Comments on: New Taliban commander was released in prisoner swap for reporter

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Hey, how come that Drudge story about Osama being alive sounds so familiar?

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:10:06 +0000

[...] mentions that the video is dated June 15, 2007; MEMRI had it two days later and I wrote about it three days after that, but the Guardian was on the case on June 5, the very day the interview aired on Al Jazeera. [...]

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:08:59 +0000

Who else thought that screencap showed Tim ‘the Toolman’ Taylor in disguise?

“Today we will blow ourselves up with 18 stalks of celery duct taped to our waists. Are you ready, Achmed Borland?”

“I don’t think so, Timar!”

By: The Thunder Run

The Thunder Run — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:54:45 +0000

Web Reconnaissance for 06/21/2007…

A short recon of whats out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often….

By: auspatriotman

auspatriotman — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:37:06 +0000

Alla, I like Hot Airs layout a heck of lot better than the new one Michelle has. Really. Pardon me MM but it sucks. Big time. Who’s bright idea was it to change it to something so schmucky. It is hard as hell t read. What was wrong with the other one? I thought it was pretty darned nice. Really M. Go back to the original. Quickly. Thank You.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:46:41 +0000

400lb Gorilla-

Brokeback Tora Bora?

By: major john

major john — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:17:26 +0000

Bin Laden has been Purina Vulture Chow for many moons now. I still stand by that. AP, I harranged you enough from Parwan Province, so I’ll just let it lie with my unsupported by anything other than strong personal opinion (and lack of current video evidence)…

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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:53:05 +0000

[...] New Taliban commander was released in prisoner swap for reporter – Hot Air [...]

By: 400lb Gorilla

400lb Gorilla — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:55:37 +0000

What a man crush this guy has on bin laden. Sounds like their relationships has gone above and beyond goats

By: bloggless

bloggless — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:43:34 +0000

I now know for sure that Elvis is alive and well in Afghanistan.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:31:17 +0000

Let the jihadists keep all of the “journalists” they catch.

They have no value in this war.

Whereas Taliban members may.

Or, in this instance, do.

Keep the journalists out of these regions, or we invite more of this foolishness.

I’ll take one fewer silly bit of ineffectual reportage over a dead al-Qaeda any day.

Bad damn deal

By: Attila (Pillage Idiot)

Attila (Pillage Idiot) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:26:53 +0000

Osama is, like, so pushing up daisies right about now. Hasn’t this idiot ever heard of an autopen. Osama’s gonna keep sending out those love notes as long as they have goat blood as ink.

By: emmaline1138

emmaline1138 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:23:14 +0000

That sounded kind of horrible, but ya know, I’m gonna stcik with it anyways.

By: emmaline1138

emmaline1138 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:21:47 +0000

What do we expect when we keep teaching them that terrorism does in fact work.

bbz123 on June 20, 2007 at 6:40 PM

I can’t wait till these guys figure out that all their deeds to get them to Heaven, in fact, don’t.

By: nailinmyeye

nailinmyeye — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:05:55 +0000

What is the deal with the Bush administration? We have gone from “we don’t negotiate with terrorists,” to, under the radar looking to talk with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Open the borders and negotiate with the terrorists. Sounds like a plan. I have been with Bush on so many things up to this point, and am becoming quite a bit disappointed with the direction things are going.

By: TexasDan

TexasDan — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:57:45 +0000

So this was an Italian-brokered deal, and the Afgans were the ones who released these rats?

It would appear then that our “we don’t deal with terrorists” record is still technically clean, but this sure stinks.

By: Allahpundit

Allahpundit — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:51:54 +0000

Yes, well, it doesn’t. Although I am getting annoyed that you persist in hijacking this thread instead of e-mailing me about this.

Just stay on topic and all is well.

By: jummy

jummy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:48:27 +0000

…but this is the second seperate incident since bryan told me to take a hike if i was going to defend the wsj. right before that, a commenter here somehow discovered my real name, and published it in a (cheap, innefective, but nonetheless shamefull) attempt to intimidate me. i naturally figured that level of resentment of my arguments against border fanatasism persisted.

By: wherestherum

wherestherum — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:42:36 +0000

Whatever happened to “We don’t negotiate with terrorists”?

By: Canadian Imperialist Running Dog

Canadian Imperialist Running Dog — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:36:15 +0000

Should it not be SoP to multitag them with Rfids as soon as they are captured and processed?

By: jummy

jummy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:35:55 +0000

fair enough. just never had a comment, ot or no, deleted before.

By: Allahpundit

Allahpundit — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:33:41 +0000

I didn’t delete it because you disagreed with anything, I deleted it because it was off-topic. What does immigration have to do with the Taliban commander being exchanged in a prisoner swap?

By: jummy

jummy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:32:18 +0000

i don’t understand. why delete my comments individually, but leave my user account? if you’re not allowed to dissagree with the editors on immigration, you’re not allowed to dissagree, right?

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:18:56 +0000

Did they inject a GPS tracker?

Nope. That would be torture, baby!

By: Editor

Editor — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:03:03 +0000

also, in the vid, he sure wanted to get across the “fact” that UBL was still alive. He must have said it a good 6ix times or so. Seems fishy to me.

I’ll stop short of actually declaring him dead like some do, but I will say I consider him dead.

Though, he may be trying to pull some dramatic David Copperfield shit.

By: abinitioadinfinitum

abinitioadinfinitum — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:45:53 +0000

I do not agree with negotiations with terrorists but if you are going to trade, everyone knows from past trades by the Israelis that one good man is worth many, many pieces of chit terrorist. so it seems.
also, in the vid, he sure wanted to get across the “fact” that UBL was still alive. He must have said it a good 6ix times or so. Seems fishy to me.

Did they inject a GPS tracker in that guy before they let him go?

jdpaz on June 20, 2007 at 6:28 PM

I would hope our Gov. would be that smart, but I won’t hold my breath.