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5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl rejoined the jihad in Qatar, Taliban says

Oct 30, 2018 4:01 pm By Robert Spencer

Those who warned that this would happen were mocked and vilified as “Islamophobes.”

“5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join insurgents in Qatar, Taliban says,” by Kathy Gannon, Associated Press, October 30, 2018:

KABUL, Afghanistan — Five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured American Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have joined the insurgent group’s political office in Qatar, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday.

They will now be among Taliban representatives negotiating for peace in Afghanistan, a sign some negotiators in Kabul say indicates the Taliban’s desire for a peace pact.

Others fear the five, all of whom were close to the insurgent group’s founder and hard-line leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, bring with them the same ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam that characterized the group’s five-year rule that ended in 2001 with the U.S.-led invasion.

“The Taliban are bringing back their old generation, which means the Taliban have not changed their thinking or their leadership,” said Haroun Mir, political analyst in the Afghan capital. “What we are more worried about is if tomorrow the Taliban say ‘we are ready to negotiate,’ who will represent Kabul? That is the big challenge because the government is so divided, not just ideologically but on ethnic lines.”

Efforts to find a peaceful end to Afghanistan’s protracted war have accelerated since Washington appointed Afghan-American Zalmay Khalilzad as envoy to find a peaceful end to America’s longest war, which has already cost the U.S. more than $900 billion.

But Mohammed Ismail Qasimyar, a member of a government peace council, warned Washington against negotiating peace terms with the Taliban, saying Khalilzad’s only job is to set the stage for direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, something the insurgents have so far refused, calling the government a U.S. puppet.

Taliban officials reported meeting with Khalilzad in Qatar earlier this month, calling the exchange preliminary but pivotal. Washington neither confirmed nor denied the meeting, but Khalilzad was in Qatar at the time….

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  1. Wellington says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 4:07 pm

    Five really bad dudes (and just take a look at their dead eyes) in exchange for one traitor. Another terrific Obama legacy.

    • Indiana Tom says

      Oct 30, 2018 at 5:45 pm

      Agree. 5 terrorists freed from Gitmo in exchange for traitorous Bergdahl join insurgents in Qatar, Taliban says,
      Yes, Obonzo, the Caliphate in Chief really struck a swell deal for Islam on this one.

    • abad says

      Oct 30, 2018 at 6:58 pm

      And they are SO ugly, ugly as sin itself.

      • Joss says

        Oct 31, 2018 at 8:34 am

        Agreed, adab. As ugly outside and inside as the mucklim child ‘groomers’ in the UK..

  2. Jaladhi says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    Was there any doubt that these pious Muslims will rejoin jihad fight against the West! So much for de-radicalization program in which the West has so much faith. Talk about delusion – it is overflowing in our leaders” minds!

  3. Michael Copeland says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 5:30 pm

    What a stunning revelation: the ultra-conservative interpretation of “Kill them wherever you find them” reveals it to mean “Kill them wherever you find them”.

    • mortimer says

      Oct 30, 2018 at 7:19 pm

      Exactly, MC. What is the ‘MODERATE’ interpretation of ‘KILL THEM WHEREVER YOU FIND THEM’. That is a GENOCIDAL COMMAND.

      Does KATHY GANNON of Associated Press really believe that there is a ‘MODERATE’ genocide taught within Islam?

      And what exactly is “the same ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam”, besides the WAHHABIST INTERPRETATION, also known as the SALAFIST INTERPRETATION which is the OFFICIAL INTERPRETATION of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

      KSA has a SWORD on its flag, Ms. Gannon. So does the Muslim Brotherhood. Think about it, Gannon. Inform yourself about it.

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 30, 2018 at 7:27 pm

        +1

  4. David Grisez says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    This is an example of one of many bad decisions made by former President Barack Obama. Bergdahl was a soldier who willfully abandoned his post. And we released 5 members of the Taliban from Guantanamo Prison for him. It was obvious that these 5 prisoners would go back to the Taliban. In spite of all the criticism of President Donald Trump from the Democrats and others, Donald Trump is a much better President than Barack Obama.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 30, 2018 at 6:17 pm

      It was much worse than Bergdahl just abandoning his post. He did not just walk away from his post in some place like Germany or the US, because he was bored or stressed out.

      This would have been bad enough–but he deliberately went AWOL to join the Taliban, which is *many times worse*.

      It also sounds as though he supplied them with intel and information on building bombs. He was a traitor, and should at the very have seen years of prison for this, and not just a dishonorable discharge.

      • Hogdude says

        Oct 31, 2018 at 2:40 pm

        So true. Bergdahl should have been tried, convicted and imprisoned. These Taliban should never have been released. I still believe Obama was a closet Muslim. What else can be said? Donald Trump has turned out to be a leader, not a follower. It will take years to undo what Obama did to our wonderful country but let’s continue the job.

        • tom parry says

          Oct 31, 2018 at 6:44 pm

          obama is not muslim he continued our military expansion- as trump does, Trump is not drainintg the swamp either!

        • gravenimage says

          Oct 31, 2018 at 8:21 pm

          Agreed,Hogdude.

    • Pablito says

      Nov 1, 2018 at 8:21 am

      “Traitorous” is more likely to explain his decisions

  5. Tom says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 6:03 pm

    Thanks to Obama these five POS will plan and lead many murders of innocents.

    What a legacy Obama has left.

    • mortimer says

      Oct 30, 2018 at 7:20 pm

      One of the worst presidents, surely.

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 31, 2018 at 8:25 pm

        He was the worst ever–the only one who actually hated America. No matter how bad previous presidents may have been, none of them hated their country and its values.

        • Andy says

          Oct 31, 2018 at 8:26 pm

          9/11 Terrorist Freed After Less Than 15 Years In German Prison

          https://conservativedailypost.com/9-11-terrorist-freed-after-less-than-15-years-in-german-prison/

  6. Mccode says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 6:10 pm

    Five Mohammad wannabes back in circulation. What could possibly go wrong?

  7. gravenimage says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 6:11 pm

    5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl rejoined the jihad in Qatar, Taliban says
    …………………..

    Who can be surprised by this?

  8. TKF says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 8:19 pm

    Just goes to show….You can take the Muslim out of the Jihad, but you can’t take the Jihad out of the Muslim.

  9. Sam says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 8:26 pm

    These are true muslims and no JW reader is surprised. Now we can thank Obama and blame Trump.

    I really think I am living in another planet sometimes. A planet invaded by liberals from another planet and I feel very uncomfortable and strange when I try to talk to them as they seem to think evil is good, good is evil i.n any conversation. I really can not describe the total liberal blindness to facts Very strange!!!

  10. Anjuli Pandavar says

    Oct 30, 2018 at 9:19 pm

    The naïveté and wishful thinking beggars belief. I’ve more than once heard it said that if ten terrorists are sent onto a “deradicalisation” program and just one “deradicalises”, then it is worth it. This means that a program that releases nine out of ten terrorists back into the field counts as a success? They haven’t died in the act of killing infidels yet. Of course they’re going to try again. It’s a fast track to Paradise that no stupid infidel is going to take away from them. Duh!

  11. Nietzsche says

    Oct 31, 2018 at 12:25 am

    You can say all you want about muslims – but they are a handsome bunch of guy, aren’t they?

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 2, 2018 at 11:52 pm

      Ha ha

  12. duh swami says

    Oct 31, 2018 at 6:13 am

    Some may call it treason…some may be right…

  13. Vicky says

    Oct 31, 2018 at 6:25 am

    Obama freed them because he has no love for the country they attacked on 9/11. He, like them, is muslim. His god is alah..

  14. Kilauea says

    Oct 31, 2018 at 9:23 am

    We know where they are. Drone strike?

  15. TWG says

    Oct 31, 2018 at 11:50 am

    hussain obama had to get his generals back in theater. The dims worked diigently clearing out gitmo, apologizing to their jihadi brethren and providing all the goodies they need to get back there and kill more American troops.

    The democrat party is responsible for this. hussain obama wasn’t the only one fighting for their release. As they lie about caring for our troops, they’re actively advancing AND ARMING the jihadis who want nothing more than to murder our troops for the world to see.

    Let us please remember that the DEMOCRAT PARTY is responsible for this. hussain obama did not act alone, and the dims eagerly promoted and VICIOUSLY defended his schemes every step of the way. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

    Too bad we can’t hold any of them responsible for their heinous crimes against America and her Citizens. Instead, I will hold their supporters responsible. They aren’t our fellow Americans any more. They’re enemy traitors, working diligently toward America’s demise. Make no mistake… these demons will eagerly slit your throat and the throats of your children just to make themselves *feeeeeeeeeel* better, and to get their bag of goodies. (Be sure to thank a “educator” today)

    They, ALL OF THEM, deserve nothing less than our deepest, darkest level of contempt. I will continue to show them nothing else. In restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores…… Anywhere I smell their putrid stench, I’m getting in their face and telling them EXACTLY what they are.

    They’re not going to escape the concoction they’ve been brewing up.

    God Almighty, I DESPISE islammunists.

  16. Tom Atoes says

    Oct 31, 2018 at 8:32 pm

    “ultra-conservative” ? More like rabid fascists or depraved leftists….

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