Jordan: Terrorists Charged for Taliban Plot

Four Jordanian terrorists born in areas now controlled by the Palestinian Authority are on trial in Jordan for recruiting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press. One of the four is Isam Mohammed Taher al-Barqawi, the mentor of Iraqi Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Al-Barqawi, born in Shechem, is also known as […]

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$1,000 Bounty: Iran Pays Taliban to Kill U.S. Troops

A Sunday Times investigation says that Irananian companies in Kabul are being used funnel money to Taliban militants. The Sunday Times report requires a subscription, but Fox News outlines the strategy this way: The Iranian companies win contracts to supply materials and logistics to Afghans involved in reconstruction. The money often comes in the form […]

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Double Standards? Nato’s Afghan Errors

Why are Afghan civilian casualties “accidents” but Palestinian civilian casualties are “war crimes”? Nato and Afghan government forces have recently launched the largest military operation against the Taliban since the beginning of the conflict in Afghanistan in 2001. Like the IDF during Operation Cast Lead, US and British troops face an enemy that cares little for […]

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