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Osama Bin Laden banned Al Qaeda from trying to assassinate Joe Biden
Bin Laden believed that Biden would cause crisis as US leader.
Osama bin Laden banned any assassination attempt against Joe Biden when he was Vice President to Barack Obama.
Former Al-Qaeda leader Bin Laden, the instigator for the September 11 attacks, pushed for a plot against Obama partly because he felt that Biden would be less competent as his replacement.
He reportedly wrote to an aide in 2010: “Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the US into a crisis.”
The letter to Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was found among other documents at the Pakistan compound where he was killed by US soldiers in 2011.
While it was first brought to light in 2012, it is now being pointed to by opponents of Biden over his handling of the Afghanistan crisis.
Biden has been criticised for his handling of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
The withdrawal of Western forces allowed the Taliban to gain the upper hand and they were able to topple Kabul quicker than expected last Sunday.
Bin Laden said in the letter: “’Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make Biden take over the presidency for the remainder of the term, as it is the norm over there.
The terrorist also wanted a hit on ex-CIA director David Patraeus.
He wrote: “As for Patraeus he is the man of the hour in this last year of the war and killing him would alter the war’s path.”
The purpose of the 48-page letter was generally to push for attacks directly against the US and not in...
Blood On His Hands Like Red Rain Pouring Down....
Red rain coming down
Red rain
Red rain is pouring down
Pouring down all over me
And I can't watch anymore
No more denial
It's so hard to lay down in all of this
Taliban Threatens Joe Biden: Stay in Afghanistan Past August and Suffer ‘Consequences’
A senior Taliban spokesman told the U.K.’s Sky News on Monday that the United States and its ally Britain will face “consequences” if they seek to extend their military presence in Afghanistan to ensure the safe evacuation of their citizens.
American President Joe Biden announced this summer that he would withdraw all American troops from the country by August 31. Biden had previously announced in April that the withdrawal would end on September 11, the 20th anniversary of the jihadist attacks that prompted the Afghan War. Both dates were a significant extension of the war from the set withdrawal date under former President Donald Trump, who brokered a deal with the Taliban that would have seen a full American military exit by May 1.
The Taliban followed Biden’s extension of the war – and his choice to break the agreement Trump brokered with the jihadist organization – with a nationwide campaign to overthrow the now-former government of Afghanistan. The campaign culminated with Taliban terrorists surrounding the country’s capital, Kabul, on August 15, prompting former President Ashraf Ghani to abruptly flee the country.
Taliban leaders now control nearly all of Afghanistan, excepting a small pocket of resistance in north-central Panjsher province, which the jihadists claimed on Monday they had surrounded and would soon control.
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen discussed the current situation in Kabul – where thousands are attempting to reach the airport to avoid being under Taliban rule – with the U.K.’s Sky News, denying that the crowds feared for their safety under the radical Islamist terrorist group. The desperation to flee Taliban rule has prompted multiple deaths in and around the Kabul airport resulting from stampedes and deliberate violence. Eyewitnesses have also reported extensive violence against civilians on the part of Taliban thugs outside the airport, reports the Pentagon confirmed last week.
Shaheen appeared to use the unsubstantiated claim that the Kabul airport chaos did not result from any fear of the Taliban to support the Taliban’s resistance to foreign forces staying in the country to help civilians flee.
The August 31 deadline, Shaheen said, was a “red line.”
“President Biden announced that on 31 August they would withdraw all their military forces. So if they extend it that means they are extending occupation while there is no need for that,” Shaheen said. “If the US or UK were to seek additional time to continue evacuations – the answer is no. Or there would be consequences. It will create mistrust between us. If they are intent on continuing the occupation it will provoke a reaction.”
Shaheen did not elaborate on what consequences Western soldiers would face in the event that their leader ordered them to...
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Biden’s Weakness Will Result In Aggression. Here Are 4 Likely Foreign Policy Scenarios
Weakness invites aggression, so we should prepare for a tumultuous fall on the world stage. Here’s what to watch for.
Even prior to the stunning display of American failure in Afghanistan, President Biden appeared slow-witted and spineless on crucial U.S. national security matters.
For example, Biden handed Russia’s Vladimir Putin gift after gift: extending the START Treaty, lifting Nord Stream 2 pipeline sanctions despite bipartisan legislation and essentially surrendering Ukraine to Russia. During the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva, Biden was tougher with an American journalist than with Putin. After Biden’s advisers and the first lady told the press how extensively he prepared for the meeting, he cut it short.
Biden also responded to the several major cyberattacks traced to Russia—including the meat processor JBS and the Colonial pipeline—by handing Putin a list of critical infrastructure that was “off limits.” Biden claimed Putin would change his behavior if his standing was diminished in the world, showing a fundamental lack of understanding Putin’s motivations.
Rejoining the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran has been Biden’s top priority since taking office, and he was willing to offer Tehran almost anything for it. Tehran refused to negotiate with the United States directly, and operates with impunity in the Middle East.
In July, Iranian intelligence attempted to kidnap Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist, from American soil. In August, an Iranian drone attacked an Israeli merchant ship, killing two crew members. Iranian proxies targeted Americas in Syria and Iraq, and Hezbollah increased rocket attacks on Israel. It also appears Tehran attempted to close the Strait of Hormuz using sea mines.
In June, Biden proclaimed “America is back” with “renewed commitment to our allies and partners.” But North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies with troops on the ground in Afghanistan disagree as they scramble to get out their people out due to America’s hasty withdrawal. British paratroopers, prepared for face-to-face combat, have descended on Kabul to rescue British citizens.
Weakness invites aggression, so we should prepare for a tumultuous fall on the world stage. Here’s what to watch for.
1. An American Hostage Situation in Afghanistan
The Biden administration is not even aware of how many Americans are left in Afghanistan. It could be as many as 15,000. The administration canceled a Trump-era bureau overseeing protection and evacuation for American citizens in Afghanistan. Now Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the U.S. military does not have the capability to “go in and collect large numbers of people.”
President Obama ensured the Taliban understood the value of American hostages. In 2014, Obama released five Taliban commanders—one of whom is currently among Taliban leadership in Kabul—for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who later pled guilty to desertion and was dishonorably discharged. The abandoned Americans may be used for leverage, either by the Taliban or other extremist groups. What is unfolding in Afghanistan may make the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis may look tame by comparison.
2. A Fresh Terror Attack on 9/11
Jihadists are relishing the idea that the United States weak and can be...
Jabbed Australian Official Develops Bell's Palsy in Middle of CV Press Conference
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From News.com.au, "Victor Dominello diagnosed with Bell's Palsy after concerning Covid-19 press conference":
New South Wales' Customer Service Minister has taken to social media to confirm the reason for his "droopy eye", which sparked concern after Wednesday's press conference.
Victor Dominello, who was there to speak about business grants, said people had reached out to him wondering if he was "winking at the camera" or if he had suffered a stroke.
But on Wednesday night he confirmed via Instagram that he had been diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, a temporary facial paralysis that has no...
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