I can't get an embed of the video up here but you can find the video here at Times of Malta. But the video has portions that taunt the French with shots of the Taliban wearing French military uniforms and showing name cards of those French troops killed by the Taliban in the ambush a few months ago.
The video goes on to warn France that they will face terrorist attacks in Paris and in France if the French do not withdraw their troops from Afghanistan.
Now, a couple of odd things here. First, the Taliban rarely make threats of attacks in the West - they are usually focused only on the war going on in Afghanistan. And second, this threat followed by a demand of withdrawl of troops is a trademark of al Qaeda - we saw this after the Madrid train bombings where the Spanish people buckled under to al Qaeda demands and elected a spineless government that then retreated from the Iraq War.
I don't think all that many experts really fear a reach by the Taliban into France but it does raise concern as to how connected the Taliban are to al Qaeda and how that relationship is evolving.
The video goes on to warn France that they will face terrorist attacks in Paris and in France if the French do not withdraw their troops from Afghanistan.
Now, a couple of odd things here. First, the Taliban rarely make threats of attacks in the West - they are usually focused only on the war going on in Afghanistan. And second, this threat followed by a demand of withdrawl of troops is a trademark of al Qaeda - we saw this after the Madrid train bombings where the Spanish people buckled under to al Qaeda demands and elected a spineless government that then retreated from the Iraq War.
I don't think all that many experts really fear a reach by the Taliban into France but it does raise concern as to how connected the Taliban are to al Qaeda and how that relationship is evolving.
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They are all connected, hesbolla, fatah, hamas, al queada, taliban, etc. All of them are connected via that foul hate manual, the koran. Which reminds me, I have to get another one, this one is all most done. I use them one or two pages at a time to wipe my hairy ass.
Islam Delenda Est
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