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AFGHANI JET PILOT: TALIBAN BOSSES HAD ME TRAIN 14 ‘HOLY WARRIORS'
New York Post ^
| 10/01/01
| WILLIAM NEUMAN
Posted on 10/01/2001 2:42:59 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:01:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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October 1, 2001 -- An Afghani airline pilot was ordered by the Taliban government to give flight training on commercial jets to 14 Islamic holy warriors who were then sent abroad on possible suicide missions, it was reported today.
Rasul Parvaz, a senior pilot and captain for Ariana, Afghanistan's state-owned airline, said the handpicked group consisted of "dedicated Muslim fanatics" who considered themselves soldiers in a holy war, The Times of London reported.
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posted on
10/01/2001 2:42:59 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Parvaz has gone into hiding killed?
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posted on
10/01/2001 2:49:44 AM PDT
by
The Raven
To: kattracks
This doesn't surprise me in the least. What does surprise me is that such a large operation as this slipped through unnoticed by our security services.
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posted on
10/01/2001 2:51:28 AM PDT
by
TKEman
To: kattracks
Could this be the 'powerful evidence' that Blair was talking about over the weekend?
Let's Roll!!
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posted on
10/01/2001 2:58:25 AM PDT
by
leadpenny
To: TKEman
"What does surprise me is that such a large operation as this slipped through unnoticed by our security services."
What surprises me is that I read about this same issue earlier, like 1 1/2 to 2 weeks ago or so on FR, but nowhere else in the media.
To: Real Cynic No More
The White House wanted any applicant for citizenship to be naturalized in time to register for the November election, so the pressure on the INS was constant. On March 21 Elaine Kamarck in the Vice Presidents office sent an e-mail to Farbrother saying: "THE PRESIDENT IS SICK OF THIS AND WANTS ACTION. IF NOTHING MOVES TODAY WELL HAVE TO TAKE SOME PRETTY DRASTIC MEASURES." Farbrother responded, "I favor drastic measures." If he couldnt get what he wanted from the INS, he wrote, he would "call for heavy artillery."
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posted on
10/01/2001 3:27:01 AM PDT
by
kcvl
To: kcvl
What does this have to do with this topic?
To: kcvl
On March 21 Elaine Kamarck in the Vice Presidents office sent an e-mail to Farbrother saying:...... Assuming you mean Mar 21, 2000. Who is Farbrother?
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posted on
10/01/2001 3:42:29 AM PDT
by
leadpenny
To: Real Cynic No More
Interesting. Just how many suicide pilots are out there and where are they? After a revelation like this I think dropping a couple of neutron bombs on Afghanistan would solve our problem permanently. No more Taliban and no more terrorist training bases. And no more Osama Bin Laden. It looks more and more like an attractive answer.
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To: abwehr
1995. Thanks. Even worse. Reminds me of how long albore was a dedicated butt-boy for x42.
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To: Real Cynic No More
"The White House wanted any applicant for citizenship to be naturalized in time to register for the November election, so the pressure on the INS was constant. On March 21 Elaine Kamarck in the Vice Presidents office sent an e-mail to Farbrother saying: "THE PRESIDENT IS SICK OF THIS AND WANTS ACTION. IF NOTHING MOVES TODAY WELL HAVE TO TAKE SOME PRETTY DRASTIC MEASURES." Farbrother responded, "I favor drastic measures." If he couldnt get what he wanted from the INS, he wrote, he would "call for heavy artillery." I think he was referring to Clinton's order to get as many aliens into this country as he could and get them registered to vote in time for the November 1996 Election.
This lowering of standards at the borders made it easier to allow terrorists to enter easily.
kcvl, this should help to explain why you posted an article. It would prevent guessing games!
To: Real Cynic No More
Well, after thinking about it, I've moderated my stance a bit. Since we seem to be relying less on human intelligence, we see what we get.
I think this society in general has started to rely way too much on technology to do simple things, such as addition and subtraction, so what can we expect?
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posted on
10/01/2001 5:19:12 AM PDT
by
TKEman
To: kattracks
This is extremely significant. If true, it means that the Taliban was directly involved in planning and assisting terrorism, which is far beyond "harboring" terrorists.
The Taliban are terrorists and must be liquidated.
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posted on
10/01/2001 6:05:04 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: leadpenny
To: kattracks
Afghanistan has an airline with actual jet pilots? I'm shocked. How can you fit a yak into the passenger compartment of a 707? And what kind of air safety instructions must they give on those flights?
To: OrioleFan
Thank you very much. I remember hearing about that stuff but did not know the details. Farbrother strikes me as a punk like the guy who was handling the FBI files for hitlery. Name escapes me. Anyway, it WAS the most ethical (-ly challenged) administration in history.
To: leadpenny
HOW MANY OF THE TERRORISTS ARE INCLUDED AMONG THE AFGHAN REUGEES FLOODING THIS COUNTRY. THEY MUST BE STOPPED AND HELD IN SECURE AREAS! OUR SURVIVAL AS A NATION IS AT STAKE.
To: patchpics
If his statements are true, the toliban is a terrorist group instead of a government.Remember the book "The Lord of the Flies"? That is the Taliban, a bunch of kids without any adults to supervise. Well, the adults are about to arrive!
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