BREAKING—
Congressman Michael McCaul confirms American hostage situation. Taliban holding American citizens on 6 planes, demanding payment to allow planes to leave Afghanistan.You’re responsible for putting more Americans in danger @JoeBiden.
We the People DEMAND you resign.
— Tricia Flanagan (R-NJ) (@NewDayForNJ) September 5, 2021
The Taliban are proceeding according to the stipulations of Islamic law. Abduction of Infidels is sanctioned in Islamic law and subject to particular rules: “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale and manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods or prisoners; and fourth, to show favor to them and pardon them. Allah, may he be exalted, says, ‘When you encounter those [infidels] who deny [the Truth=Islam] then strike [their] necks’ (Qur’an sura 47, verse 4)” — Al-Mawardi, al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah (The Laws of Islamic Governance).
roberta says
Seems the Taliban will be just as good of ally as the Paki’s and Saudi’s.
We have more friends than we need. Way more experts than we need. What a jumble hump.
No one could see this coming (except for about 6 of every 10 Americans)
About time to bring up the departed son again.
Doomer says
Biden can’t attack the Taliban to overthrow them.China is the ally of the Taliban.If Biden attacks, China will release all the evidence of how Biden and other democrat politicians have received millions of dollars in bribes.China planned it well from the start because,”Afghanistan sits on $3 trillion in minerals”
https://youtu.be/j9pOQioOEGg
David M says
Biden will be on the next plane to Afghanistan to hand over the money to the Taliban personally, & bow while he does it.
gravenimage says
I doubt that China would go to war with us to protect the Taliban–their “allying” only goes so far. But I also don’t see us going back in to take down the Taliban again. They’d only be back again as soon as we left.
roberta says
After 20 years of the U.S. indirectly and probably directly paying, feeding, and sheltering the Taliban, I cant believe they celebrated our cowardly departure.
You’ve all seen they are running out of food. How did that happen so quick?
Man, we’ve been duped.
They will probably be begging us to come back, I doubt the Chinese will feed them as well as we did.
gravenimage says
You are right about food in Afghanistan, Roberta:
“Afghanistan could start to run out of food by September, UN warns”
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/23/afghanistan-could-start-to-run-out-of-food-by-september-un-warns
But I don’t think the Taliban wants the “Great Satan” to return. Islam has never been primarily about economics–in fact, Islam and Shari’ah law lead to economic basket-cases.
Besides, the charitable Infidels will probably send food in any case. As pious Muslims see it, “Allah” provides.
Walter Sieruk says
The Taliban by doing is engaging in the criminal practice of extortion. Therefore the Taliban by demanding money by the method of coercion have proven that they are actually a criminal organization as well as a vicious murderous jihad terrorist band of jihadists.
They have some gall, Islamic goal , to then actually want the nations of the world to recognize their terror regime as a genuine “state.”
Malcolm (South Afric) says
Since Biden cheated and lied his way to the White House, aided by the MSM which is an extenuation of the Liberal Democrat Party, the World has become a dangerous place.
Mount Zion says
Didn’t the taliban get enough when the americans left Afghanistan , leaving behind bundles of cash and Helicopters and weapons and ammunition .
Damn , this withdrawal by the american troops was a complete failure and is getting more and more embarassing .
Malcolm (South Afric) says
It was the fastest surrender the world has witnesses, they even left their uniforms behind.
Biden would argue the he planned for every contingency and pat himself on the back.
However you do not hand over your Air force, thousands of military vehicles including tanks, light and heavy weapons, to the enemy and then forget to take your uniforms and the beautiful army dogs.
gravenimage says
For Muslims it’s *never* enough.
Fred van de Bunt says
“A 29-year-old Afghan man in Germany attacked and severely injured a 58-year-old landscape gardener who was working in a park in Berlin, allegedly because he didn’t like the fact that as a woman she was working, police said Sunday.”
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/man-berlin-attacks-woman-allegedly-worked-79847027
I wander why this man cannot stay with the other Taliban “moderates” in his own country?
gravenimage says
Grimly true.
David M says
The other Afghan male cowards who wouldn’t defend against the Taliban because they believe the same things as the Taliban you mean?
Jedothek says
I don’t know the situation in enough detail to be sure, but i strongly suspect that this mess is Biden’s fault and he could have directed a better withdrawal ( ie, wthout getting Ameriicans captured and killed). Would anyone with more knowledge that I care to comment?
somehistory says
Many who post here saw this coming. Those Americans not murdered outright, held as hostages. And who can trust that those being held are not already dead or near death from torture and abuse? Who can trust that after a huge ransom is paid, the terrorists will allow the planes with the hostages to actually leave?
Who will make the terrorists keep their “word” and see that the planes lift off?
There is a group of anti-taliban resisters fighting in some area of the country and say they have taken taliban members hostage, but the taliban deny the report, saying they are the winners.
Wonder how many being held were on the hit/kill list the noodle-brained traitor gave the terrorists…his best buds outside the chinese terrorists.
gravenimage says
Muslims take each other hostage, too.
Walter Sieruk says
This is extortion. We now have proof that the Taliban are a criminal organization as well as a vicious murderous jihad entity.
James Lincoln says
True, Walter.
But we knew this way before this latest incident.
gravenimage says
Too true, James.
Malcolm (South Afric) says
Just want to be clear: the criticism levelled by me is not aimed at the brave men and women on the ground, who fought, were injured, or died. Have the greatest admiration for you and the sacrifice you made to serve your country and people. You made the world a safer place, you will always have my gratitude.
My criticism is aimed at Biden, the State Dept., and the Pentagon. The Afghan withdrawal was a Biden media and photo op that set the withdrawal date 09-11-2021. The Taliban refused, as Biden has no leverage of the Taliban , he crumpled like an old suite.
He and his lackey,s are the architects of the ensuing mess, no one else.
gravenimage says
+1
Ade Fegan says
The difference between us and them ..
is that if we rounded up all the Afghans in our countries
and made similar ultimatums,
the Taliban would prefer to just let them die
Westman says
This news appears to be suppressed in the mainstream media. Can’t find anything in my state.
somehistory says
There is a small bit on NEWSMAX. I haven’t seen anything on any other site, although I can’t say I’ve done a large search.
somehistory says
Took a look on google: NYPost, USAToday, CBS, theHIll….and others reporting the same thing from the representative, McCaul of Texas.
They may cover it further tonight or tomorrow…or, maybe not.
gravenimage says
Thanks, Somehistory.
I also found the story on Forbes, the Daily Mail, Newsweek, CNN, the Associated Press, and Al Arabiya.
Walter Sieruk says
This is kidnapping, this is extortion, this is coercion, this is criminal , this is unconscionable,this is evil.
This is the Taliban.
gravenimage says
Walter, this is Islam. Iran, Boko Haram, and the Somali pirates have done just the same thing.
Walter Sieruk says
I agree with you.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Walter.
gravenimage says
Taliban holding US citizens on six planes, demanding payment to allow planes to leave Afghanistan
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This is exactly Taliban holding US citizens on six planes, demanding payment to allow planes to leave Afghanistanhat I saw coming. And yes–taking hostages is perfectly Islamic.
Xavier Basora says
The payment are several MOABs.
I’m sick to death of having to suck up to our civilizational inferiors
OLD GUY says
The Taliban, with friends like Joe’s what could possibly go wrong. Hunter will cut a deal with the Taliban leadership that will be awesome. Most of these islamic countries and terrorist leaders are nothing but CRIMINALS. When you do business with criminals you are usually going to get screwed, or killed. But remember Hunter has experience in dealing with drug dealers, the Taliban dealers can probably fix him up.
St. Croix says
Didn’t Biden already leave them stacks of money, besides arms, vehicles, helicopters? Enough money to pay ransom for a few million hostages?!
Of course, it’s not about that. It’s Jihad. It’s about this power play, forcing the non-Muslim to support the Muslims, as the Qu’ran does state and tell them to do. They’re being “good Muslims.”
When will the Western leaders and media wake up to the true nature of Islam? In search engines, Jihadwatch is called a far-right conspiracy theory site against Islam. When the function of JW is to report all the current incidents and explain how this fits with the written word–of Islamic texts! JW gives context to the current barrage of Islamic actions, and the words and lies as well, coming out of the Taliban right now. As well as Pakistan, and all those apologists, Muslim or not, who REFUSE to see the nature of what the world is dealing with in this political/religious/social system called “Islam.”
James Lincoln says
St. Croix,
Any website that tells the truth about islam will be labeled as a far-right conspiracy site by the mainstream media.
No exceptions – and this is deliberate propaganda by muslims and their apologists.