It's a grim day in the news today. Here are several articles from the WSJ:
Qasim Nauman, Safdar Dawar, and Saeed Shah report on the horrifying story of the Taliban in Pakistan taking over a school and methodically shooting schoolchildren in the head, killing 141 people. That anyone with any political or religious cause, however fanatical, could deliberately and specifically target children for mass murder staggers the imagination.
Rebecca Thurlow and Lucy Cramer report from Sydney on the rememberance of the deceased hostages Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson. Mr. Johnson, the cafe manager, grabbed the perpetrator's gun when he saw an opportunity, beginning the termination of the siege and the freeing of all but himself and Ms. Dawson. There is also a report that "Ms. Dawson was shielding her pregnant friend from gunfire."
Sony Pictures has received threats of terrorist attacks on showings of its comedy film "The Interview," which paints an unflattering portrait of North Korea's leader (who does such a good job of self-parody, he really doesn't need any help from Sony). Ben Fritz, Danny Yadron, and Erich Schwartzel have this story. Although the threats are "viewed as far-fetched by U.S. officials," they can't be taken lightly given the Aurora massacre.
Qasim Nauman, Safdar Dawar, and Saeed Shah report on the horrifying story of the Taliban in Pakistan taking over a school and methodically shooting schoolchildren in the head, killing 141 people. That anyone with any political or religious cause, however fanatical, could deliberately and specifically target children for mass murder staggers the imagination.
Rebecca Thurlow and Lucy Cramer report from Sydney on the rememberance of the deceased hostages Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson. Mr. Johnson, the cafe manager, grabbed the perpetrator's gun when he saw an opportunity, beginning the termination of the siege and the freeing of all but himself and Ms. Dawson. There is also a report that "Ms. Dawson was shielding her pregnant friend from gunfire."
Sony Pictures has received threats of terrorist attacks on showings of its comedy film "The Interview," which paints an unflattering portrait of North Korea's leader (who does such a good job of self-parody, he really doesn't need any help from Sony). Ben Fritz, Danny Yadron, and Erich Schwartzel have this story. Although the threats are "viewed as far-fetched by U.S. officials," they can't be taken lightly given the Aurora massacre.
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