated to some degree with a group that in turn is responsible for the recruitment children under the age of 18 for the purpose of engaging them in combat.

Using the identical reasoning, it has come to light that the Royal Government of Norway is also guilty by way of collaborating with groups that not only recruit children but are also involved in other crimes against humanity such as genocide, rape and human and drug trafficking. Norway, as the largest developer of small arms, engage in the sale of arms to these groups that include the rebels of Congo, Darfur and other troubled conflict areas of the world. The degree of involvement and the exact groups the Norwegian government collaborates remains a secret for the most part given the little information Norwegian government releases to the public regarding its arms program. Nevertheless, the UN in a report concluded the worst of the world’s conflicts are fueled by the sale of small arms and that Norwegians provide the bulk of small arms that end up in the hands of these rebel organizations. So, based on this reasoning, it has become evident the Norwegians are in fact responsible for crimes against humanity and should be duly investigated.