The Wall Street Journal is very pleased that the U.S. military is using ex-jihadists to fight against those who are still jihadists in Afghanistan. It’s all in “U.S. Teams Up With Ex-Mujahedeen” by Yochi J. Dreazen, October 10. And in the course of the article there is the obligatory denial that those who are waging […]
U.S. abandons Afghanistan base. Taliban: We drove you out. U.S.: no, we left.
Whatever the case may be, there is no clear mission in Afghanistan, no clear idea of victory, and no understanding of the jihad doctrine that motivates not only the Taliban but others in Afghanistan — and all that is a recipe for disaster. “U.S. troops abandon remote Afghan base where 8 were killed,” by Laura […]
Jihadists attack Pakistani army headquarters
Audacious. Brazen. Assertive. “Six soldiers dead in attack on Pakistan army HQ,” by Khurram Shahzad for AFP, October 10: RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Heavily-armed militants tried to storm Pakistan’s army headquarters on Saturday, with six soldiers and four rebels killed in an audacious attack near the capital Islamabad, officials said. Six insurgents armed with automatic weapons […]
Candidate Obama ripped Pakistan for “making peace treaties with the Taliban”
So what has happened in the nine months that Obama has been President to lead him to reverse this stand completely? And since we went into Afghanistan in the first place in order to fight the Taliban, and Obama now accepts a role for the Taliban in Afghanistan’s government, why are we increasing our military […]
New participants in Afghanistan’s “political future” kill 17 in massive jihad/martyrdom car bomb in Kabul
Obama is ready to play ball with the Taliban, and meanwhile, the Taliban are continuing to play a game of their own. “Taliban claim Kabul bombing,” from AFP, October 9 (thanks to all who sent this in): THE Taliban have claimed responsibility for a massive suicide car bomb that targeted the Indian embassy in Kabul […]
Obama surrenders in Afghanistan — signals readiness to accept Taliban involvement in country’s “political future”
It’s 9/10 out there again, all right. Hope it doesn’t run out on us. Details here (thanks to Pamela).
Pakistan’s ISI giving Taliban members option of going to jail or joining jihad against India
Fiend, er, Friend and Ally Update. “Go to jail or join jihad against India: ISI tells surrendered Taliban,” by Vishwa Mohan for the Times News Network, October 7 (thanks to all who sent this in): NEW DELHI: In a new shift in tactics, Pakistan is planning to push as many as 60 “surrendered” Taliban into […]
Taliban: Don’t worry about us, we just want to build an Islamic state
“We had and have no plan of harming countries of the world, including those in Europe … our goal is the independence of the country and the building of an Islamic state.” Of course, no Islamic jihadist would say that working toward the implementation of Sharia was “harming” countries of the world. As far as […]
FDR still wondering if we need to defeat Hitler, or only Tojo
Well, if the objective is not victory in Iran, why should it be victory against the Taliban? Welcome to post-modern warfare! “Cantor: Obama Still Deliberating Whether We Need to Defeat Taliban,” by John McCormack at the Weekly Standard blog, October 6 (thanks to Dan): Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) just wrapped up a conference call with […]
Jihadist propaganda blitz ahead of German elections says only a matter of time “before jihad destroys German walls”
Intimidation efforts kick into high gear. “Taliban threatens Germany ahead of vote: official,” from Agence France-Presse, September 25: German authorities have uncovered a new video threatening attacks against the country over its military engagement in Afghanistan ahead of this weekend’s pivotal elections, an official said Friday. The new Internet video threats are believed to come […]