“We understand that most of the children who undertake assignments are already involved in the criminal world. "

So that makes it Kosher! These are throw away kids? And what exactly are they doing when they're spying? Prostituting? How are they recruiting these kids? Producing them a la MKUltra?

And if the British are doing it, you know that the US is doing it as both countries are joined at the hip

British intelligence helped create CIA forerunner OSS:

" In fact it was the British envoy to US Sir William Stephenson, himself an intelligence operative carrying the codename Intrepid, who worked towards convincing the US President, in an intricate and involved manner, of the need of setting up an intelligence organization, which was then named OSS. He maneuvered to get Donovan appointed as Chief of OSS and triumphantly reported to Stewart Menzies, the British intelligence chief: "You can imagine how relieved I am after three months of battle and jockeying for position that our man [Donovan] is in a position of such importance to our efforts. " http://www.mujahidkamran.com/articles.php?id=33