Afghan kids 'killed' for organs

[foo_bar]

Kabul - The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) is currently investigating some 85 kidnapping cases in which the children have allegedly been killed for their body parts, a UN spokesperson said on Sunday.

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1487639,00.html

[PennyLane]

1. My God.........

What have we done for those poor people? This is appalling.

[slor]

2. Just when I begin humans could sink...

no lower into depravity. This is just horrific!

[aquart]

3. Feeds the family.

And it ain't like those kids had a future, is it? IS IT?

This is a country we invaded "successfully"? Meaning it's under our control? So WE are responsible for this.

Gosh, we done good.

[PsychoDad]

4. The Taliban was so bad...

Good thing we got rid of them to allow for the free trade of opium and body parts.

Wonder where the organs of these young children are going to end up?

God help us all.

[JNelson6563]

5. I've seen this in Russia too

Desperate times.....

I often wonder how things would be in Afghanistan if we'd done it right over there instead of hiring war-lords to run things and then taking off to Iraq (where they have oil).

Julie

[Media_Lies_Daily]

6. Yes...whatever happened to Junior's promise to rebuild Afghanistan?...

I guess those funds got funneled into Halliburton's pockets, too.

[DarkSim]

9. Us finns get issued special cards...

...Telling us to keep our children with us at all times.

The card literally says: "Traveling to Russia with children is not recommended. If you must travel to Russia with children, watch them closely because there have been cases of widespread kidnapping for organ sale" -that is almost literally what it says on the cards.

[LeftHander]

7. Looking for a new heart for Dick....

So he can make it through the election....

And Skeletor (Rumsfeld) has found curried children rather tastey

(that was cold...sorry)

People will profit on anything. Sick,

[Claire Beth]

8. or a new brain for DUMBYA? n/t

[MostlyBlackCat2]

10. do we have a more reliable source for this story?

reeks of urban mythology - and news24.com ain't the most reliable source on the planet.... anyone got another source for this?

[foo_bar]

11. if it hasn't been debunked by snopes, it must be true

that's my rationale for living.

[goddess40]

12. Urban legend?

I think your on to something MBC2.

[foo_bar]

13. you spelled Gandhi correctly!

:thumbsup:

[monobrau]

14. that should be the first response to this

This is the type of urban myth that supports the notion that "they don't value life the way we do".
For one thing, don't organ donors have to be carefully screened? Seems like just snatching kids off the street and hoping for a match wouldn't be very practical.