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Qatar allowing freed Taliban men to move freely in country: Gulf official
YAHOO! News -Reuters ^ | 6-3-2014 | Amena Bakr

Posted on 06/03/2014 9:33:11 AM PDT by servo1969

Qatar has moved five Afghan Taliban prisoners freed in exchange for a U.S. soldier to a residential compound and will let them move freely in the country, a senior Gulf official said on Tuesday, a step likely to be scrutinized by Washington.

U.S. officials have referred to the release of the Islamist militants as a transfer and said they would be subject to certain restrictions in Qatar. One of the officials said that would include a minimum one-year ban on them traveling outside of Qatar as well as monitoring of their activities.

"All five men received medical checks and they now live with their families in an accommodation facility in Doha," the Gulf source, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. "They can move around freely within the country."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; gitmo; obama; qatar; scandals; taliban; taliban5; talibandreamteam
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To: a fool in paradise

0bama is always cool with what he does. Until he decides to do the opposite and then he’s cool with that.


21 posted on 06/03/2014 10:00:11 AM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: servo1969

The Road to Kabul


22 posted on 06/03/2014 10:00:49 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: TigersEye

Obama is always shocked to read in the news just WTH he did last week.


23 posted on 06/03/2014 10:01:57 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: demshateGod
Qatar is hosting the World Cup in 2025. During the summer it should be about 115 degrees in the shade.
24 posted on 06/03/2014 10:01:57 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: servo1969

No shitte?


25 posted on 06/03/2014 10:03:28 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: woodbutcher1963; demshateGod
Qatar is hosting the World Cup in 2025.

2022. But there are recent allegations that they bribed their way to that. So maybe the World Cup will awarded to another country instead? (I won't hold my breath. FIFA is known for corruption.)

26 posted on 06/03/2014 10:07:05 AM PDT by matt1234 (Hitler blamed the Jews. Obama blames the Tea Party.)
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To: servo1969

27 posted on 06/03/2014 10:07:12 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: matt1234

How many people have died building that stadium? It’s in the hundreds.


28 posted on 06/03/2014 10:08:26 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: a fool in paradise
So would we if we did stuff like he does. LOL

Mostly we would be shocked that we weren't in prison.

29 posted on 06/03/2014 10:10:26 AM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: demshateGod
How many people have died building that stadium? It’s in the hundreds.

I don't know. Actually, there are mulitple stadiums. One weird factoid: because a small country like Qatar doesn't need a lot of big stadiums, after the world cup, most of them will be dis-assembled and given to poor countries!

30 posted on 06/03/2014 10:22:49 AM PDT by matt1234 (Hitler blamed the Jews. Obama blames the Tea Party.)
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To: servo1969

“Jeez. The whole world is laughing at us. “

They haven’t stopped laughing since Obama took office!


31 posted on 06/03/2014 10:24:06 AM PDT by jimmyo57
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To: servo1969

Quick - someone send them massive amounts of American Foreign Aid.... they’re sooooooooooo ‘our friend’....


32 posted on 06/03/2014 10:52:11 AM PDT by GOPJ (ObamaCare - like buying a pig in a poke...)
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To: servo1969

That’s just about what he will do. And then a VERY strongly worded letter. And then a VERY, VERY strongly worded letter...


33 posted on 06/03/2014 11:53:07 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TigersEye

Once again, Hussein shows his true colors and they are not red, white, and blue.


34 posted on 06/03/2014 11:54:03 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: demshateGod

That’s something that bugs me, why do they pronounce it gutter or cutter? It is Quatar, so Qua-—tar (kwa-tar) should be the pronunciation.


35 posted on 06/03/2014 5:01:17 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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