or are prone to infections. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take. one pill, twice daily, xeljanz can reduce ra pain and help stop further joint damage, even without methotrexate. ask about xeljanz. a nation in mourning after the unspeakable horror inside that pakistani military school. the death toll now stands at 133 school children and 10 of their teachers. pakistan is under three days of official mourning. vigils are being held across the country. the prime minister is vowing revenge. he s bringing back the death penalty for convicted terrorists. the pakistani military has launched another round of air strikes targeting militants in north waziristan. waj khan is there. you re inside the remains of this school and the hospital as well. we ve only seen the pictures.
the very base of the city where these operations came out from and were targeted from. essentially you re looking at a situation now where military families, army brats really, young high school aged kids, who have been targeted. nbc waj khan in pakistan. thank you so much. let s bring in anthony roman. anthony, let me start with you. on this horrifying attack by the taliban in pakistan. this is the largest attack they have had in years. is this a show of strength or more of a desperate attempt to regain relevance? well, i think the latter. this was a horrific attack. my biggest fear and what i ve been writing about and speaking about for several years is that we are vulnerable in the united states for this very type of attack.
both of those attacks are raising new concerns about global terror and terror sympathizers. we start with nbc news producer waj khan. all the attackers have been killed. some blew themselves up. some were killed by direct action from special forces who who were essentially choppered in from inland pakistan. one of the most tragic incidents in the country s war on terror. for years the military specifically has been criticized by internal and external critics that it hasn t done enough to slam down against these forces. and then just this summer, when political momentum converged when the pakistani military got its act together and started massive ground and air campaigns against the militants, they struck back at the very heart,
there having been governor. that s definitely an issue for him. i think you ll also see some pressure on people like chris christie for establishment support, especially among the donor class. people who are looking for a safe place to bet their money in 2016. msnbc s casey hunt, thank you. let s get to the latest on a horrific attack on the military-run school in pakistan. the country s military says more than 140 people in total were killed. about 132 of them children. seven attackers wearing explosive vests and disguised as soldiers stormed the school in peshawar near the country s tribal regions. president obama condemned the attacks as did secretary of state john kerry today while in london. prime minister sharif said, these are my children. it is my loss. while this morning, wherever you live, wherever you are, those are our children. and this is the world s loss. nbc producer waj khan joins