The anti-terrorism site, the Jawa Report, have known about her for years, and openly wonders if this is a set up:
We've been following the story of Beverly Giesbrecht (aka, Khadija Abdul Qahar) fairly closely for years now. As the owner and operator of the "Jihad Unspun" website, she wrote countless stories about how US and Canadian troops were the "real terrorists" and how the Taliban were simply anti-imperialist freedom fighters -- the "resistance" as she liked to call them.
I actually knew Beverly was on her way to Pakistan as she and I crossed paths at some Islamist forums. She was at the forums looking for video and trying to hook up with "resistance fighters" who could help her and Phil Rees -- who she claimed to be working with --- on their "documentary" about "Islamic resistance". A "documentary" she claimed would show the "resistance" point of view.
So, if Beverly really was kidnapped by the Taliban and if she is about to be beheaded, how come nothing happened to Phil Rees? Presumably the Taliban would be more interested in killing an infidel who is sympathetic to their cause before they would want to kill a sister who is sympathetic to their cause?
Let me say publicly what every one I know is saying privately: are you really being held hostage Beverly or is this some elaborate scam to raise money for the Taliban (or for yourself and your failing website)?
Yes, I am skeptical. What would the Taliban have to gain from beheading a woman who is on the record as a supporter? Jihad Unspun used to deliver Taliban press releases unedited. The whole thing seems rather fishy.
Of course, there remains the possibility that this is exactly what this seems. That the Taliban really are holding Beverly hostage and that they really are going to behead her if a ransom isn't paid. If that is the case, then I really do feel sorry for "Khadija". Even fools deserve our pity sometimes.
Yes Beverly, the Taliban really were the bad guys all along. A hard lesson learned, and possibly too late on your part.
I have no doubt that Beverly was really kidnapped. Although she supported the Taliban she misjudged the role that women play in that culture. For the Taliban women are nothing more than breeders and have no status to be involved in politics. If they receive the ransom they will free her so that they can make future ransom demands. If not they will behead her but not on video.
ReplyDeleteThere was something fishy about that photo in the newspaper. They had the knife so well placed. Perhaps this is a hoax. In any case the last thing you want to do, is give money to these people. I am starting to realize what Israel has been going through for a long time. In Israel they realize these people can not be dealt with in a rational manner. Our own western leaders constantly tell us how peace loving the Muslim religion is. I think we have a little waking up to do here in the west.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is the main issue. Don't give them ransom.
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