Comments on: Taliban “graduation” video shows suicide bombers trained for U.S. attacks

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Slowly but surely, Brits taking back southern Afghanistan from the Taliban

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:12:05 +0000

[...] “Southern Afghanistan” meaning Helmand province, in particular, site of yesterday’s airstrike on a congregation of the Taliban’s finest to witness a public execution. Net result: 100 jihadis dead and up to five senior commanders, including possibly the new operational honcho himself, Mansour Dadullah. Dadullah is the brother of the now-deceased “Taliban Zarqawi,” Mullah Dadullah, having taken the reins after NATO liquidated him in June just in time to preside over that dopey Taliban suicide bomber “graduation ceremony” that Brian Ross did so much heavy breathing over. I wonder how many graduates were at the hanging yesterday and didn’t make it out. [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » New Taliban commander was released in prisoner swap for reporter

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:16:04 +0000

[...] It’s not like they knew he was an important figure. He’s merely the brother of the former commander, Mullah Dadullah, who spent the last several years waging jihad and sawing off heads on film for the entertainment of the faithful. Now this guy’s replaced him. If he looks familiar, that’s because he was the one handing out the diplomas at that mujahid suicide bomber graduation ceremony. [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » U.S. missile strike targeted top AQ leader — even though kids were present

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:33:42 +0000

[...] I wonder why the sudden splurge in missile attacks, though. Probably a coincidence, but maybe they’re taking that suicide bomber “graduation” video more seriously than I thought. [...]

By: Taliban Sends Suicide Bomb Teams to Europe and US « Michael P.F. van der Galiën

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:59:03 +0000

[...] Hot Air provides some necessary perspective: my understanding is that the Taliban and AQ, while ideological allies, operate at very different levels of sophistication. If a plot against the west is being planned, it seems odd that the Taliban commander (Dadullah’s brother) would be officiating instead of some AQ capo. There’s also the matter of a minor detail that ABC mentions in the photo series that accompanies the story but conveniently omits in the body of the story itself: “After all of the speeches, there was a reception line, during which many of the recruits’ faces are shown, including this of a boy who appears to be as young as 10 or 12 years-old.” [...]

By: The Mahablog » Fighting Them There …

The Mahablog » Fighting Them There … — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:04:55 +0000

[...] Allahpundit finds it remarkable that one man in the video — allegedly the leader of the group bound for Britain — spoke English. Apparently no one outside an English-speaking country ever learns English unless they are up to no good. Jeff G. writes at Protein Wisdom: And by “U.S. intelligence officials,” Ross presumably means those same folks who believed 911 would never happen, that Islamic terrorism was a phantom threat (cough cough Larry Johnson cough), and who, in a show of political gamesmanship, sent lazy gadfly and CIA house husband Joe Wilson off to uncover the “truth” about Saddam’s nuclear ambitions and connections to terror states. [...]

By: keving

keving — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:17:55 +0000

The 'unintelligible' word is Ummah maybe the folks at ABC should look it up. While they are at it, they should also look up Dhimmi.

By: lynnv

lynnv — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:17:44 +0000

As per the Dummiecrap Party…”War on terror? What war on terror?” The war planned out by Mullah Dadullah and his brother, Yertle the Turtle. Stupid liberals.

By: billy

billy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:44:29 +0000

“After all of the speeches, there was a reception line, during which many of the recruits’ faces are shown, including this of a boy who appears to be as young as 10 or 12 years-old.”

10 and 12 year-olds do grow up you know.

By: jman

jman — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:08:10 +0000

When is America going to wake up!

I’ll tell you when….

When America finally gets nuked. That is the only way these stupid liberals will understand what we are fighting.

msipes on June 18, 2007 at 8:07 PM

No, they won’t. They will sat that we need to look at ourselves to see what drove these people to such desperate acts.

By: Tantor

Tantor — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:49:32 +0000

Those who can, bomb. Those who can’t, make videos.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:14:45 +0000

Pigskin-lined coffins for them all.

Every size available.

By: Wake up America

Wake up America — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:54:11 +0000

Isn’t This Special?…

People need to wake up and realize we are at war, depsite John Edward’s denail, we are a nation at war with Islamic extremists that will do anything, including suicide missions, to harm us.To kill our family, our children ……

By: Mazztek

Mazztek — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:28:45 +0000

hmmm… Why were the soldiers with guns facing INWARD? Why didn’t any of the “bombers” have guns of their own?

With England’s facial recognition software and systems, why would they show their faces? If they travel to the west, we’ll know who they are.

Sinola, indeed.

Why didn’t they have a dress rehersal?

By: msipes

msipes — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:07:36 +0000

When is America going to wake up!

I’ll tell you when….

When America finally gets nuked. That is the only way these stupid liberals will understand what we are fighting.

By: DANEgerus

DANEgerus — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:45:51 +0000

Yes… but it’s what they consider ‘right’ and what we consider ‘wrong’. Those that would excuse them aren’t explaining this clearly documented intent.

They may be clueless… but they will keep coming.

By: abinitioadinfinitum

abinitioadinfinitum — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:37:39 +0000

Whew, I was worried but since I see them waving a surrender flag, I feel all better now.

By: JayHaw Phrenzie

JayHaw Phrenzie — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:29:20 +0000

This story may turn out to be explosive.

By: amerpundit

amerpundit — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:20:27 +0000

They all look thrilled to be waving those little flags. /sarasm.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:09:45 +0000

Impossible, there is no war on terror…it is just a bumper sticker.
If we just talk to them we will find out it was a misunderstanding.
Kind of like someone yelling out: there is a good buy today, and the neighbor yells back, ok goodbye.

That is all it is, just a simple misunderstanding.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:08:18 +0000

shinola.

But, but, but….ABC News said!

Big bucket full of shinola. Imagine the coordination needed to transport, paper, house, feed, and train these ‘boys’.
But then again…..ABC News said!

By: Kini

Kini — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:59:25 +0000

I read that on Drudge also about several of the “grads” were as young as 12. How would someone that age could get into the country or Europe? And this is ABC’s Blotter, which, IMHO, tends to sensationalize things. Do they have beards at that age? Let alone get their hands on explosives, unless they have someone already in the country they are planning to blow themselves up in.

Is this the bumper sticker bomber? Or a picture on the milk carton bomber?

By: Citizen Duck

Citizen Duck — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:58:06 +0000

It’s always been my feeling that the “English brothers” that got close to Dadullah was the reason he was ultimately killed.

Recruiting English speakers cuts both ways, you jihadi !@#$s.

By: Nonfactor

Nonfactor — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:57:25 +0000

Sounds like amateur hour to me. I think it’s a load of shinola.

How dare you…