Oh No...We just killed an "armed insurgent"

Taliban commander who returned to Afghanistan as recruiter for ISIS after he was freed from Guantánamo Bay is killed in drone strike

Initially I thought this was one of the Taliban 5… it's not. But I guarantee you one day you'll be reading about them. This guy was captured during the Bush administration and turned over to Afghan authorities where he later escaped "house arrest".

 Over the years we listened to Lib's bitch and moan about waterboarding and how cruel it is... while infidels are beheaded and set afire in the Muslim world. We don't have the balls to try them in a military tribunal which would in all likelihood end with the death penalty. So what to do? Release them so ultimately they can be killed by a drone. As you can see a lot of planning went into this. 

BTW...they should have checked with Eric Shultz to find out if you pledge allegiance to ISIS if you're still considered an "armed insurgent".

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Mullah Abdul Rauf, 33, killed by NATO drone strike along with son-in-law

The former Guantánamo Bay detainee recently pledged allegiance to ISIS

The ex-Taliban commander claimed to be recruiting fighters for ISIS

By Thomas Burrows for MailOnline

Published: 07:57 EST, 9 February 2015 | Updated: 18:09 EST, 9 February 2015

Mullah Abdul Rauf, 33, was killed by a NATO drone

A former Guantánamo Bay detainee who recently pledged allegiance to ISIS has been killed in Afghanistan.

Mullah Abdul Rauf, 33, was killed by a NATO drone strike along with his son-in-law and six others as they drove through Kajaki district in the volatile southern province of Helmand, Afghan officials said. 

Rauf, an ex-Taliban commander, declared allegiance to Isis in January, and claimed to be recruiting fighters on behalf of the group which holds large swaths of Syria and Iraq.

He was branded by the Washington Post last month as 'the shadowy figure recruiting for the Islamic State in Afghanistan.'

A Pakistani militant commander said Rauf had been an important liaison between various factions which have broken away from the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban movements in recent months. 

His defection had caused deadly infighting and raised fears the movement was gaining footholds in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

A statement from Resolute Support, the new name for the NATO mission in Afghanistan, said 'coalition forces conducted a precision strike in Helmand province today, resulting in the death of eight individuals threatening the force'. 

Mohammad Jan Rasulyar, the deputy governor of Helmand, said the strike hit the militants' vehicle at around 10am.

Mullah Abdul Rauf, 33, was killed by a NATO drone strike along with his son-in-law and six others as they drove through Kajaki district in the volatile southern province of Helmand

Rauf was detained by the US in 2001 and spent six years in Guantánamo Bay, in Cuba (pictured) 

Rauf, also known as Abdul Rauf Aliza, had a long history of insurgency. 

He was detained by the US in 2001 and spent six years in Guantánamo, where he claimed he was nothing more than a bread delivery man for the Taliban.

According to a document released by WikiLeaks, American interrogators suspected at the time Rauf had more influence than he claimed. 

But he was released to Afghanistan for further detention in 2007. 

In Kabul, he managed to escape from house arrest and in 2011 acted as the Taliban's shadow governor in Uruzgan province

Rauf then formed a splinter group of fighters after falling out with the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, and recently clashed with a Taliban unit in Helmand's Sangin district.

Locals say Rauf's men, numbering around 300, were often in conflict with Taliban officials in Helmand. 

There have been fears of ISIS making inroads in Afghanistan since US-led NATO forces ended their combat mission in late December, after 13 years of fighting.

Oh No...We just killed an "armed insurgent"

He never had any credibility to begin with

If you listened to NBC Nightly News you would have thought Ben Ghazi was closer to a character in the Sopranos then a terrorist attack.

Not to worry NBC has Lester Holt warming up on the bench.

He never had any credibility to begin with

Famous Presidential Lies Contest

LBJ:

We were attacked (in the Gulf of Tonkin)

Nixon:

I am not a crook

GHW Bush:

Read my lips - No New Taxes

Clinton:

I did not have sex with that woman... Miss Lewinski

GW Bush:

Iraq has weapons of mass destruction

Obama:

I will have the most transparent administration in history.

ObamaCare will be discussed on C-Span. 

The stimulus will fund shovel-ready jobs. 

I am focused like a laser on creating jobs. 

The IRS is not targeting anyone. 

It was a spontaneous riot about a movie. 

I will put an end to the type of politics that "breeds division, conflict and cynicism".

You didn't build that! 

I will restore trust in Government. 

The Cambridge cops acted stupidly. 

The public will have 5 days to look at every bill that lands on my desk. 

It's not my red line - it is the world's red line. 

Whistle blowers will be protected in my administration. 

We got back every dime we used to rescue the banks and auto companies, with interest.

I'll cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term (this was one of his biggest whoppers instead of $5.3 trillion in debt we are now at $18trillion)

I am not spying on American citizens. 

Obama Care will be good for America.

I never heard of Jonathan Gruber.  

You can keep your family doctor. 

Premiums will be lowered by $2500.

ObamaCare is not a tax. 

If you like it, you can keep your current healthcare plan. 

It's just like shopping at Amazon. 

I knew nothing about "Fast and Furious" gunrunning to Mexican drug cartels. 

I knew nothing about IRS targeting conservative groups. 

I knew nothing about what happened in Benghazi.

I heard it on the news. 

I have never known my uncle from Kenya who is in the country illegally and that was arrested and told to leave the country over 20 years ago.

And, I have never lived with that uncle. He finally admitted (12-05-2013) that he DID know his uncle and that he DID live with him.

If elected I promise not to renew the Patriot Act. 

If elected I will end the war in Iraq and Afghanistan within the 1st 9 months of my term.

I will close Guantanamo within the first 6 months of my term. 

I will bridge the gap between black and white and between America and other countries.

The Taliban is not a terrorist organization. (They just protected Bin Laden for the hell of it)

And the biggest one of all:

"I, Barrack Hussein Obama, pledge to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America."

Looks like we have a clear winner.

Famous Presidential Lies Contest

Never did understand why Barry got the Jewish vote in the second go around

Four things about Barry you can take to the bank. 

1. Barry hates Israel

2. He hates the military

3. He's a Muslim at worse, an atheist at best

4. When he says the Pledge of Allegiance he has his fingers crossed

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Angry over Netanyahu's planned speech, Dems hope to limit harm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress without President Barack Obama's blessing has angered Democratic lawmakers, but they see little remedy except to hope for minimal damage to their party and to US-Israel relations.

Democrats simmered in frustration last week as they faced a thankless choice between defending their president and defending the Jewish state they consider a crucial ally.

Some gleeful Republicans predicted Democrats' complaints about Benjamin Netanyahu's March 3 speech will drive Jewish voters to their party. Rep. Joe Wilson, a Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, said Democrats are making a "catastrophic mistake" by protesting Netanyahu's plans. 

Netanyahu, flanked by then-House Minority Leader John Boehner and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaks to media on Capitol Hill in 2013 (Photo: AP

"Traditionally, supporters of Israel have been really even-handed in supporting candidates of both parties," Wilson said, but now "Democrats are slapping the friends of Israel in the face." Democrats reject such talk, saying Republicans have repeatedly overstated their appeal to Jewish voters. Obama got 78 percent of the Jewish vote in 2008, and 69 percent in 2012, according to exit polls. Congressional Democrats won two-thirds of Jewish votes in last fall's midterm elections, an especially bad year for their party. 

Republicans want to portray Democrats as less supportive of Israel, "but no matter how much they try, they can't move Jewish voters on this issue," said Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of the liberal pro-Israel group J Street. 

House Democrats say Republican Speaker John Boehner showed disrespect to the president – and perhaps cynical political goals – when he invited Netanyahu to address a House-Senate gathering next month. Presidents can't veto congressional speakers, but they usually are consulted. 

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (Photo: AP)

Many Democrats object for three reasons: The invitation rebukes Obama; the speech, scheduled three weeks before Israel's elections, might be designed to boost Netanyahu's re-election hopes; and Netanyahu is certain to back new sanctions on Iran that the administration and Western powers argue could scuttle sensitive negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. 

The speech comes three weeks before the deadline for the US and its international partners to reach a framework nuclear agreement with Iran, one that could provide an outline for a more comprehensive deal to be finalized by late June. 

Related story:

Biden to miss Netanyahu speech to US Congress

Netanyahu says an accord could make it easier for Iran eventually to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Obama says he will reject any deal that doesn't safeguard Israel and other countries. Nonetheless, some congressional Democrats want tougher sanctions against Iran. But they weren't pleased by Netanyahu's acceptance of Boehner's invitation. Soon after its announcement, several Democratic senators postponed their push for new sanctions against Iran, giving Obama and the negotiators more time. Obama's chief concern about the break in protocol, his spokesman Josh Earnest said, "is to ensure that the strong relationship between the United States and Israel is protected from partisan politics." 

In the House, some Democrats say they won't attend Netanyahu's address. The way it was scheduled was "an affront to the president and the State Department," said Rep. John Lewis of Georgia. 

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (Photo: AP)
(Used to have a Goldfish that made that same face)

Rep. GK Butterfield of North Carolina called Boehner's actions unprecedented, and said Netanyahu has "politicized" his US visit. 

The speaker of the House and the vice president traditionally sit behind the featured guest during a congressional address. But the White House said Friday that Vice President Joe Biden will be traveling abroad that day. Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York, Congress' only Jewish Republican, said if lawmakers boycott Netanyahu's speech, "it's a horrendous, irresponsible message to send to Israel." He called Israel "a free, democratic society thriving in an area of the world where radical Islamic extremism is growing most rapidly." Zeldin predicted many more Jewish voters will embrace Republicans because of Obama's policies regarding Israel. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, another critic of the speech's arrangements, says she will attend. Lawmakers often skip such addresses for different reasons, she said, so even if some seats are empty, "don't even think in terms of the word 'boycott.' Members will go or they won't go, as they usually go or don't go." Pelosi and other top Democrats have hinted they want Netanyahu to postpone his speech until after Israel's elections, and/or hold it somewhere other than Congress. Conservatives see little incentive to do that. Boehner is happy to have Democrats grouse while Israel's leader addresses a Republican-run Congress, they say. And Netanyahu probably benefits politically by speaking to Congress and criticizing Iran. Obama and Netanyahu have clashed repeatedly over the years, even though both say a close US-Israel alliance is essential. Only days ago, the White House again criticized Israel's policy of building Jewish settlements on West Bank and East Jerusalem areas that Palestinians claim. Obama says a Mideast peace deal must include a Palestinian state based on territory Israel captured in 1967, with "mutually agreed upon swaps" to ensure Israel's security. Netanyahu rejects a return to those borders, and the Jewish settlements complicate efforts to divide territory. 

Obama has no plans to meet with Netanyahu during his US trip.

Never did understand why Barry got the Jewish vote in the second go around

Wonder why they call him the Messiah...

Recently Barry gave a speech at The National Prayer Breakfast Conference expounding on religion... a subject he has little knowledge of unless you consider Reverend's Wright and Sharpton "men of the cloth". To be fair he did make some remarks criticizing radical Islam but instead of making ISIS the primary target and the rest of the Muslim terrorists he had to revisit the Crusades and Jim Crow laws trying to compare/justify the atrocities committed by Islam in the here and now. In todays world does anyone really care what happened hundreds of years ago during the Crusades? By the time he finished your left with the sense he considers himself to be  the only true religion. 

Video 103

This is the same guy who treats Iran better than Israel. Pelosi all but said yesterday the Dem’s are going to boycott Netanyahu when he speaks before Congress. These are the same liberals who loved OWS and had no problem with Ahmadinejad giving a speech at Columbia. 

Speaking of Columbia these are some of their more notable left-wing progressives..and a few to the left of that! 

 Barry

FDR

Allen Ginsburg

 Eric Holder

 Howard Dean

 Howard Zinn

 Bill de Blasio

Wonder why they call him the Messiah...