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In reply to the discussion: Water tank poisoned at Afghan girls' school; 140 hospitalized [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)28. Occams razor
Either US soldiers, in a completely new tactic, have decided to start poisoning girls for no reason or the Taliban in part of their decade old traditions (centuries for that basic mindset) have decided to continue murdering girls that dare to receive an education as they'd done thousands of times in the past.
It's like if you hear a dog barking outside your window at night but can't see it. You *could* assume it was an escaped emu from the zoo that had learned to perfectly copy a dog bark and it is the one making that racket. Or you could say it's probably a dog, doing what dogs have always done.
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I cannot fathom the thought processes that would cause someone to do something like this.
drm604
Apr 2012
#3
Yes most have Women & Girls at home who are servitile/under control to meet their needs.
hue
Apr 2012
#10
I get all that. I've been reading about the Taliban since before it was fashionable. But that
Guy Whitey Corngood
Apr 2012
#25
I believe unionworks AND you red. I've seen it often enough (and been on the receiving side)
riderinthestorm
Apr 2012
#30
Does this continue until karzai gets his USD$2B/yr in foreign aid he's demanding now?
solarman350
Apr 2012
#9
Really? You really think US soldiers would do this? I 110% disagree with that
riderinthestorm
Apr 2012
#20
Oh, yes, this war in international is scope and has been going on for a very long time.
jwirr
Apr 2012
#32
This reminds me of the time girls were forced back in to a burning scholl because they didn't have
libinnyandia
Apr 2012
#36
The Soviets were building schools for girls....and the fundies didnt like it then...
Vehl
Apr 2012
#38
Is this an attack against Women, or an attack against a pro-government school?
happyslug
Apr 2012
#46
If it weren't for education by the Government there would be NO education for girls. n/t
hue
Apr 2012
#48
Greg Mortenson has been pretty fairly discredited. His institute isn't building a lot of schools
riderinthestorm
Apr 2012
#58
Of course CAI is going to spin the bad news their way, but even in that link there's not much to
riderinthestorm
Apr 2012
#60