Recently Gabby Giffords was shot in the head while speaking at a public event in Tucson, Arizona on January 8, 2011. As many as 19 people were shot in that incident. Six people were confirmed dead within hours. A Federal Judge named John M Roll was also killed. A nine year girl also died in this incident. According to the people present at the shooting scene, the gunman who opened fire at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Judge John Roll was a white male in his early 20s named Jared Lee Loughner. But nobody in western media mentioned his religion, nationality and race.
Media has mentioned that the Jared Laughner was clean-shaven, short-haired and was wearing dark clothes but they havent termed it terrorism or the man as terrorist. Perhaps the man with a clean shave and short hair doesnt fulfil the criteria of a terrorist!
MAIMUNA ASHRAF
Islamabad
