October 12, 2009
13 Year Old Kid Blows Self, 40+ Others Up
How young is too young to blow yourself up for Allah and the Taliban? Trick question. Allah loves even the youngest shaheeds.
AFP:
A devastating suicide bomb hit northwest Pakistan killing 41 people Monday, as the military geared up for an assault on Taliban rebels blamed for increasingly bloody and brazen attacks.Yeah, I guess technically in some cultures 13 is the age of "adulthood". But, dude, 13!The bomber, reported to be aged about 13, flung himself at a military convoy passing through a busy market in Shangla, a northwest district near Swat where the army claimed to have flushed out Taliban rebels after a fierce offensive.
When I was 13 I hadn't quite yet discovered girls and still thought being in the Boy Scouts was cool. I wonder if the Taliban brainwash these kids in much the same way my troop leader convinced me that a merit badge in leather work might someday come in handy?
By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 10:00 AM |
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