It is not as though she was just some random school girl: "In early 2009, at the age of 11–12, Yousafzai wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing h

It is not as though she was just some random school girl: "In early 2009, at the age of 11–12, Yousafzai wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule, their attempts to take control of the valley, and her views on promoting education for girls. The following summer, a New York Times documentary was filmed about her life as the Pakistani military intervened in the region, culminating in the Second Battle of Swat. Yousafzai rose in prominence, giving interviews in print and on television, and she was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize by South African activist Desmond Tutu." As sad as this shooting is, it is not a refutation of the claim that terrorists have political motivations.