TALIBAN USING CHILDREN TO SPREAD TERROR
12 YEAR OLD SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED 3 TODAY


After it was reported on Friday that the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan planned a huge summer offensive to being very soon, we learned of tragic and disturbing news. Today the Taliban used a young child, easily lied to and manipulated, as a suicide bomber.

“A 12-year-old suicide bomber killed three civilians including district council chief and injured at least a dozen others Sunday in south-eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

… one woman and two men were killed and 12 others injured in the explosion, it said.”

-THE SUN UK, MAY 1 2011

Is this evidence of more attacks on the horizon, as predicted? There may be much more violence to come, so that makes it much more important that we stand behind our troops and give them the support they need.

MILITARY COMMANDERS EXPECT A WAVE OF ATTACKS IMMINENT AFGHANISTAN MAY EXPLODE IN VIOLENCE THIS WEEK

“U.S. military officials have long predicted a violent spring, but credible intelligence picked up in the past few days indicates that the Taliban — aided by the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network — have plans to conduct a brief series of high-profile attacks, such as suicide bombings, the officers said.

…a spokesman for the coalition [said] “We see this as a propaganda ploy. They want to demonstrate that they are relevant despite recent setbacks.” – Military Times 04/29/2011