Posted on 06/01/2014 3:40:53 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Mullah Omar hails release of 5 top Taliban commanders as 'great victory'
Mullah Omar, the reclusive head of the Taliban, has purportedly released a statement hailing the transfer of the top five Taliban commanders from Guantanamo to Qatar. Omar says their freedom is a "great victory."
The five Taliban leaders were exchanged for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been held by the Taliban since 2009.
A copy of the statement attributed to Omar has been posted on the Taliban's Urdu-language web site.
Omar thanks the government of Qatar, as well as its emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, for his help in brokering the deal and for hosting the Taliban leaders. In earlier statements, both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry similarly thanked Qatar for its assistance.
Omar offers his "heartfelt congratulations to the entire Afghan Muslim nation," including "all the mujahideen and to the families and relatives of the prisoners for this great victory."
The Taliban had demanded the release of the five commanders from Guantanamo for years. In early 2012, the Taliban announced that it had established a "political office" in Doha for the expressed purpose of securing their freedom.
In addition to Omar's statement, the Taliban has also posted pictures of the now ex-Guantanamo detainees being greeted by supporters and family members in Qatar. As The Long War Journal has previously documented, all five were closely linked to al Qaeda prior to their detention and deemed "high" risks to the US, its interests, and its allies, according to leaked Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) threat assessments.
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Watch this while I rip down your southern wall. The invasion has begun.
Mullah Omar’s “Great Victory” = Obama’s delusional/treasonous foreign policy success
If ever there was an appropriate quote from Churchill, it is this: “ I will begin by saying what everybody would like to ignore or forget but which must nevertheless be stated, namely, that we have sustained a total and unmitigated defeat”
Mullah Omar Hails Release of 5 Top Taliban Commanders as ‘Great Victory’
In another sense, it was not even a victory at all because the concept of victory is winning a struggle against an adversary or adversity.
It is hard to declare a victory when your “adversary” (ie the Obama Administration) is on your side and is all too eager and happy to accommodate you and provide the necessary aid in your struggle.
Maybe they’ll send some of the good stuff along with their thank-you note to Obama.
In other words, we have released 6 people that hate America.
And the Quisling MSM have already lined up to face the East and praise His Arrogance and his great wisdom.
Mullah Baraq also claims it as a great victory.
What? No Dead check in?
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