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A Taliban commander close to the negotiations over the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told TIME Thursday that the deal made to secure Bergdahl’s release has made it more appealing for fighters to capture American soldiers and other high-value targets.
“It’s better to kidnap one person like Bergdahl than kidnapping hundreds of useless people,” the commander said, speaking by telephone on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. “It has encouraged our people. Now everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird.”
The commander has been known to TIME for several years and has consistently supplied reliable information about Bergdahl’s captivity.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
TIME - Taliban Commander: More Kidnappings to Come After Bergdahl Deal
A Taliban commander close to the negotiations over the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told TIME Thursday that the deal made to secure Bergdahl’s release has made it more appealing for fighters to capture American soldiers and other high-value targets.
“It’s better to kidnap one person like Bergdahl than kidnapping hundreds of useless people,” the commander said, speaking by telephone on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. “It has encouraged our people. Now everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird.”
The commander has been known to TIME for several years and has consistently supplied reliable information about Bergdahl’s captivity.
This is being reported all over different news outlets. It's no surprise. Whoever (Obama?) decided to let five Taliban prisoners go in exchange for one American deserter had to have known that more kidnappings would happen because of the exchange. People can't be so stupid as not to know it. There is something going on ...
There is a reason why policy was in place not to deal with terrorists.
Whoever arranged this swap was a freak'n idiot and is doing damage to the USA.
We can now expect more kidnappings and more demands for GITMO terrorists to be released.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
My concern ... tourists and relief workers.
Tourists in edgy places like Turkey or Egypt or Israel ... Not war zones (if they are in Afghanistan or Pakistan then they are nuts). But other places where tourists go.
There are a lot of nuns and missionaries who have big hearts who are helping in villages all over the world. Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's nuns) are everywhere. It could be open season on relief workers.
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
I can't imagine anyone would be traded for a run of the mill citizen....
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
I can't imagine anyone would be traded for a run of the mill citizen....
I didn't think we'd trade five mass murdering terrorists for one deserter. But we did. I'm just really concerned about the soft targets. A bus load of nuns being held hostage. Doctors without borders. Engineers without borders. Peace Corps. That' kind of thing.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
I can't imagine anyone would be traded for a run of the mill citizen....
I didn't think we'd trade five mass murdering terrorists for one deserter. But we did. I'm just really concerned about the soft targets. A bus load of nuns being held hostage. Doctors without borders. Engineers without borders. Peace Corps. That' kind of thing.
originally posted by: IAMTAT
Thanks Obama! The NEXT American soldier kidnapping is on Your Head!
originally posted by: bobs_uruncle
a reply to: FlyersFan
Only an idiot wouldn't see this outcome. Obviously it's part of the plan that treasonous POS Obama is pushing for his masters.
Cheers - Dave
originally posted by: beezzer
a reply to: FlyersFan
You have to keep Americans afraid. It's the only way that government can get away with creating new laws and new restrictions to our freedoms.
Otherwise you're like the French radical, watching the crowd run by and saying, "There go my people. I must find out where they're going so I can lead them."
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