November 21, 2009
Published: 29 Jul 09 18:54 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/20988/20090729/
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A regional Taliban commander has warned that Swedes serving in Afghanistan will be the target of reprisals following the killing of three of the guerrilla group’s fighters by Swedish troops last week.
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As for the threats I think Herr Zamir should have a look at the kill ratios before he thinks ISAF forces will s*it themselves.
Sweden accepts Afghan refugees, but why risk going to the source of the problem and try to stabilize the country so you dont need to accept their refugees. Hypocrites. Stick your head in the sand and criticize others. Thats safest.
Although Sweden has been revealing a much better image concerning minorities and regarding the third world countries, in the last 2-3 years it has shifter dramatically... I remember the words the prime minister had uttered some 2 years ago about the international terrorism targetting Sweden. And to me it seems to be a result of his policies that brought this result!
Hopefully next time the Swedes will go back to traditional social democratic government with a touch of Pirate and Green support...
Islam. The religion of Peace!
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The Taliban are locked into a war with coalition forces.
Swedes will kill Taliban members, and Taliban members will kill Swedes.
This is what happens in war. !!!!!
I don't support killings in any sense, but history dictates casualties in most armed conflicts.
P.S - Obama Bin Laden // Used to live in northern Sweden.
A suggestion.
Why don't the military have a chat with Bofors and other Swedish manufacturers and see exactly what the troops can be armed with, with a serious supply of ammunition.
Then the troops can assist the taliban in committing suicide, if they desire it.
Now you know what Israel has been dealing with for the last few decades.
We're supposedly there now to bring stability and democracy to the area. Good luck. The place is a medieval hell hole. At least Iraq was a semi modern country. Afghanistan is still in the Dark Ages.
Canada is also there as part of NATO and one of only three countries (USA and UK also) in an official combat role. So far we've lost over 100 soldiers. Support for staying in Afghanistan is now as only 34%.
Here have some of your own medicine:
http://www.kashmirherald.com/featuredarticle/humanrightsinPOK.html
Looks like you have plenty of problems at home to talk of other countries. Well anyway you managed to flee to Sweden. Welcome here!
Lets not forget the result of Britain dividing India - resulting in massacres / ethnic cleansing - 1 million dead - 17 million displaced...
How can one logically argue otherwise?
Regarding the comment re Islam as a religion of peace, what exactly were the Christian crusades all about? Christian soldiers weren't thousands of miles away from home on holiday, they were in Muslim lands killing Muslims in the name of the Christian God!
All religions are a means of control, power and wealth for those doing the controlling. The masses, both Muslim, Christian and all others just lap the propaganda up and become blinded to the actual method of control being employed.
The Germans are combating the Taliban and are in extensive combat for the first time since ww2.
Denmark has nearly 800 troops fighting with the British and Estonians in the South. They've lost 23 troops over the past few years. Norwegians have around 500 or 600 troops in the North. And now Sweden has nearly 400 and slowly getting into combat.
Most European countries haven't seen war since the Korean war over 50years ago, so Afghanistan is pretty much the heaviest combat for this current generation of soldiers. It's intense. As an American I thought the Iraq war was intense, but apparently Afghanistan is heating up to be an even more hazardous campaign.
If the Taliban continue to threaten Swedish people, then Sweden should respond in kind.
Sweden once had a nuclear weapon program. Maybe that program should be restarted and combined with Saab's flying wing bomber concept.
I am sure nuclear carpet bombing would sort out any problem in Afghanistan. That would also make terrorists in other countries realise that threatening people is not a good idea.
that is original ....lol
"If you are Muslims." keep rockin it eurostan you are right on all acounts.
@playmaker... The rule of the game is very simple. 40,000 muslims killed in Kashmir by Indian, 100000 iraqi muslims died due to war, like wise thousands and thousands in Palestine, Bosnia and many other places, and how you have the guts to come up with stupid analogy of duck-quacks... you have blood of innocent on your hands. And if these helpless people run away to other countries , we have people like 'EuroSATAN' who if given chance will come up with swords and start killing them.
Please stop spreading hate and let them live peacefully.
yeah all innocent. sure hamas was elected by vowing the DEATH of JEWS. the taliban was the most repressive regiem out there killing thoundsands of there own and destroying very old statues. irans leaders want to wipe out the jews but the nuclear program is just for electricity. lol. google ongoing conflicts all but 2 are islam related. @eye_witness what happens to a muslim if he or she wants to convert to christainty in pakistan? i read it is a death penalty still to this day and you need very little evidense to convict. and in most muslims countries it is like this. a man in egypt was refused to change his religion on his id by the high court. how can anyone say muslims are on the same page with any other religion.. come on. it is not a faith but a polictcal party. no other religion in the world rules there people based only on what would muhammed do. and the taliban is a prime ex. GO SWEDEN FOR KILLING AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. TAX MONEY WELL SPENT
Tabari IX:69 "Killing disbelievers is a small matter to us."
Qur'an 2:191 "And kill them wherever you find and catch them. Drive them out from where they have turned you out; for Al-Fitnah (polytheism, disbelief, oppression) is worse than slaughter."
Bukhari:V1B1N6 "Just issue orders to kill every Jew in the country."
Qur'an:8:12 "I shall terrorize the infidels. So wound their bodies and incapacitate them because they oppose Allah and His Apostle."
very peaceful people. and for those who quote the bible make sure to use the new testoment for this is what we go by. and the christian religion has not started a war since the last cursades.
@Eye_Witness at 44 and to all of those who come arguing from a historical perspective: are you a profesor in history? History it is writen by people, institutions, states who are driven by interests. History is forgoten, rewrited, deleted, manipulated. Having as an argument some facts taken out from 2 or 3 history books you may have read it is ...löjligt.
And that it! both explain about US foreign relationships.
Why not learn to get along and be nice to one another hey? and the grow the F**K up