In the statement, the Taliban said the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan for its refusal to hand over al Qaeda leaders, was hasty and unjustified. Washington had not given leaders of the movement any proof to show the involvement of al Qaeda in the September 11 attacks, it said.

“Charlie Sheen – Taliban on line 2.”

Or, nice to know the “truthers” are working with the Taliban now.

Well I like my t-bones with A-1, qbit, but I think you meant stake. I suppose you need to remedy your ignorance in multiple ways.

Radical Islam attacked the United States on September the 11th. Denial of this attack or attribution to Bush is common among both Islamic proponents and anti-Western liberal elites. Both THINK the same way about the United States: that we are an immoral imperialist hegemony bent on taking over the Middle East and that we bombed our own city in order to bolster conflict. Some Islamic groups often know better but want to white wash radical Islam. Some “truthers” are merely conspiracy theorists who jump on the bandwagon. Regardless of the source, these views are hostile to our country – and not based on facts.

Just as Holocaust denial is disrespectful to Jewish survivors (neo-Nazi conspiracies often fudge the death toll or attribute deaths to mere illness, thus reducing blame on the “final solution”), denying the historical fact that Osama Bin Laden and other Islamists attacked the United States is disrespectful to the victims at that atrocity.

I call you out as ignorant, shameless, and dishonest. Please find a less harmful conspiracy theory to trumpet, like crop circles or alien abductions. At least those spurious claims do not come at the expense of our people.

By the way, a few liberals in Britain have created a new “truther” movement, claiming that the 7/7 terrorist bombings of the London subway – which murdered 53 – was an inside job. All this despite video footage of the suicide bombers…

On the other hand, qbit, I figure Charlie Sheen is right. Bush had it all wrapped up to have some guys bomb the WTC. That works as a much better theory than anything these nutso conservatives can come up with. Don’t you think?

Or, more accurately: Do you ever think?

It came out of Sheikh Khalid’s mouth as the water ran out of his nose.

But the more interesting observation is that the world contains sentient creatures who believe what qbit believes.

And steak isn’t the same thing as stake either.

Where is the proof of the ‘truthers’?
Where is the proof the taliban is no threat to the West?

I’ll bet the boots on the ground (Marines and Army) have all the proof you need. If you will listen! (though I doubt it)

Yes….Yes….Where is this Proof???

What is this insidious attempt by Beck and you to link the ‘truthers’ with terrorism?
On what grounds to you steak your ignorance?

Well, there goes the GDP.

US, Afghan troops seize tonnes of opium, kill 17 Taliban

KABUL (AFP) – US and Afghan forces seized 50 tonnes of opium and killed 17 Taliban insurgents on Wednesday, the defence ministry said, as US President Barack Obama mulled his options for the increasingly war-torn country.

The drug haul and militant deaths came in joint action between American and Afghan troops in the troubled south of the country, and also saw 1.8 tonnes of heroin seized, along with several Taliban.

It was one of the largest drug seizures in recent memory, worth five million dollars, Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a defence ministry spokesman, told AFP.

In the five-hour operation that began at 11:00 am (0630 GMT), the soldiers dropped from helicopters into the Kajaki district of Helmand province, source of most of the world’s heroin, the spokesman said.

“We seized and destroyed 30 tonnes of fertiliser, 1,000 boxes of AK-47 and TK machinegun bullets and other weapons,” he said, adding that a factory for making remote-controlled bombs was also destroyed.

“Seventeen Taliban were killed, three were arrested alive,” he said.

“The joint forces also destroyed a heroin-making factory,” he said, adding that the joint forces suffered no casualties.

He said the fertiliser was of a type used to manufacture improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the main weapon in the Taliban arsenal and the cause of a large proportion of deaths among forces under US and NATO command…

http://tinyurl.com/yc4y35m

But I don’t think Russia is much of a player. Russia has too many problems and hasn’t developed a workable post-Communism system. Russia cannot overcome a 10 to 1 population discrepancy.

China is in the catbird seat. All China really has to do is bide time. The dirty work is being done for the Chinese by Islam and the idiots in Europe and Obamyland.

The reason China will emerge is that they aren’t stupid enough to tie 2 hands, 2 feet, and 9 fingers behind their backs in the battle with Islam.

1. America withers to insignificance due to the liberalization from the elite ruling class
2. Islamofacists fill the vacuum & assume majority control through propagation, mass murder & the silent support from Russia & China
3. With America gone & Western Europe dominated again by Muslim Rule….Chinia & Russia move in and slaughter every Muslim they can find.

Check & Mate.

Sobering huh?

They don’t have to mess with elections and “mobs” who disaree with their policies.

And they have the iron grip that any group of community organizers needs to bring hope and change to the peasants.