November 5, 2010
4:00pm
From Peshawar and Islamabad, Pakistan suicide bombings killed 65 people in a mosque full of worshippers. Not only was there one suicide bomb but a series of strikes on the shrines and mosques around the country of Pakistan. The other attack conducted by a grenade was on a mosque in Badhber which is located just outside of the north eastern city of Peshawar. It was reported that there were three people killed and 15 injured. It is said that a town outside of Pakistan called Darra Adam Khel is ruled by the Taliban and Al Qaeda where the Wali Muhammad mosque holding prayer on Friday was attacked with atleast 300 people in attendance. The town is also known for its production and sale of firearms in which the Pakistani army is trying to dilute. The roof of the building collapsed and there is television footage of cars and ambulances evacuating people from the sites to Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. It is said that the Taliban and other Islamic militants are targeting the mosques and shrines that are related to groups and sects that oppose them.
From a sociological perspective we view this as a state of terror. Not only have the number of terrorist attack risen but we have to worry about international terrorism as well as domestic terrorism. As we have read in "Global Problems," by Sernau it has been difficult to restore order and than withdraw from countries in the middleeast without have the reverse affect of more attacks and less stability. It is the small-scale conflicts like those in Pashawar, Pakistan and towns like Darra Adam Khel that pose more problems for global order. It is the civil wars like suicide bombings on mosques and shrines within the country of Pakistan that destabilize entire regions. Although I am not an advocate of allocating our resources to countries that have the ability to restore order themselves but it seems that if we do not isolate these attacks and target the extremist we may find ourselves with a threat of these groups extending their influence outside of Pakistan. The United States has seen how our efforts of instilling democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan has been a difficult ordeal but terrorist attacks have been kept to a minimum over this last year. I do believe that our help in Pakistan could potentially lead to a more stable region.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-bombing-20101106,0,3051575.story
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