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2011-03-01 Afghanistan

Official: US Paying Taliban to Reduce Afghan Attacks

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Posted by Fleck Chailet5887 2011-03-01 11:23|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 This is Jizya. This is capitulation. It is not even close to appeasement. It is tribute

Impeach Obama. NOW. In the honor of those who fought over their to prevent this enrichment of terrorism. We lost.

Posted by Daffy Crusing3355 2011-03-01 17:23|| 2011-03-01 17:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Afghanistan is a place where everybody lies, all the time, about everything. And everybody assumes that everybody else is lying as well.

Beyond that, everyone is a free agent. In this case, working for the Taliban one day, and NATO the next, and someone else the next. Usually money trumps, but after it's paid, loyalty evaporates. They will betray their family, their tribe, and just about everything else, including Islam.

There is no redemption in such a place, only survival for that day. It is truly post-apocalyptic.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-01 17:51|| 2011-03-01 17:51|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the author's name says it all":
Near Term Drop in Attacks Means Huge Influx of Cash to Taliban
by Jason Ditz, February 28, 2011

Posted by Chesney Phiger9145 2011-03-01 19:12|| 2011-03-01 19:12|| Front Page Top

#4 The question is, why did this story pop up again? Who is sending what message by bringing this to whose attention?

I'm not good at this game. But thank you for posting the story, Fleck Chailet5887. There are plenty here better at it than me.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-03-01 23:11|| 2011-03-01 23:11|| Front Page Top

#5 ION FARSINEWS > AFGHAN ANALYSTS: US PERMANENT BASE THREATENS PEACE, as it is believed such Bases may be used by the US-NATO as a SPRINGBOARD FOR [ssshhhh,ccccc, IMPERIALIST] US OR US-LED ATTACKS AGZ IRAN, CENTRAL ASIA, + CENTRAL ASIA, ETC.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-01 23:40|| 2011-03-01 23:40|| Front Page Top

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