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Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« on: August 18, 2021, 01:13:27 pm »
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(Link to Live Thread part 1, https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,445714.0.html .)
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2021, 01:16:46 pm »
What was wrong with Live Thread 1?
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2021, 01:20:18 pm »
The West's empty promise: Kabul evacuation flights take off EMPTY as Taliban close off airport and US general warns 'overwhelming force' will be used if fighters interfere with evacuation - as women beg soldiers for help through gates

CHRIS PLEASANCE   |   PUBLISHED: 03:17 EDT, 18 August 2021   |   UPDATED: 09:05 EDT

Evacuation flights out of Kabul are taking off almost empty despite tens of thousands of Afghans trying to flee the country after the Taliban formed a ring of steel around the airport and barred most people from reaching it. 

One Australian Hercules C-130 aircraft with room for 120 people took off with just 26 on board today, the government has confirmed, while a German Airbus A-400M with room for 150 was carrying just seven people when it departed yesterday.

That is despite there being around 50,000 Afghans gathered at the airport who have been promised sanctuary by western nations. One particularly harrowing piece of footage showed women pleading with US troops that 'the Taliban are coming for me'.

America, Britain, Canada, and Germany are among those who have pledged to take tens of thousands of Afghan refugees each as part of a 'big-hearted' response to the collapse of their country that has failed to materialise.

However, according to a British Ex-Pat and former Royal Marine, British and other foreign nationals are struggling to get through into Kabul airport, and are even being turned away.  .  .

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9904031/Afghanistan-evacuation-Chaos-Kabul-airport-women-beg-troops-help.html
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2021, 01:23:52 pm »
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2021, 01:28:30 pm »
Taliban Reportedly Kills Woman Not Wearing Burqa After Promising To Respect Women’s Rights
An Afghanistan woman was allegedly shot and killed Tuesday by the Taliban for not wearing a burqa, according to Fox News.

A graphic photo exclusively obtained by Fox News reportedly shows a woman lying in a pool of blood in the Taloqan district as her parents and other individuals huddle around her. The woman was allegedly killed because she left her house without a burqa, Fox News reported. The Taliban allegedly continues to patrol Kabul, searching for activists and government workers, while gunshots have reportedly been heard as the fighters make their way through the capital, according to Fox News.

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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2021, 01:29:13 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on August 18, 2021, 01:16:46 pm
What was wrong with Live Thread 1?

Getting a little heavy..not everyone here has high speed internet
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2021, 01:32:21 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on August 18, 2021, 01:20:18 pm
The West's empty promise: Kabul evacuation flights take off EMPTY as Taliban close off airport and US general warns 'overwhelming force' will be used if fighters interfere with evacuation - as women beg soldiers for help through gates

CHRIS PLEASANCE   |   PUBLISHED: 03:17 EDT, 18 August 2021   |   UPDATED: 09:05 EDT

Evacuation flights out of Kabul are taking off almost empty despite tens of thousands of Afghans trying to flee the country after the Taliban formed a ring of steel around the airport and barred most people from reaching it. 

One Australian Hercules C-130 aircraft with room for 120 people took off with just 26 on board today, the government has confirmed, while a German Airbus A-400M with room for 150 was carrying just seven people when it departed yesterday.

That is despite there being around 50,000 Afghans gathered at the airport who have been promised sanctuary by western nations. One particularly harrowing piece of footage showed women pleading with US troops that 'the Taliban are coming for me'.

America, Britain, Canada, and Germany are among those who have pledged to take tens of thousands of Afghan refugees each as part of a 'big-hearted' response to the collapse of their country that has failed to materialise.

However, according to a British Ex-Pat and former Royal Marine, British and other foreign nationals are struggling to get through into Kabul airport, and are even being turned away.  .  .

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9904031/Afghanistan-evacuation-Chaos-Kabul-airport-women-beg-troops-help.html

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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2021, 01:34:16 pm »
Psaki asked about Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange, defaults to ‘thousands’ of Taliban released by Trump
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/18/psaki-asked-about-bowe-bergdahl-prisoner-exchange-defaults-to-thousands-of-taliban-released-by-trump-1120482/
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2021, 01:44:15 pm »
Today's White House Schedule

9:30 AM

Official Schedule
The President receives the President’s Daily Brief
The White House;  Closed Press
11:00 AM

Press Briefing
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
12:00 PM

Pool Call Time
In-Town Pool Call Time
The White House;  In-Town Pool
2:15 PM

Official Schedule
The President and The Vice President receive a briefing from members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination program
Oval Office;  Closed Press
4:30 PM

Official Schedule
The President delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program
East Room
9:20 PM

Pool Report
The President arrives at The White House
The White House;  Closed Press


Only three things there involve Biden:
  • Receive Daily Briefing
  • Receive Covid Briefing
  • Deliver Teleprompter reading on Covid

No meeting with his National Security team.  No meeting with Secretary of Defense.  No meeting with Secretary of State.  No meeting with National Intelligence Director.
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2021, 02:18:07 pm »
For our visitors:  Link to Live Thread 1 on the fall of Afghanistan.
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2021, 02:19:08 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on August 18, 2021, 02:16:32 pm

https://twitter.com/alexsalvinews/status/1427989531442225157

Too bad the UAE now hates us because some idiot cancelled their F-35 purchase back at the end of January, all because he wanted Iran to like us more.
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
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U.S. defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to hold first news conference at 3 p.m. ET at the Pentagon.
 
It will be Austin and Gen. Milley's first public appearance since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2021, 02:26:28 pm »
As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2021, 02:30:25 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on August 18, 2021, 01:44:15 pm
Today's White House Schedule

Gee, you'd think they might want to squeeze a little something about the progress or plan for retrieving thousands of American citizens from a Terrorist State somewhere in there.
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2021, 02:39:20 pm »
Sullivan Says ‘Fair Amount’ Of US Weapons Have Fallen Into Taliban Hands
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2021, 02:40:03 pm »
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Sullivan Says ‘Fair Amount’ Of US Weapons Have Fallen Into Taliban Hands
Just a few. A couple of pea shooters, maybe a slingshot. Nothing to see here.
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Re: Live Thread 2: The Fall of Afghanistan
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2021, 03:58:48 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on August 18, 2021, 03:16:18 pm
The Taliban has a sense of humor

yesterday I saw video of Taliban, rags & all, in arcade bumper cars & exercising on treadmills. It was like Monte python.
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