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Eugene

(61,899 posts) Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:50 AM Dec 2014

Massacre: Taliban storms Pakistan school, killing 126, mostly children

Source: USA Today

Massacre: Taliban storms Pakistan school, killing 126, mostly children

Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY 8:42 a.m. EST December 16, 2014

Taliban gunmen stormed a school in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people, mostly children, that country's government said.

Hours after the attack, it was still not clear if hostages were being held or whether the militants were killed by Pakistan's military.

The attack began in the early morning, with the gunmen entering the school — a military-run facility in the northwestern city of Peshawar with students in grades 1-10 — and shooting at random, said police officer Javed Khan. Army commandos quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged fire with the gunmen, he said.

Mushtaq Ghani, the province's information minister, said most of the dead were students, children and teenagers.

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Massacre: Taliban storms Pakistan school, killing 126, mostly children (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2014 OP

I know the point is to terrorize... Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #1

You go after targets that are not protected malthaussen Dec 2014 #2

It has real meaning towards their goals, it's revenge for Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Peace Prize Ward Dec 2014 #3

The school is affiliated with the army in some fashion The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #5

Idiocy, yes, and addiction to violence, but... TreasonousBastard Dec 2014 #6

They the terrorist live or die with the support of the people hankthecrank Dec 2014 #4

Are these the same guys who banned beheading leftyladyfrommo Dec 2014 #7

They burned the teacher alive and beheaded the children. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2014 #8

"Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said "those behind the heinous act will not be spared..." irisblue Dec 2014 #9

Tragic n/t ChazII Dec 2014 #10

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)

1. I know the point is to terrorize...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:51 AM

Dec 2014

But for the life of me, I can't really grasp why they go after a target like this instead of a target with real meaning towards their goals.

It just further shows the idiocy of terrorists.

malthaussen

(17,195 posts)

2. You go after targets that are not protected

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:09 AM

Dec 2014

Since the purpose of terror is terror, you concentrate on the weakest civilians you can and kill them as nastily as possible. You don't fight people who can actually fire back. That's what booby traps are for.

-- Mal

Ward

(28 posts)

3. It has real meaning towards their goals, it's revenge for Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Peace Prize

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:11 AM

Dec 2014

And her advocacy for educating women. Their goals are to put an end to such heresy.

The Taliban has killed dozens of children at a Peshawar school in a revenge mission for Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai being awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Ahmed Rashid, an expert on the Islamic militants, told the BBC the insurgents had various reasons to attack the school, one of which was to send a message to the supporters of Malala, who advocates education for women and children.

In response to the events at the school in Pakistan, education campaigner Malala has condemned the "atrocious and cowardly" attack.

Fucking religion of peace *spit*

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/peshawar-school-attack-talibans-revenge-malala-yousafzais-nobel-peace-prize-1479754

The2ndWheel

(7,947 posts)

5. The school is affiliated with the army in some fashion

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:22 AM

Dec 2014

Which is connected with the central government. Possibly an easier target than other places. Plus the emotional trauma of killing kids, which I'm guessing they hope sends a louder message than if they're just killing a bunch of soldiers.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

6. Idiocy, yes, and addiction to violence, but...

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:27 AM

Dec 2014

they made some sort of statement that they wanted Pakistan to "feel the pain" that they did over something else.

This appears to be some insane form of vengeance. Truly insane.

hankthecrank

(653 posts)

4. They the terrorist live or die with the support of the people

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:17 AM

Dec 2014

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I don't think they won any one over to their side with this

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)

7. Are these the same guys who banned beheading

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 12:14 PM

Dec 2014

because it causes too much of a negative backlash . Wasn't that just last week? It's better to just shoot them?

But it's OK to kill a lot of innocent school children?

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)

8. They burned the teacher alive and beheaded the children.

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 12:20 PM

Dec 2014

I just read this headline.

These people are just monsters.

irisblue

(32,975 posts)

9. "Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said "those behind the heinous act will not be spared..."

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 01:16 PM

Dec 2014

Does the Taliban really think murdering school children of some of the Pakistan army is going to make the army feel sympathy and give supportive cover for the Taliban? F-in idiots.

ChazII

(6,205 posts)

10. Tragic n/t

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 08:20 PM

Dec 2014

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