Taliban threaten media over coverage of their attempted murder of 14-year-old girl Malala Yousafzai

We should just send them Christiane Amanpour, Bob Smietana, Niraj Warikoo, Eli Clifton, Max Blumenthal, Kari Huus and other pro-jihad U.S.-based "journalists." Then they'd get all the favorable coverage they want, and the jihad/martyrdom suicide bombers could seek their virgins by killing someone other than reporters.

"Taliban upset at coverage of Malala Yousafzai murder attempt," by Emily Senger in Macleans, October 17 (thanks to Seth):

The adage about not shooting the messenger has taken on a whole new meaning in Pakistan, as Taliban insurgents threaten attacks against media outlets that have shown unfavourable coverage after their attempt to kill 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.
The International News writes: “According to sources, the Taliban felt that the media has become biased against them and was giving ‘undue’ coverage to the attack on Malala and portraying them as the ‘worst people on earth.’”

The paper goes on to report that a Taliban source tells it 12 suicide bombers have been dispatched to target media outlets, particularly foreign outlets, and militants are also going to target journalists who speak out against the Taliban’s actions.

Both Pakistani and international media are taking added precautions as a result of the threats, reports BBC News.

Amid these threats, The New York Times reports that the Taliban is also launching a campaign to attempt to tarnish Yousafzai’s reputation. On Tuesday, Talbian spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan called the girl “a spy who divulged secrets” and “created propaganda,” the New York Times reports. The spokesperson also said the girl had just turned 15, which made her a woman, rather than a girl....

Classy!

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Islam_Macht_Frei | October 18, 2012 7:59 AM | Reply

Forgot to include Contessa Brewer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRmPTN07Iz4

miriam rove | October 18, 2012 8:04 AM | Reply

what else is new? Islams only method of communication in threats.
M

nacazo | October 18, 2012 8:27 AM | Reply

No. No. No.... according to the "perfect example" a girl becomes a woman at six (when he married aesha) or is it nine ( when he consumated the marriage)?

Remco Kimber | October 18, 2012 8:37 AM | Reply

Don Draper finds new client,

LemonLime | October 18, 2012 10:14 AM | Reply

"We should just send them Christiane Amanpour, Bob Smietana, Niraj Warikoo, Eli Clifton, Max Blumenthal, Kari Huus and other pro-jihad U.S.-based "journalists." Then they'd get all the favorable coverage they want, and the jihad/martyrdom suicide bombers could seek their virgins by killing someone other than reporters."

I was going to write: "Or better yet, they could beat and rape and behead those reporters" -- but I decided not to.

Alice | October 18, 2012 10:51 AM | Reply

Send all of NPR!!!

BlueRaven | October 18, 2012 1:01 PM | Reply

When Bush left the office, the tellibans were a thing of the past. Since Obama took the office, they are all over in Afghanstan and Pakistan.

Time to air a bunch of daisy-cutters once again.

Annie Oakley | October 18, 2012 1:39 PM | Reply

The Taliban are upset over unfavorable media coverage of their attempt to kill a 14-year-old girl....?

You mean they think there's actually a favorable way for the media to cover it?

pulsar182 | October 18, 2012 2:18 PM | Reply

“According to sources, the Taliban felt that the media has become biased against them and was giving ‘undue’ coverage to the attack on Malala and portraying them as the ‘worst people on earth.’”

Well, if the shoe fits...

stevePuzzled | October 18, 2012 5:25 PM | Reply

Somebody recently said it is impossible to parody Islam - as it is self-parodying.

This must be about the best example of this. I thought the article might be a joke at first... the Taliban getting all upset about press coverage saying they are total bastards.

PorkFatRules replied to comment from stevePuzzled | October 18, 2012 5:58 PM | Reply

"...Taliban getting all upset about press coverage saying they are total bastards."

If these "people" even had half a pea-brain, they'd understand the humor and irony in this.

Sadly, they don't, and therefore I rest my case.

tanstaafl | October 18, 2012 7:14 PM | Reply

Notice the sociopathic reaction to the world's reaction to the Taliban's savagery.

pulsar182 | October 18, 2012 8:13 PM | Reply

Muslims just hate it when the truth about Islam reaches infidel ears...

PatriotFromDayOne | October 19, 2012 2:20 AM | Reply

Read a lot of stories here this morning..and elsewhere...My blood is boiling...All I can say is go straight to hell Islam. Directly..

dumbledoresarmy replied to comment from PatriotFromDayOne | October 19, 2012 4:06 AM | Reply

New here?

When did you discover Jihadwatch and start finding out about the Third Jihad (the current oil-powered push for Total World Domination is the Ummah's third major try at dominating the world)?

To deal with the 'blood boiling' effect, if you're American, join either Mr Spencer's Freedom Defence Initiative (help pay for Pam Geller's consciousness-raising Quran Quotes billboard campaign) or ACT for America, or both. That way you know you're *doing* something. (If you're already involved, great!

Also, you're a religious type, be active in your local faith community and start raising awareness *there*.

If you're non-religious, join a community organisation - sporting club, PTA, Rotary, whatever you're interested in/ qualified for, and raise awareness there.

This is going to be a long, hard haul.

dumbledoresarmy replied to comment from dumbledoresarmy | October 19, 2012 4:15 AM | Reply

Sorry, slip of the keys.

Meant to say, "Also, if you're a religious type, be active in your local faith community and start raising awareness *there*...".

Anyway: welcome!

DP111 replied to comment from dumbledoresarmy | October 19, 2012 5:13 AM | Reply

When did you discover Jihadwatch?

I looked it up.

Here it is

Welcome to Jihad Watch

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2003/10/welcome-to-jihad-watch.html#comments

DP | October 28, 2003 7:59 PM

Nine years have gone by. Amazing, and the battle is still ongoing, just to convince the West of the existential threat that our politicians have cluelessly imported.

dhimmiwit | October 20, 2012 2:11 AM | Reply

"Taliban upset at coverage of Malala Yousafzai murder attempt,"
"300 heavily armed Islamic Militant Mujahadeen Jihadi Martydom Warriors fail to kill 14 year old schoolgirl"

You've got to admit, it doesn't look good on your CV.

gravenimage | October 20, 2012 5:21 PM | Reply

Taliban threaten media over coverage of their attempted murder of 14-year-old girl Malala Yousafzai
.................................

Well, of course. It's not as though they didn't shoot a little 14-year-old girl for the "crime" of wanting to go to school, it's that the media made that "look bad".

The International News writes: “According to sources, the Taliban felt that the media has become biased against them and was giving ‘undue’ coverage to the attack on Malala and portraying them as the ‘worst people on earth.’”
.................................

Hmmmm...and how, exactly, is this not true?

What they want is headlines like "Brave Mujahideen shoot evil b*tch caught spying for Zionists"—right?

The paper goes on to report that a Taliban source tells it 12 suicide bombers have been dispatched to target media outlets, particularly foreign outlets, and militants are also going to target journalists who speak out against the Taliban’s actions.
.................................

Well, sure—under Shari'ah it is forbidden to criticize Islam in any way.

Amid these threats, The New York Times reports that the Taliban is also launching a campaign to attempt to tarnish Yousafzai’s reputation.
.................................

Well, of course. It isn't the Jihad terrorists who tried to murder a little teenager who are bad—it's the girl herself!

God, I hate Islam.

gravenimage replied to comment from DP111 | October 20, 2012 5:27 PM | Reply

DP111 wrote:

I looked it up.

Here it is

Welcome to Jihad Watch
..........................

Thanks for that, DP111.

I had never seen the very first Jihad Watch story.

I knew you were one of the oldest posters here. I've only been reading—and commenting—here for six or seven years, and I feel like a piker in comparison!

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