Taliban to ban polio vaccinations for children until US stops drone strikes

[cynatnite]

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"Polio drops will be banned in North Waziristan until the drones strikes are stopped," Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur said in a statement released Saturday and published Monday by CNN. "Almost every resident of North Waziristan has become a mental patient because of the drone strikes, which are worse than polio. On one hand, the U.S. spends millions of dollars to eliminate polio, while on the other hand it kills hundreds with the help of its slave, Pakistan."

UNICEF had been hoping to launch a drive this week to vaccinate 161,000 children in the region. Bahadur said he consulted with leaders of the Taliban and al-Qaida and with Punjabi leaders before making the decision to ban the vaccinations.

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The announcement, the New York Times said, is "a blow to polio vaccination efforts in Pakistan, which is one of just three countries where the disease is still endemic and which accounted for 198 new cases last year—the highest rate in the world."

But it's doubtful that the warning will affect U.S. drone strikes. The White House has increased its drone operations under President Barack Obama. The Pakistani government has objected to the drone strikes, saying they are "a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/taliban-warns-u-drone-strikes-153252109.html

[Politicalboi]

1. Now their stealing

The GOP's ideas.

[cynatnite]

2. They are. n/t

[Generic Other]

3. Cripple your legs to spite your butt

Taliban would be praising us if we just blew up art.

[TBMASE]

4. We could fit cluster munitions with polio shots

problem solved

[snooper2]

5. I think a drone needs to be trained on this guys head

[HopeHoops]

6. That's easily a form of germ warfare. Talk about hiding behind children.

[KamaAina]

8. I'll remember this next time we have an anti-vax thread

it won't be hyperbole to say "You guys are just like the Taliban!".