U.S. forces can detain Iraqi children deemed 'security threats'

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sixteen years old, unshaven fluff on his upper lip and wearing only his underwear, Ali Maitham stood at a Baghdad intersection June 20, holding the bottle of water given to him by one of the American soldiers who was releasing him.

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