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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Fri Oct 19, 2012, 09:13 AM Oct 2012

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EXCELLENT news to start your Friday [View all]

Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Is Showing Progress

Malal Yousafzai is able to write and stand with help, said officials at the British hospital where she is being treated.

Read: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/world/europe/pakistani-schoolgirl-shot-by-taliban-showing-progress.html?hp

Amazing.

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EXCELLENT news to start your Friday [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2012 OP

Yes! n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #1

...for the Saturday morning crowd... n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #49

That is so wonderful. madaboutharry Oct 2012 #2

Yes, it is! Lucinda Oct 2012 #3

Wonderful!! Control-Z Oct 2012 #4

she holds th hope of the world proud patriot Oct 2012 #5

What beautiful news!! I'm so thankful She is in the UK & hope Her Family is safe also!! hue Oct 2012 #6

Political asylum hoosierlib Oct 2012 #7

fuck yeah! tk2kewl Oct 2012 #8

you are right--most excellent news niyad Oct 2012 #9

Boy she and Gabby Giffords could relate, eh? nolabear Oct 2012 #10

It is even more impressive with Giffords nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #29

For Malal sarge43 Oct 2012 #11

If she can write, she will be fine. mainer Oct 2012 #12

Huge thanks must go to the medical teams attending her! Amazing outcome for FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #13

But I thought hogwyld Oct 2012 #18

Don't forget the Pakistani teams nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #30

How is such a thing posible, what with all that socialized medicine? BlueStreak Oct 2012 #14

And what about those three children Astrad Oct 2012 #15

NATO isn't deliberately targeting children for murder magical thyme Oct 2012 #25

I can agree with your perspective Astrad Oct 2012 #37

why do you base your beliefs on my beliefs in hypothetical situations? magical thyme Oct 2012 #40

You're right Astrad Oct 2012 #43

I don't agree with what we are doing. But I don't know what else we can do at this point. magical thyme Oct 2012 #44

A very complex situation for certain Astrad Oct 2012 #45

I think there are other factors that people tend to forget, especially magical thyme Oct 2012 #48

^ GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #16

This *is* wonderful news. myrna minx Oct 2012 #17

The *^%#$@ Taliban has vowed to attack her again ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #19

You are femrap Oct 2012 #23

You are.... vduhr Oct 2012 #26

You are ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #32

... femrap Oct 2012 #50

K&R HopeHoops Oct 2012 #20

Excellent News leftynyc Oct 2012 #21

Where is her family. They should be moved. glinda Oct 2012 #39

We send femrap Oct 2012 #22

Very happy to hear this! hamsterjill Oct 2012 #24

Amazing! Rider3 Oct 2012 #27

GREAT news. If she can write, her language abilities are intact. SunSeeker Oct 2012 #28

Well that is good news AgingAmerican Oct 2012 #31

Yes, this is excellent news siligut Oct 2012 #33

So glad she is out of that country - TBF Oct 2012 #34

.... sellitman Oct 2012 #35

That IS excellent news! Chorophyll Oct 2012 #36

Thank You For That !!! WillyT Oct 2012 #38

That is such good news! kentuck Oct 2012 #41

Wonderful! Mad_Dem_X Oct 2012 #42

Thank you for posting. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #46

Our next Aung San Suu Kyi, Ghandi, King upi402 Oct 2012 #47