Monday, December 17, 2012

Remember All the Children, Mr. President

Remember the 20 children who died in Newtown, Connecticut.


Parishioners pay their respects to the victims of an elementary school shooting while arriving for mass at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 16. (Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / AFP - Getty Images)

Remember the 35 children who died in Gaza this month from Israeli bombardments.

Remember the 168 children who have been killed by US drone attacks in Pakistan since 2006.

Remember the 231 children killed in Afghanistan in the first 6 months of this year.

Remember the 400 other children in the US under the age of 15 who die from gunshot wounds each year.

Remember the 921 children killed by US air strikes against insurgents in Iraq.

Remember the 1,770 US children who die each year from child abuse and maltreatment.

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