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25 Dec 2010 21:34

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World: Christmas Day attack on starving Pakistanis hits new level of evil

  • So, it’s one thing to attack people living lives in normal conditions. That’s pretty awful on its own. But when you attack those who are starving and attempting to receive food from the World Food Program in Pakistan, that’s a whole new world of evil you’re entering. We feel awful for those who were hurt, and get behind Obama’s statement on this: “Killing innocent civilians outside a World Food Program distribution point is an affront to the people of Pakistan, and to all humanity.” The more than 43 people killed and 100 injured didn’t deserve treatment like this from anyonesource

05 Oct 2009 09:32

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World: In Pakistan, a suicide bomber hits an obvious humanitarian target

  • It is a tragedy for WFP and for the whole humanitarian community in Pakistan. These people were working to help vulnerable people.
  • World Food Program deputy director Amir Abdulla • On the deaths of at least four (and the injuries of at least six) in a suicide bombing centered on the WFP and United Nations offices in Islamabad, Pakistan today. While the attack has noone claiming responsibility as of yet, the most likely candidate is a reformulated Taliban in the region. • source