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Yesterday I wondered if Democrat Rep. Jacki Speier of California had gone off the deep end by musing that the Taliban aren't really terrorists, but rather "part of the fabric of Afghanistan." It turns out she was basically mangling the new talking points from the Obama Administration, which is going all-in for the reinvention of the Taliban butchers as legitimate battlefield opponents. CNN reports on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's testimony before Congress today: Bergdahl was held by the Haqqani network, a Taliban wing designated a terrorist group in 2012. However, Hagel noted Bergdahl was a war captive, not a...

"These five guys are not a threat to the United States," says Clinton. "They are a threat to the safety and security of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It's up to those two countries to make the decision once and for all that these are threats to them. So I think we may be kind of missing the bigger picture here. We want to get an American home, whether they fell off the ship because they were drunk or they were pushed or they jumped, we try to rescue everybody." Last week President Obama traded the Taliban 5, who were being...

The Obama administration gave the parents of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl extraordinary insider access to the military’s hunt for their son by having them take part in a series of secure video conferences with senior commanders as well as White House and State Department officials. A former government official involved in American hostage issues said he had never heard of giving a family such access and questioned whether sensitive information could have been conveyed to Robert and Jani Bergdahl and somehow leaked out. A family spokesman said he knows of no such breach. Soon after Sgt. Bergdahl went missing in...

One of the terrorists President Barack Obama released last week in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is already plotting to avenge his captivity by attacking American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, a Taliban commander has claimed. As a condition of the deal with the Taliban that secured Bergdahl’s release, the U.S. relinquished five Taliban associates to Qatar, where they are required to stay for the next year. Already, Noorullah Noori, is pledging to return to return to the battlefield, the commander said. After arriving in Qatar, Noorullah Noori kept insisting he would go to Afghanistan and fight American forces there,’ he...

Full Title: Taliban commander exchanged for Bergdahl coordinated with al Qaeda to attack Northern Alliance the day before 9/11 One of the five senior Taliban leaders transferred to Qatar in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl played a key role in al Qaeda's plans leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Mohammad Fazl, who served as the Taliban's army chief of staff and deputy defense minister prior to his detention at Guantánamo, did not have a hand in planning the actual 9/11 hijackings. Along with a notorious al Qaeda leader, however, Fazl did help coordinate a military offensive against...

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) advancing in Iraq has already begun its savage practice of beheading captured Iraqi troops and leaders. It has been reported that in Syria, crucifixion was also one of their preferred methods. However, one of the five Taliban leaders released by Obama from GITMO is clearly well-versed in the same practice. And Hillary Clinton says these individuals pose no threat to America? Who does she think welcomed al-Qaida to Afghanistan to enable its growth and export of terrorist activities — of which 9-11 was one? Obama, Hillary and these weak progressive socialists...

Thomas Joscelyn, a senior fellow over at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies pens a new piece for the June 23rd edition of the Weekly Standard, where he takes a deeper look at just exactly what price was paid in the five for one swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Keep in mind, these are five people the Obama administration across the board, and Hillary Clinton, have assured are no threat whatsoever to the United States. Here’s who Mohammad Fazl is.

Here is a picture of Mohammed Fazl with some of his trophies. He is one of the five Taliban released from Gitmo in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl. "Are freed Taliban members dangerous? 'All these guys are pretty old now,' says analyst" - LA Times WARNING: This picture is blurred but still should not be viewed without caution.http://www.bookwormroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Mohammed-Fazi.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Fazl