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[Ivan le Fou]

So, that was taken in Afghanistan?

 

[Deleted member 11302]

As one Afghan told the Norwegians: "Women are for breeding but men [and boys] are for fun."

Which is essentially an admission that a hardcore islamic society is akin to being in prison or at sea, men engaging in homosexuality because there aren't any other outlets. Christianity allowed hookers, which has even an agnostic like me saying: PRAISE THE LORD!

On a related note, what are we still doing here? Let's go to Amsterdam!!

 

[Ivan le Fou]

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[Hiryu2.0]

...

Yes Denmark. A few of our bases have refurbished officer housing for our new ANA Commandos & their families. Danes have donated furnishings, homegoods, new clothes, toys, books & even a few family heirlooms. Looking forward to base BBQs & seeing them try moose, elk & deer. It's gotta feel weird moving into a new house with zero family possessions, no pictures, no grandma's china & no photo albums.

And I am very ashamed.


There are rooms for thirteen people, some with only room on the floor, Afghan citizens who were evacuated by the Hungarian government after the Taliban takeover told RTL News.

The people interviewed in the report were housed in the Balassagyarmat shelter. Some complained that they are being given cold food, which is contrary to their culture, and they are also worried about what will happen to them in the long term. But they also said they were grateful to be rescued.

The government is providing them with accommodation for three months and medical care for 18 months. Eventually they will be granted residence permits and refugee status, but the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, which is in contact with several of the people concerned, is not yet aware of any of them having started the process.

Zsúfolt szobákban, hideg élelmen élnek az afgán menekültek Balassagyarmaton

Hálásak a kormánynak, de elégedetlenek a körülményekkel.

444.hu

 

[FLYNAVY]

Which is essentially an admission that a hardcore islamic society is akin to being in prison or at sea, men engaging in homosexuality because there aren't any other outlets. Christianity allowed hookers, which has even an agnostic like me saying: PRAISE THE LORD!

On a related note, what are we still doing here? Let's go to Amsterdam!!

But they aren't in prison at sea, they're on land with 4 wives at home & yet they still like to dress up on thursdays & play with their taliban buddies.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Top officials at the Pentagon still cannot confirm if their haphazard drone strike against an alleged Islamic State member actually killed members of the Islamic State, or if it killed civilians.

After the suicide attack allegedly carried out by the Islamic State of the Khorasan Province, the Pentagon gave clearance for an MQ-9 reaper drone to conduct a kinetic airstrike against a white Toyota Corolla inside of Kabul. The problem with this was that they didn't have positive identification of the person in the vehicle because there were no US or US allied boots on the ground to provide them with reliable intelligence on the scenario.

The man killed in the MQ-9 Reaper attack was Zemari Ahmadi, a longtime employee of the California-based aid group Nutrition and Education International. According to other Afghans from his neighborhood, at least seven children were present when the strike occurred, and all died in the same attack. Had there still been actual American, or American allied boots on the deck, this information could have been vetted. Instead, it appears as if the Pentagon was relying on Taliban ground intelligence. That's a sentence no one should ever need to write ever again.

It's interesting to note that following the attacks, none of the two Reaper footage were ever released to the public, though every drone strike that occurs is recorded by the drone controller station. High-profile attacks like this are generally unclassified and released to the public directly through the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service within 24 hours of the strike occurring.
For example, the Trump administration cleared the MOAB for use against ISIS-K in April of 2017, killing 93 ISIS-K fighters. The footage was posted almost immediately for public release. The footage from this drone strike, and the one that allegedly killed two high ranking ISIS-K officers, which the Pentagon has clearly stated caused secondary explosions causing collateral damage, has yet to be released.

Additionally, in these attacks, high value targets are generally named. When the strike is conducted and confirmed a success, those names are also released to the public. We have seen this in the past as well. But not here. The only name released is the one of the killed aid worker.



The debacle in Afghanistan has been a massive blow to not only the Biden Administration, but also for top US Officials in the Pentagon who have their incompetency in full view of the public for the first time since they stepped onto Twitter to start virtue signaling about "White Rage".
Everything about this situation screams war-crime, and the fact that none of the footage has been released to the public only makes it more obvious that top US Officials are doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from being held accountable. We could also note the quasi blackout from the media on the subject. One would have expected such an incident to trigger a strong response from the perpetually outraged.


According to the Pentagon, this drone strike is still "under investigation". Who is investigating this situation though? Is the Pentagon investigating themselves? Just like the capitol Police investigated itself following the death of Ashley Babbit? Wishful and naive thinking would hope for this situation to be brought before the International Court, and the US Officials who approved this airstrike to be present and held accountable by the international community. But, as I said, it would be extremely naive to hope anything like this would happen.
Worse "mistakes" have been committed by the US without any repercussion.


The suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport was undoubtedly a huge blow to the morale of Americans everywhere, and already weary from the conflict in Afghanistan. Seeing this, and realizing that they were quickly losing the support of the American public on a bi-partisan basis, the Pentagon sent a drone for a quick win. Within 8 hours of spotting a white Toyota Corolla, a missile was launched into a compound without proper positive identification of the target. As a result, good men died, and so did a bunch of innocent children, but the Pentagon got to get in front of the press and say they killed the guys who planned the suicide attack at HKIA.




The top military commanders have to be held accountable for their actions. They should not be politicians, but men and women of strong moral character doing everything in their power to make the right call, regardless of the public's perception of them. Look no further than the actions of former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who disagreed with the Trump administration's plan to negotiate with the Taliban to end the conflict in Afghanistan just before his resignation. That resignation not only showed the the former SecDef was a man of character who would stick to his convictions, but it also showed that he was a proper military leader prepared to make hard decisions even when it did not benefit him.

 

[Chazman]

But they aren't in prison at sea, they're on land with 4 wives at home & yet they still like to dress up on thursdays & play with their taliban buddies.

I wonder who is servicing their wives while they are playing with the boys?

 

[FLYNAVY]

...


And I am very ashamed.


There are rooms for thirteen people, some with only room on the floor, Afghan citizens who were evacuated by the Hungarian government after the Taliban takeover told RTL News.

The people interviewed in the report were housed in the Balassagyarmat shelter. Some complained that they are being given cold food, which is contrary to their culture, and they are also worried about what will happen to them in the long term. But they also said they were grateful to be rescued.

The government is providing them with accommodation for three months and medical care for 18 months. Eventually they will be granted residence permits and refugee status, but the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, which is in contact with several of the people concerned, is not yet aware of any of them having started the process.

Zsúfolt szobákban, hideg élelmen élnek az afgán menekültek Balassagyarmaton

Hálásak a kormánynak, de elégedetlenek a körülményekkel.

444.hu

I know more about how the ANA Commandos are being assimilated because my wife [child advocacy atty] is working with the group that is helping them move into housing on 2 of our military bases. They have been given citizenship & rank in our RDAF military because we know them & know their families from working with them for years. The remainder of the asylum refugees that asked to be resettled at home probably don't have it as good. They're housed in mass barracks with central dining halls where they're given bulk food for them to cook along with the very basic hygiene & clothing. Not sure how long Crown welfare will carry them until they get jobs, not sure anyone knows yet. We learned from resettling the Syrian Rebels & closely monitoring them that some didn't have our best interest at heart & a lot of them were returned to Syria. You learn alot of where loyalties lie when you monitor their wifi. Not sure how legal that is but these are tuff times.

 

[FLYNAVY]

Top officials at the Pentagon still cannot confirm if their haphazard drone strike against an alleged Islamic State member actually killed members of the Islamic State, or if it killed civilians.

After the suicide attack allegedly carried out by the Islamic State of the Khorasan Province, the Pentagon gave clearance for an MQ-9 reaper drone to conduct a kinetic airstrike against a white Toyota Corolla inside of Kabul. The problem with this was that they didn't have positive identification of the person in the vehicle because there were no US or US allied boots on the ground to provide them with reliable intelligence on the scenario.

The man killed in the MQ-9 Reaper attack was Zemari Ahmadi, a longtime employee of the California-based aid group Nutrition and Education International. According to other Afghans from his neighborhood, at least seven children were present when the strike occurred, and all died in the same attack. Had there still been actual American, or American allied boots on the deck, this information could have been vetted. Instead, it appears as if the Pentagon was relying on Taliban ground intelligence. That's a sentence no one should ever need to write ever again.

It's interesting to note that following the attacks, none of the two Reaper footage were ever released to the public, though every drone strike that occurs is recorded by the drone controller station. High-profile attacks like this are generally unclassified and released to the public directly through the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service within 24 hours of the strike occurring.
For example, the Trump administration cleared the MOAB for use against ISIS-K in April of 2017, killing 93 ISIS-K fighters. The footage was posted almost immediately for public release. The footage from this drone strike, and the one that allegedly killed two high ranking ISIS-K officers, which the Pentagon has clearly stated caused secondary explosions causing collateral damage, has yet to be released.

Additionally, in these attacks, high value targets are generally named. When the strike is conducted and confirmed a success, those names are also released to the public. We have seen this in the past as well. But not here. The only name released is the one of the killed aid worker.



The debacle in Afghanistan has been a massive blow to not only the Biden Administration, but also for top US Officials in the Pentagon who have their incompetency in full view of the public for the first time since they stepped onto Twitter to start virtue signaling about "White Rage".
Everything about this situation screams war-crime, and the fact that none of the footage has been released to the public only makes it more obvious that top US Officials are doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from being held accountable. We could also note the quasi blackout from the media on the subject. One would have expected such an incident to trigger a strong response from the perpetually outraged.


According to the Pentagon, this drone strike is still "under investigation". Who is investigating this situation though? Is the Pentagon investigating themselves? Just like the capitol Police investigated itself following the death of Ashley Babbit? Wishful and naive thinking would hope for this situation to be brought before the International Court, and the US Officials who approved this airstrike to be present and held accountable by the international community. But, as I said, it would be extremely naive to hope anything like this would happen.
Worse "mistakes" have been committed by the US without any repercussion.


The suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport was undoubtedly a huge blow to the morale of Americans everywhere, and already weary from the conflict in Afghanistan. Seeing this, and realizing that they were quickly losing the support of the American public on a bi-partisan basis, the Pentagon sent a drone for a quick win. Within 8 hours of spotting a white Toyota Corolla, a missile was launched into a compound without proper positive identification of the target. As a result, good men died, and so did a bunch of innocent children, but the Pentagon got to get in front of the press and say they killed the guys who planned the suicide attack at HKIA.




The top military commanders have to be held accountable for their actions. They should not be politicians, but men and women of strong moral character doing everything in their power to make the right call, regardless of the public's perception of them. Look no further than the actions of former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who disagreed with the Trump administration's plan to negotiate with the Taliban to end the conflict in Afghanistan just before his resignation. That resignation not only showed the the former SecDef was a man of character who would stick to his convictions, but it also showed that he was a proper military leader prepared to make hard decisions even when it did not benefit him.

Not directly involved with this or knowledgeable with US Intel/Ops that 26AUG day but to me it looks like the US Pentagon has a couple of choices. There were drones & fast movers operating constantly overhead for 2 weeks specifically looking for other suicide bombers & bomb laden vehicles having just lost 13 soldiers in the chaos of evacuation. Some desk jockey zero'd in on a guy loading stuff into a car & didn't look further for possible collateral or children playing & sent a frenzied alert up the chain of command of an imminent threat of a huge car bomb. Without checking further the command was given, engage. Fog of war, we screwed the pooch. Sorry. Or, continue the investigation until the smoke clears. Either way unfortunately it won't bring those children playing back.

 

[BCNTM]

Is that an A-10 in the second picture? My eyes must be playing tricks with me, the U.S. is out of Afghanistan now!

Exactly what I thought - just love A10's

 

[BCNTM]

The Time declared mullah Baradar amongst hundred most influential people in the world.
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and they call him "a calm and mysterious person".

His 'Time' will come

 

[FLYNAVY]

I wonder who is servicing their wives while they are playing with the boys?

A lot of Afghan wives are already my sisters. Years ago the Afghan Imam issued a Fatwa so those of us with medical training could treat injured or ill women & girls by becoming related to them as a brother. We did this by expressing a drop of breast fluid & touching it to our lips. The 1st few times was kinda weird but for years we just did this & didn't give it a second thought. Was never sure but figure incest might be a thing here & maybe expressing breast fluid is some sort of tribal family foreplay. Sometimes you're better off not putting too much thought into fatwas as long as it allowed you to help these people. Unfortunately with female circumcision & inexperienced afghan men about sex,...... providing pleasure to women, the average female gets about zero pleasure out of sex. Women are pretty much relegated to having babies & raising them. It's going to be real interesting to watch the Afghan women in Denmark see the freedoms women have in our society. The Afghan men at home are in for a real eye opening. We're ruled by a Queen & female Prime Minister..... surprise.

 

[Deleted member 11302]

But they aren't in prison at sea, they're on land with 4 wives at home & yet they still like to dress up on thursdays & play with their taliban buddies.

All very true, but what does that matter when you grow up as a straight dude never laying eyes on a female outside of a bee-keeper suit? When your entire existence is filled with visible men and the abstract idea of an adult woman being attractive you ultimately wind up taking advantage of the most female-looking males you can get, ...little boys.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Marine Lt. Col Stuart Scheller, who is currently the only commanding officer in the Marine Corps to have been relieved of command after the debacle in Afghanistan, has announced that he is dropping thirteen charges under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice on CentCom Commander Marine General Kenneth F. McKenzie.
I am not well versed enough in the UCMJ to know if these charges hold any weight, or if the still currently active duty Lt. Col can actually do this, but below is a complete list of the thirteen charges he is putting out against the CentCom Commander.



Specification 1 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Lance Corporal David Espinoza, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 2 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Sergeant Nicole Gee, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 3 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Staff Sergeant Darin Taylor Hoover, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 4 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Sergeant Ryan Knauss, United States Army.



Specification 5 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Corporal Hunter Lopez, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 6 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 7 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 8 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, United States Marine Corps. Continuation Page 3 of 3 DD Form 458



Specification 9 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 10 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Sergeant Johanny Rosario, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 11 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Corporal Humberto Sanchez, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 12 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, United States Marine Corps.



Specification 13 (Dereliction of Duty through Culpable Inefficiency): In the General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., United States Marine Corps, United States Central Command, on active duty and subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, between on or about 1 July 2021 and on or about 28 August 2021, who knew of his duties as a commissioned officer, while commanding the United States Central Command, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he, by culpable inefficiency, failed to supervise the withdrawal of United States Forces from Afghanistan, as it was his duty to do, and that such dereliction of duty resulted in the death of Hospital Corpsman Max Soviak, United States Navy.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Americans Still Trapped At Mazar-i-Sharif Airport In Afghanistan, Taliban Not Cooperating: Biden State Department

The Biden administration has said very little about the efforts to extract Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, after President Joe Biden’s self-imposed timeline caused a hasty withdrawal, stranding perhaps thousands of individuals behind enemy lines. Two Qatar airlines flights left...

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[Ivan le Fou]

General says it is unlikely ISIS-K members killed in August Kabul drone strike: 'A tragic mistake'

Head of the United States Central Command Kenneth McKenzie announced Friday that no ISIS-K members were killed in a Kabul drone strike on August 29 which led to the deaths of multiple civilian casualties.

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[Ivan le Fou]

US citizen stranded in Afghanistan tearfully describes efforts to leave, says State Dept not helping

COO of Army Week Association Jennifer Wilson and “Julie,” a US citizen stranded in Afghanistan, appeared on “America's Newsroom” Friday to address the remaining Americans trapped in the Taliban-controlled country.

www.foxnews.com

 

[FLYNAVY]

Americans Still Trapped At Mazar-i-Sharif Airport In Afghanistan, Taliban Not Cooperating: Biden State Department

The Biden administration has said very little about the efforts to extract Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, after President Joe Biden’s self-imposed timeline caused a hasty withdrawal, stranding perhaps thousands of individuals behind enemy lines. Two Qatar airlines flights left...

www.dailywire.com