Comments on: Paranoia grips Taliban after Dadullah’s killing

By: Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian The Jihad Fracture Widens «

Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian The Jihad Fracture Widens « — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:18:37 +0000

[...] There is also substantial reporting of a purge within the Taliban of anyone suspected of spying. Whether the Taliban spy plague is real or a finely tuned disinformation campaign against the Taliban, the good news is that they are killing more of their own. It’s a win-win for us. In addition, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Islamic Party of Afghanistan is having a rough time. Afgha.com declares that Hekmatyar’s party is in the death throes of starvation. I am not familiar with the site but the facts in the article seem to be supported by other reporting (with one notable error, Hekmatyar was declared a terrorist long before 9/11 by the US State Department). The article reads like a laundry list of jihad follies from internal warring, to warring with other jihad groups, to a continuous degradation of his party leadership via assassinations. Considering that Hekmatyar has recently began a media blitz to show his relevance, it is quite likely he is very weak, but still dangerous. As well as more signs of bitter infighting, the financial strain is starting to show publicly. The well regarded Counterterrorism Blog reported a few days ago about an al Qaeda leader on al Jazeera Television begging for cash donations. Evan Kohlmann at the blog calls the man al Qaeda’s declared leader in Afghanistan, Shaykh Mustafa Abu al Yazid. Interestingly, al Yazid claims to be calling for financial support of the Taliban. Which begs the question, if one of the new Taliban commanders (possibly the dominant leader of the most powerful faction) is openly fighting al Qaeda (as several outlets have reported), then why is al Qaeda doing fund raisers for them? [...]

By: HerrMorgenholz

HerrMorgenholz — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:47:37 +0000

American forces were watching Dadullah from the moment he crossed the Pakistani border into Helmand province on May 10th; they killed him within 24 hours.

So the Pakis were sheltering him, and we couldn’t get to him. Wunderbar…..

By: Highrise

Highrise — Mon, 28 May 2007 07:34:00 +0000

Let’s keep them on the paranoid binge..they’ll kill their own..sounds good.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Mon, 28 May 2007 06:24:13 +0000

Psst. I hear Zawahiri’s really in the Company.

(Operative informant number S-172.)

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Mon, 28 May 2007 05:32:59 +0000

Good, let ‘em start killin’ each other off. Nice job, whoever started this rumor.

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:42:53 +0000

This is what happens when you live in paranoia. The democrat party will soon see the fruits of its own paranoia.

By: Zorro

Zorro — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:10:34 +0000

People who hate that vehemently inevitably turn on each other. A little prodding and a few moles on the inside goes a long way. I credit this to our brilliant field commanders. Well done.

And may God help those falsely accused.

By: 1sttofight

1sttofight — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:56:56 +0000

So every taliban who survives an attack is labeled a spy?

Works for me…

By: Kralizec

Kralizec — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:45:23 +0000

The obvious bad news: some of the people “cleansed” in this round of purges are bound to be innocent Afghans or Pakistanis.

Yet I prefer that the Taliban find none of the right people.

By: Bradky

Bradky — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:15:51 +0000

Could be an important tipping point – hope so.

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:54:15 +0000

… who just joined the Taliban to earn money for diapers and baby food.

bdfaith on May 27, 2007 at 7:33 PM

Now they need to buy “Depends” for themselves.

By: bdfaith

bdfaith — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:33:02 +0000

The obvious bad news: some of the people “cleansed” in this round of purges are bound to be innocent Afghans or Pakistanis.

… who just joined the Taliban to earn money for diapers and baby food.

By: bdfaith

bdfaith — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:31:10 +0000

Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they can’t really be out to getcha. Bwuu-ha-ha-ha-ha! Let the purges begin.

By: William Amos

William Amos — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:53:19 +0000

I sent this story about the Taliban executing a man they said was the spy that killed dadullah

“We have captured the spy who helped US forces kill Mullah Dadullah,” Taliban spokesman Shohabudin Atal told AFP from an undisclosed location.

Atal said the fate of the suspected informer was undecided, but the hardliners have previously executed people they have accused of spying for foreign forces operating in the country.

The spokesman said Dadullah’s body was removed by his fighters but the same suspect passed on the information to coalition forces, who moved in and seized the corpse, which was later displayed to the media.

Asked how the rebels knew the man was a spy, Atal said: “Each time there was a (coalition) strike the man would disappear and then reappear after the bombing was over.”

By: NEMETI IN SYRACUSE

NEMETI IN SYRACUSE — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:01:22 +0000

Wonderful, just wonderfull!! I hope their hiding under their beds and hearing footsteps each and every second.

By: locomotivebreath1901

locomotivebreath1901 — Sun, 27 May 2007 19:57:14 +0000

“….step outta line, the man comes, and takes you away.” – the worst of 2nd in command.

The paranoia phenom – I love it. Divide & conquer from with-in.

The jawa still frames – I hate it. Gut wrenching & sickening. This is their children, folks.

michael moore & danny glover must be soooo proud of these ‘freedom fighters’.

By: 1sttofight

1sttofight — Sun, 27 May 2007 19:57:07 +0000

Looks like those large monetary rewards are starting to pay off.