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Newspaper Roundup for July 2, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for July 2, 2009 Thursday, July 02, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Washington Times: Taliban buying children for suicide bombers Washington Times: ...
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Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
The lastest from the Global War on Terror Overseas Contingency Operation: Pakistan's top Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, is buying children as young as 7 to serve as suicide bombers in the growing spate of attacks against Pakistani, Afghan and U.S. targets, U.S. Defense Department and Pakistani officials say. The depravity our enemies appears to know no bounds.
Taliban buying children for suicide bombings
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... I guess martyrdom has lost its luster in Afghanistan and Pakistan, just as it did in Iraq. Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has had to come up with another supply chain for suicide-bomber attacks, and he’s certainly thinking out of the box. Instead of convincing adults to blow themselves up for radical Islam, Mehsud has instead started buying children : Pakistan’s top Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, is buying children as young as 7 to serve as suicide bombers in the growing spate of attacks against Pakistani, Afghan and U.S. targets, U.S. Defense Department and Pakistani ...
Taliban Buying Children For Suicide Bombers
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Washington Times:
Pakistan’s top Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, is buying children as young as 7 to serve as suicide bombers in the growing spate of attacks against Pakistani, Afghan and U.S. targets, U.S. Defense Department and Pakistani officials say.
A Pakistani official, who spoke on the condition that he not be named because of the sensitive nature of the topic, said the going price for child bombers was $7,000 to $14,000 - huge sums in Pakistan, where per-capita income is about $2,600 a year.
“[Mehsud] has turned ...
open for suggestions
Daily Pundit —
... I believe that it would be my personal pleasure to have this particular specimen of subhuman filth die in the slowest and most agonizing manner possible. Any suggestions? ...
Taliban buying children, turning them into suicide bombers
Jihad Watch —
... Mehsud, like many who are unshakably convinced of their own correctness, no doubt does not realize his own cruelty and heartlessness. "EXCLUSIVE: Taliban buying children for suicide bombers," by Sara A. Carter for the Washington Times, July 2 (thanks to ...
Taliban Purchasing Their Future Jihadis
Fausta's Blog —
My latest post, Taliban Purchasing Their Future Jihadis, is up at RightPundits. Please read it and leave a comment if you may.
Gates of Vienna News Feed 7/3/2009
Gates of Vienna —
The financial crisis has generated a bizarre news item: Sweden has just instituted a negative rate on bank deposits. That is, the bank charges you a percentage on any money you deposit. I suppose this is a logical corollary to declining interest rates on loans, so that eventually banks will be paying people to borrow money. Weird. In other financial news, the Netherlands is considering bank help for prostitutes, and a Latvian banker is demanding that customers sign over their immortal souls as collateral on loans. Thanks to C. Cantoni, CJHS, CSP, Diana West, Gaia, Insubria, JD, KGS, Nilk, Steen, TB, the Lurker from Tulsa, TK, and all the ...
