On NPR’s The Takeaway this morning, host John Hockenberry claimed that although the Taliban doesn’t “love” America, the organization “has never been an enemy of the United States” because “they’re not sending planes over to New York or to the Pentagon.”
This is rewriting history, and NPR should not have let this statement go unchallenged.
Al Qaeda was able to carry out the September 11 attacks (along with many others) because the Taliban gave Al Qaeda a safe haven to plan and plot those attacks. The Taliban didn’t passively allow bin Laden to enter and remain in Afghanistan. Mullah Omar, driven by ideological sympathies and financial incentives, actively aided and supported Al Qaeda and gave the terrorist group free reign in Afghanistan.
Who can forget the images of Al Qaeda’s terror camps, where militants were trained to murder innocent men, women, and children?
What about the Al Qaeda weapons factories that were built without objection from the Taliban? And what about the crude biological weapons that Al Qaeda was able to test in its sanctuary state of Afghanistan?
No one thought Al Qaeda was using its territory in Afghanistan to build campfires and sing kumbaya. The Taliban knew that Al Qaeda was plotting and planning terrorist attacks against the United States, and the Taliban actively encouraged and supported Al Qaeda’s efforts.
Read More at the Daily Caller by David Meyers, The Daily Caller
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Npr National Public Radio resembles Obama! Both are clueless!
I AGREE, DEPORT ALL OF THEM
I disagree. NPR and obama have moer than a clue. They know exactly what the truth is, they choose to LIE about it.
Seems NPR has jumped into bed with the stink'n BO and his goonies, and will lie to your face.
Seems they think we're all pretty stupid and unable to figure out the truth on our own.
the following joke for some reason just seems to fit this situation so well I had to put it down
An atheist passes a priest and shouts "Jesus is a lie!".
He then passes a Jew and shouts "God is a lie!".
He then passes a Muslim cleric and shouts, "Good day Sir!”
Another glowing example of our tax dollars being flushed down the toilet of stupidity! Congress will probably vote to increase their funding!
It's amazing how people like Hockenberry chose to display their ignorance. Trouble is, people just as ignorant listen.
What the world needs is another frigging idiot like Hockenberry to tell us the islamist and their bent towards terrorism is just a figment of our paranoia…
google democratiya and you'll find the brain trust for the left. They are the propaganga source. A bunch of strange people who've drunk from the cup of idiocy and have a true blind spot in their building of logical opinion. It's called believing humans don't spin elaborate tales around a single false premise.
Before displaying such sad ignorance, do your homework, watch Architects & Engineers for Truth of 911. Also explain how the 3rd building (#7) went down EXACTLY the same way (Las Vegas demolition style) with NO airplane hitting it. Explain the small hole in the Pentagon from such a large aircraft & all the office chairs, desks & PAPERWORK showing in the photos directly after the impact YET they claim the aircraft VAPORIZED on impact. WAKE UP & SMELL THE COFFEE !!!!!
You left out the part about being George Bush's fault.
I suppose all of those photos and video clips of Taliban celebrating the death and destruction that occurred on 911 were all faked too. I suppose that the current wars going on are just media faked like the landings on the moon. I suppose that all of those who have paid the ultimate price to fight terrorism have done so just as a gimmick. NPR seems to have gone off the side of a cliff with this one. However there will be a herd of wild horses that will jump off the cliff with them because they actually think NPR is doing factual reporting. WRONG
Sorry; it was an inside job utilizing some Muslim grunts. Purpose: to replace the cold war to continue draining the treasury for the military/industrial complex. http://www.911truth.org