Obama’s Known of Al-Qaeda Ties with Iran for a Year, but Still No Action
According to a new investigative Associated Press article, President Barack Obama was informed of the close ties between Iran’s Islamist regime and al-Qaeda one year ago. Many of the terrorist group’s top leaders had taken refuge in Iran after the United States drove them out of Afghanistan in 2003, but only recently had the Iranians given them more freedom to operate in the country.
Six weeks ago, General David Petraeus — head of the U.S. Central Command and one of the most respected men in the United States — publicly revealed this information about the al-Qaeda links with Iran.
Iran, he said in congressional testimony, provides “a key facilitation hub, where facilitators connect al-Qaeda’s senior leadership to regional affiliates.” In other words, Tehran is letting al-Qaeda leaders travel freely back and forth to Pakistan and Afghanistan using its territory as a safe haven. The regime is allowing them to plan terrorist attacks aimed against U.S. targets. He also discussed Iranian help given to the Afghan Taliban and Shia Iraqi militia groups for a similar purpose.
Yet neither the White House nor the top levels of the State or Defense Departments repeated these charges or used them in building a campaign against Iran’s nuclear drive.
The plan to construct some apartments in Jerusalem became a major crisis in U.S. policy, with charges that by doing so Israel was endangering U.S. interests and even the lives of soldiers. Yet confirmed U.S. intelligence that Iran’s leadership is cooperating with al-Qaeda, Iraqi militias, and Afghan Islamists to kill Americans evoked no response at all. Remember, al-Qaeda has carried out many attacks on the United States and its citizens, most notably the September 11, 2001, assault on New York and Washington, D.C. Al-Qaeda is the only group in the world with which the United States considers itself to be at war. Knowing that Iran is giving aid and comfort to al-Qaeda is a pretty significant fact — a game-changer.
When I write my comments, stating that an administration of radicals subversives has the only goal of weakening America and of empowering the international subversion, I am generally ignored.
I hope that the “moderate” pundits who keep playing in the hands of this administration will find that these revelations are worth rethinking their stance.
This is beyond a scandal. Way beyond.
Al Qaida in Iran? All the better to kill you Great Satan! It’s the jihad stupid!
Obama and Islamists. Fellow travelers.
Article 3, Section 3:
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
First we take back the House and make significant gains in the Senate. Then come the treason investigations.
So, we’ve known for years Obama couldn’t get into Pakistan on a US passport, and we did nothing about that. So, what’s the big deal? He’s a liar and he believes what he chooses and damn the rest of us. It will catch up with him, and the sooner the better.
That AP article was a good one.
I noticed this fishy business concerning bin Laden and Iran last June during the Iran election crisis. (o.O)
People have been blogging about it here and there. Lots more to learn… not much info for us civilians, though!!
Iran has considered itself at war with the United States since the fall of the Shah in 1979.
So why hasn’t the US considered itself at war with Iran??? (It kind of did during the 1979-1980 hostage crisis, but that’s it.)
Since 1979, Iran has taken over the US embassy, actively encouraged and assisted terrorism around the world, and even trained and supplied insurgents actively attacking/bombing/targeting/etc. US troops in Iraq. Oh, and they’re building nukes, too. And they talk about wiping our ally, Israel, off the face of the map.
No other country in the world (even North Korea) is currently more belligerent towards the US than Iran.
Iran: Target-rich environment.
Sanctuary States are so 20th century.
Until the American people grow weary of the poisonous cake they baked by electing an enemy of the United States to the highest office in the land, we will continue to remain on the precipice of absolute and horrendous disaster.
This story from Yesterday now seems more important:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/syria-iran-and-turkey-openly-defy-obama-as-russia-regains-mideast-influence/
With Russia allied with Iran it will greatly complicate the war with AQ
Our POTUS did at an early age radicalize himself by changing his name FROM a mainstream one TO one that evokes black gloved defiance and anti-AMericanism…but that’s OK, run along libtard, nothing to see here, nothing to see…
Time for impeachment.
Don’t really care what anyone in the admistration say’s because they can’t trusted at all except to do evil (LIE, CHEAT AND STEAL just in case some of you forgot what evil is). We have a government that is totally sympathetic to Islamic terrorists and is at the same time anti-patriotic American.
Obama has done everything in his power to give Iran time to build the bomb. Al Qaeda will provide Iran cover for use of it’s weapon of mass destruction should they ever achieve their goal of destroying western cites and or Israel. Trying to get Eric (the fool) Holder to say “Radical Islam” was like watching grandma trying to get a stubborn grandchild to eat their peas. What a pathetic excuse for a human being. The entire administration of Barack Hussein Obama is filled corrupt individuals from top to bottom. Name just one good and righteous truth telling individual in the administration if you can.
They have no use for the truth and definitely crossed a line when they started using the name of Jesus to push forward their evil agenda, for that there will be hell to pay.
Didn’t those who know everything about Islam, assure us that Sunni’s and Shiia would never, ever work together?
This is why I yesterday came up with a new nickname for our stumbler in chief – “Poisonous Barry”.
Check out my blog…
In a nutshell, IF Obama’s goal is to ‘miniaturize’ Israel, thus making it easier to gift wrap her to the Muslim world, then it makes all the sense in the world to play deaf, dumb and blind regarding Al Qaeda’s hideout in Iran.After all, a nuclear armed Iran IS a sword to hold over Israel’s head, and by extension western interests. Obama is as much anti-American as he is anti-Israel, and his actions, or lack thereof, demonstrate as much.
To be sure, Obama has shown little regard for protecting American interests, including its citizens. Therefore, it is a win-win scenario for Obama to remain mum on this ominous subject.
The War in Our Streets, Part Two
It only takes a casual perusal of the headlines to determine that America is indeed at war and one front of that war against Islamic fundamentalism has arrived on our shores, in our streets, in our air space, and on our Army bases.
Part One explored that reality. Part Two takes up “A Plan to Counter an ‘Ever-Evolving Enemy’ ” and an article by Ed Fuelner citing the Heritage Foundation’s approach to dealing with Islamic extremists. Fuelner is the president of that conservative think tank.
Fuelner points out the obvious, that this is a different war we’re battling and that the enemy is not always distinguishable as the enemy but that we have nevertheless interdicted some 31 attacks, including Times Square, since 9/11.
I’m not certain what all the other 30 were but we didn’t thwart the last two. . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=1681)
Look at this articles accompanying photo again, and you tell me, is this man… sane?
“What would Alger Hiss do?”
Barry does not seem rabidly anti-American, nor does he seem a sincere typical pro-American. He’s the articulate face of THAT group which understood the sentiments and strategy of Alger Hiss. This same group also reveled in the idea that Bush was the puppet of Cheney. Did they sincerely believe that, or were they just toying with the puppet meme until their version could be refined and implemented?
Duh……..
Listen to you yanks, you’re as dumb as the terrorists yourselves.
Politics, diplomacy and war aren’t like shooting up beer cans or clubbing baby seals. You think destroying a few things and killing a bunch of people is an end in itself; that if you perform some acts of massive destruction your magic power will be increased and your policy aims will magically come about.
That, incidentally, is the same idiotic assumption that behind Bin Laden’s attacks in 2001. You guys have the same primitive and superstitious ‘strong horse’ mentality as he did.
Thank goodness you have been blessed with presidents with some foreign policy wisdom: first George W Bush, now Pres Obama.
Thank you for setting me straight on the need not to equate shooting beer cans and clubbing baby seals with politics and diplomacy. For some reason the obvious comparison just never occurred to me before. Your erudition and sagacity has set me straight. I only hope that my Cabela’s order for a set of seal beating clubs can be cancelled before it ships.
I would like to invite you, good sir, to an Independence Day celebration with me and the boys. We’ll do a little snake-handling and bible-thump’n, shoot some beer bottles off the neighbor’s roof, and dance around the bonfire till the break of day. I hear that Elvis will be there in person with special guest Jack Daniels. Maybe I’ll even let uncle Clem out of the basement to perform his drooling act.
And please don’t be a stranger here on the threads at PJM. We could use an expert such as yourself on the topic of magical thinking. Our usual trolls are so predictable, but you’re a rare find indeed. Keep up the good work and come back often.
Sincerely and respectfully,
~Paules
The Left, and Obama, will just say it’s ‘Zionist’ or ‘Likudnik’ propaganda. End of story. Move along.
Why is noone here commenting on the issue that exploded on the Web yesterday regarding Barry’s two social security cards, and his use of his ‘connecticut’ ss card to register for the draft. If so, there are multiple felonies involved. I only see mention of this on WND and other sites.
Or is it again the ‘conventional wisdom’ both here and at FPM, etc., that talking about this is the same thing as being a ‘birther’ – as if the birthers have been proven wrong.
Obama will not lose sleep if a major terror attack occurs in the US or Israel.
Been tipping the bottle a little today, Chris?
Here we go again, does anyone remember Saddam and his ties to the 9/11 perpetrators? Rubin is one of many of the far Right desperate to instigate a western attack on Iran. He ought to know that it is far too late to do that without involving a radioactive fallout of gargantuan proportions. We of the moderate Jewish community are horrified as to what length the radicals will go to obtain their way. The number of victims is absolutely of no consequence in their twisted thinking.
chris w. @20,
Just sit quietly until we have to save you from yourselves again. Only this time it won’t be a local problem that sprang up from right under your noses, it’ll be that cancer you invited in, that you continue to submit to.
And good job handling the IRA. Was that a foreign policy success?
How about 7/7? Let me guess, that was really for the US, huh?
And Bin Laden couldn’t have cared less if it was the US’ display of power other than he knew we were the ones he had to try to knock-out first, because we ‘re the only ones who do anything anymore. It ain’t about the US, it’s all about islam.
The Islamists could have been helped this way, as well: http://www.worldthreats.com/?p=2436
Too soon old, too late smart, yet again.
Barry Rubin remains the most perceptive, astute and intelligent observer of the mid-east scene.
Without some real confirmation this report is highly dubious.
This report is just sprinkles on top. It’s been obvious what’s happening. It’s all adding up now.
then add obamas unilateral curtailment of response to non state actors
then add obama is an undeclared muslim
with an AG that actually is a terrorists lawyer (not the state)
then kiss your arse goodbye America
obamas trying to run a protection racket for Israel, saudi, etc against Iran, ‘trust me’ he says.
Israel do not trust the narcissist from nowhere who seals his records but cannot hide his affections. it is true.
but obama is not the protector but the man who will deliver to the muslim upon his soaring promises, hes the lion king of Kenya/Chicago.
And he who has already said (in the midst of a war declared upon his country) that ‘we will never be at war with islam’, so for instance Holder just cant pronounce the words.
dear people soon your freedoms and the weight of the West will be gone if things are allowed to continue.
use the Pakistan connection to ferret out we are talking with someone who has fundamentally misrepresented by omission what and who he was. amounting to a capricorn one deception. you will see.
not that ther’s anything wrong with it, but there’s everything wrong with not disclosing and masking this.
whereupon you bow to mecca after innauguration. big bold bait and switch, abetted by blind MSM. freaking romanesque.
I was born the year after the USA entered WWII, so I can’t say for sure, but from my reading of history, I believe the willful blindness toward radical Islam by the Obama administration is worse than the appeasement policies of FDR prior to WWII. At least FDR was willing to ID the bad guys.
The resulting tragedy of WWII will be overshadowed by the nuclear clouds that an armed Iran will unleash upon the world through its ties with terrorists around the globe.
I have joked with friends about starting a bomb shelter business, a la the ’40′s and ’50′s, but as time goes by, it’s starting to seem more and more like a good idea after all.
Of all the loopy, WTF! articles I’ve seen in PJM, this is right up there. The link between al-Qaeda and Iran was known even before malicious idiot Bush invaded Iraq using the supposed al-Qaeda link to Iraq as one of his many Big Lie excuses. Remember that BS Powerpoint presentation that then Bush stooge Powell made at the UN where he accused Hussein of supporting an affiliate organization of al-Qaeda called Ansar al-Islam because it was physically located in Iraq? Among the many little details that were somehow left off was that that section of Iraq was in the Kurdish controlled “no-fly” zone and completely off limits to Hussein, a policy that was rather vigorously enforced, and not exactly widely known to the US public. Ansar had ties mostly with al-Qaeda and Iran, which obviously meant it was the link between Iran and al-Qaeda. Iraq was nowhere in this picture. And this is all very old news at this point.
You numbnuts looking for any reason, however connected mostly to a lower bowel movement, to bash Obama seriously have no friggin clue whatsoever who the bad guys really are/were.
One of these days I’ll meet a liberal capable of having an original thought.
Today apparently, is not that day.
We actually do know who the “bad guy” is/was, don’t we? Iraq not in the picture? hmmm! Seems that there is plenty of evidence to support Hussein’s terrorist ties, including Al-Quaida. Of course, none of this has anything to do with the current “Numbnut” in Chief. There is also plenty of evidence, both in photographs and by written word pertaining to Obama’s radical Islamic sympathies. A quick google search would open your eyes, if only you were willing to see, but as usual the “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” shills from the left can’not, or will not acknowledge any evidence that is contrary to their own agendas. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go in and take a lower BC. Have a miserable day!