Taliban shooting girl to go to UK

[DrLeftover]

A Taliban gunman walked up to a bus taking children home from school in Pakistan's volatile Swat Valley on Tuesday and shot and wounded a 14-year-old activist known for championing the education of girls and publicizing atrocities committed by the Taliban, officials said.



The attack in the city of Mingora targeted 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who is widely respected for her work to promote the schooling of girls — something that the Taliban strongly opposes. She was nominated last year for the International Children's Peace Prize.



The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, calling Malala's work obscenity.



This was a new chapter of obscenity, and we have to finish this chapter, said Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan by telephone. We have carried out this attack.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162...usufzai-shot-on-school-bus-by-taliban-gunman/

 

[Evil Eye]

When did creating martyrs start to seem like a good idea?

 

[DrLeftover]

You expect rational thought from the Talib?

 

[DrLeftover]

Update:

A spokesman for the Islamist militant group, Ehsanullah Ehsan, told BBC Urdu on Tuesday she would not be spared if she survived.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-asia-19893309

 

[Evil Eye]

You expect rational thought from the Talib?

I expect them to want to win... Guess they just aren't smart enough.

 

[Headliner]

The Pakistani girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen last week is being sent to the UK for medical treatment, the Pakistani army says.

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[DrLeftover]

Fascinating.



If she were still there, she could not say this. And live.





http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bs-ed-pakistan-teen-20121017,0,2477796.story

 

[Evil Eye]

If she were still there, she could not say this. And live.

Seems like a good reason to move.