Posts Tagged ‘Taliban’
Flashback: Al-Qaeda ‘Inspire’ magazine: How to Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of your Mom
A source is reporting to media that the bombs used in the Boston Marathon Bombings were what is called a "Pressure Cooker Bomb". We first heard of these type of bombs in and 2010 Al-Qaeda 'Inspire' magazine article: "How to Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom" Its tag-line is "Inspire the Believers" and its first front page features a quotation by the radical Yemeni-American cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki: "May our souls be sacrificed for you". The magazine claims to be published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), whose leaders are the most prominent propagandists of any of the group's branches. The full magazine is not yet online, but the contents page offers messages from both Osama bin Laden and his second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri. It also advertises a [...]
Source: Bombs were made with Pressure Cookers in Duffle bags
The deadly bombs that turned the Boston Marathon into gruesome devastation were apparently placed inside pressure cookers hidden in backpacks, a federal law enforcement source told CNN. This pressure cooker bomb was discovered at a Taliban bomb factory in 2010. (Media Credit: Gateway Pundit) The blasts were likely detonated by timers -- not by cell phones, a law enforcement official said. The U.S. government has warned federal agencies in the past that pressure cookers -- air-tight pots used to quickly cook or preserve foods -- have been turned into bombs in parts of the world. A Department of Homeland Security memo called it "a technique commonly taught in Afghan terrorist training camps." "Typically, these bombs are made by placing TNT or other explosives in a pressure cooker and [...]
Obama Agrees to Taliban Office in Qatar
During a joint press conference at the White House with Afghanistan President Karzai, Obama has agreed to allow the Taliban to open an office in Qatar. The United States attacked Afghanistan in 2002 due to the Taliban harboring terrorists that ran jet aircraft into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon killing over three-thousand people. https://twitter.com/sharonaei_com/status/289805257230385152 Well, yes he did Sharon. Next question? Does the United States negotiate with Terrorists? https://twitter.com/noblebowman/status/289805734156328960 That was before America was fundamentally transformed. Obama approves reconciliation talks between Afghanistan and Taliban President Obama announced today that he has agreed that Afghan President Hamid Karzai should proceed [...]
Afghanistan: Will NATO face the Same Fate as the Soviet Union?
Ten years, billions of dollars and precious blood have been investetd in Afghanistan. Now, in it's 11th year, the United States and NATO are second guessing themselves of what has actually accomplished. France's President Sarkozy has given notice that France will withdraw a year earlier than planned and Hamid Karzai is set to hold peace talks with the Taliban. Women in Afghanistan are concerned that their liberties will be bargained away. President Obama, during his State of the Union Address last week touted his promise of ending the war in Iraq had been kept, despite the fact buy viagra online that the country is in upheaval. Obama also made a lot of hay on the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the fact that the Al Qaeda leadership had been largely cialis vendita online [...]
Taliban Agrees to Talks with U.S. – Will Open Office in Qatar
After ten years of fighting the "War on Terror", the United States and NATO have been looking for a way out of Afghanistan. The drawdown started in 2011 and most of the troops added by the surge should be out of theater by the summer of 2012. The rumors that the United States and NATO had conducted talks with the Taliban has been confirmed. The Taliban have agreed to open and office in Qatar for talks with the United States.The writing was on the wall when Vice President Joe Biden stated that the Taliban were not our enemy per se. Yet yesterday the Taliban canadian viagra online urged insurgents in Pakistan to join them in their battle to defeat Americans. 2835 NATO troops have laid down their life in Afghanistan, 1851 were U.S. soldiers. The Afghanistan war was a response [...]
DoD U.S. Military Casualties in Afghanistan as of 30 December 2011
The war in Afghanistan is in its tenth year and the last three years have been the bloodiest since the war began. According to icasualties.org, the number of casualties doubled from 2008 to 2009 from 155 U.S. deaths in 2008 to 319 in 2009. 2010 was by far the bloodiest year with 499 US casualties, while 2011 comes in as a close second. The majority of coalition casualties have occurred in Kandahar and Helmand province, many of them inflicted by roadside bombs (improvised explosive devices). Despite conclusive evidence that these casualties are being inflicted by the Taliban, the Administration is bound and determined that it will get out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible. To this end Vice President Joe Biden has declared that the Taliban is not our enemy and [...]
Obama Considers Releasing Top Taliban Detainee Jump Start Peace Talks
The White House is considering the release of a top Taliban Detainee as part of a prisoner exchange for a peace deal with the Taliban. 1851 US soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan and more than 15,000 have been wounded. The Taliban ruled Afghanistan prior to being driven out by US Forces and the Northern Alliance. While the Obama Administration gloats when it comes to taking out Al Qaeda, it still hasn't been able to eliminate the Taliban. Earlier this year the White House denied having held talks with the Taliban. Now, in rush to end the war in Afghanistan, Obama is willing to hand over some of the most dangerous Gitmo detainees. Surely even Obama can't believe that the Taliban would just lay down their arms for a prisoner exchange and share power with Hamid Karzai. [...]
VP Joe Biden Last gaff of the year? Taliban are not our enemy
Will this be Biden's last gaff of the year or Biden's Gaff of the Year. The Taliban is not the Enemy. O.K. Sure, negotiate with them... Seems to me that is the track out. Call the Taliban our friends (hear that NOW) and bring our troops home. Let the woman get their fingers cut off for learning to read and write..Once again. Sure they are our friends alright. Compared to what? North Korea? The Taliban are not an enemy of the U.S. and should not be talked about in such terms, Joe Biden has claimed. The vice-president said the militant Islamist group only represents an inherent threat if it allows Al-Qaeda to strike at the U.S. In an interview with Newsweek, Mr Biden warned against labelling the Taliban as an enemy. Read more: Taliban are not our enemy, says Joe [...]
Canadian Soldier Among Those Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack
A Canadian soldier, Master Corporal Byron Greff, was among those killed in a deadly suicide attack in Kabul on Saturday. Master Corporal Byron Greff was part of a convoy moving between the training establishment and its accommodation. A suicide bomber, traveling in a car loaded with 700 kilograms of explosives drove into a bus carrying NATO soldiers. The incident killed 17 personnel, among them 12 Americans, 4 Afghans and Master Corporal Greff. This was the deadliest attack since a helicopter was brought down in August by the Taliban, killing 38 U.S. soldiers, including 22 Navy Seals. Master Corporal Greff was part of a Canadian training contingent of approximately 900 personnel, preparing Afghan Security Forces to handle their own security. Master Corporal Byron Greff [...]
13 NATO Troops, 12 American and 1 Canadian Killed in Taliban Attacks in Afghanistan
Amidst a time line to withdraw NATO and US troops by 2014, the Taliban, linked to the Haqqani network in Pakistan, have again penetrated NATO defences. A suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying NATO troops, killed 13 foreign troops. It was earlier reported that all 13 soldiers were American, but the Canadian Department of Defence has confirmed that one of the troops was Canadian. The attack also killed four Afghans. In a separate attack in southern Afghanistan three Australian soldiers were killed and another seven injured. The bomb, which was contained in a car was detonated at 11:20 local time. This is the deadliest attack since the downed chopper that killed 38 US troops, including 22 Navy Seals, in August. The attack occurred in the Darulaman area of Kabul. The [...]
