“Biden, or Whoever Is in Power, Please Help Us!” – Afghan-American Stranded in Kabul with His Family Sends Plea to US Officials to Save Him and Thousands Like Him

An Afghan-American named Haroon spoke with FOX and Friends this morning about his ordeal attempting to enter the Kabul Airport earlier today.

During his interview, Haroon told the FOX morning hosts, “We all know what is going to happen here a couple weeks after the Americans leave.”

Haroon went to Afghanistan in June to take care of his sick father. Now he is trapped. Haroon said his family and in-laws worked with Americans for nine years. Now they are stranded in Kabul as the Taliban take charge.

Haroon told FOX News, “My message to Biden is please, as human rights, for the people who served for America, we put our life in danger, help them… Now we need Biden, or whoever is in power, please helps us. The people on the streets, their kids are not deserving this. They helped you. They helped the world.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/biden-whoever-power-please-help-us-afghan-american-stranded-kabul-family-sends-plea-us-officials-save-thousands-like/

Seems staged

Vax-entration Camps? Australian Government Builds “Mandatory Quarantine Facilities”, Officials Say Jab Is “Golden Ticket to Freedom”

In late 2019, before the China-virus was known to the world, very few – if any – people could have even imagined that a civilized western nation would be building facilities that government thugs would be forcing citizens into against their will.

Well, a year-and-a-half later, that’s exactly where we are.

It didn’t take long in 1938 Germany, either.

The Government of Australia will be building what they call a “mandatory quarantine accommodation” which is set to open its first phase in “early 2022.” This will be the second of such facilities in the country and when it is finished it will be able to hold up to 3,000 in isolation as they quarantine.

As if it was straight out of Orwell’s 1984, the camp will be named ‘The Center for National Resilience’ and government health officials are calling the experimental jab the golden “ticket to freedom.”

Back to reality – Police Officers who are accompanied by the military have already been coming to people’s homes and taking them away as they conduct random “welfare checks” and follow-up tips about rule-breakers who have been ratted out by their fellow citizens.

Sound familiar?

This video shows the Covid Gestapo in action:

https://youtu.be/R1nPJZSO3Pk

As of now, they are mostly being taken to hotels, but some will go to the already functioning and smaller Vax-entration camp in the northern part of the country.

Police have even resorted to just flat-out assaulting non-maskers, even if they are children.

Australians were sent letters in the mail that detailed the plans of the Government’s new “important project.” It also informs them about an upcoming “community information session” where citizens can join and listen to corrupt health officials tell them why they “need the center.”

In a project summary posted to Australia’s “quarantine hub” website, it details their expectations for restrictions to continue for as long as 3 years and that the mandatory facilities would “improve compliance” and “change attitudes” among other things.

“With COVID-19 quarantine requirements expected to continue in some form at least over the next two to three years, the Victorian Government has further committed to investigating alternative models of mandatory quarantine, including purpose-built Alternative Quarantine Accommodation outside of Melbourne’s Central Business District

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/vax-entration-camps-australian-government-builds-mandatory-quarantine-facilities-officials-say-jab-golden-ticket-freedom/

“Don’t Talk to Your Neighbors” – New Zealand Enters Nationwide Lockdown Over ONE New Covid Case

New Zealand went into a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday after ONE PERSON tested positive for Covid-19.

People scrambled to stock up on food and flooded supermarkets on Tuesday.

Far-left Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told New Zealanders not to talk to each other after the country’s first Covid case in 6 months was reported.

“Don’t talk to your neighbors. Please, keep to your bubbles,” Jacinda Ardern said during a press conference.

“We only get one chance,” she added. “The best thing we can do to get out of this as quickly as we can is to go hard.”

“We have made the decision on the basis that it is better to start high and go down levels rather than to go low, not contain the virus and see it move quickly.”

According to Reuters, Auckland, the city where the Covid-infected man lives, will be locked down for at least a week.

The rest of New Zealand will be locked down for 3 days.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/dont-talk-neighbors-new-zealand-enters-nationwide-lockdown-one-covid-case-video/

T-Mobile Admits Data On Over 48 Million People Stolen By Hackers

Data on nearly 8 million T-Mobile customers was stolen by a hacker, the company said late Tuesday.

A preliminary analysis also signaled that information on just over 40 million additional people who applied for credit from T-Mobile was also stolen.

No phone numbers, account numbers, PINs, passwords, or financial information was compromised for most people, according to the company. However, the phone numbers, account PINS, and names of about 850,000 prepaid customers were exposed.

The discovery came after a hacker claimed in an online forum this month that they had stolen data from T-Mobile.

The company became aware of the claim and launched an investigation.

Cybersecurity experts tapped by T-Mobile identified an access point believed to be used by the hacker and closed it.

This week, experts verified that some data was accessed by hackers, and began coordinating with law enforcement.

“While our investigation is still underway and we continue to learn additional details, we have now been able to confirm that the data stolen from our systems did include some personal information,” the company said.

The stolen data includes customer names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and driver’s license information.

T-Mobile is now offering two years of free identity protection services and plans to publish a webpage soon that includes recommendations for what current, former, and prospective customers should do in the wake of the breach.

For now, the company recommends all T-Mobile customers change their PINS. T-Mobile already reset the PINS for the prepaid customer accounts that were exposed.

A person who identified themselves as the seller of the hacked information told Vice News that they had data for over 100 million people from T-Mobile servers.

The seller was asking for 6 bitcoin for the hacked data. Bitcoin are currently selling for about $45,100 each.

T-Mobile data have been exposed before. A breach at Experian, a credit bureau, left Social Security numbers and other information for approximately 15 million people who applied for credit from T-Mobile exposed.

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/t-mobile-admits-data-over-48-million-people-stolen-hackers

Ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Reportedly Fled Country With $169 Million, Emerges In UAE

It's now well known that ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had fled his country on Sunday while claiming it would "avert bloodshed". His rapid exit, initially said to have been toward Tajikistan, ensured the lighting fast Taliban takeover of Kabul - also as the Pentagon scrambled to initiate the still ongoing evacuation of US diplomats and all American citizens.

On Monday it emerged via Russian embassy eyewitnesses and reports that Ghani had stuffed multiple cars and a helicopter full of cash upon departure, even leaving some of it on the airport tarmac as not all of it could be physically carried, apparently. It's now emerging that he and his aides may have escaped with a whopping $169 million, according to new statements from the Afghan ambassador in Tajikistan, as reported in BBC.

Further the United Arab Emirates is now confirming that he's reappeared in the UAE. "The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds," according to a Wednesday foreign ministry statement.

Since he fled Sunday, there had been no official word on his whereabouts, though previously there was speculation that Tajikistan may have denied him entry, which may have initially diverted Ghani to Oman.

Ghani has a lot to answer for: not only did he loot Afghanistan's coffers (and the US taxpayer by extensions), but his fleeing may have collapsed a major transitional or possible 'power sharing' deal that was in the works, which perhaps would have also avoided the horrific scenes from Kabul international airport on Monday that resulted in at least seven deaths.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ex-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-fled-country-169-million-emerges-uae

Israel imposes Covid restrictions after highest daily increase in Covid cases since January

New Covid restrictions requiring a health pass to access public spaces came into effect across Israel on Wednesday, amid a spike in cases that saw the country report its highest daily increase in infections since January.

From Wednesday, Israeli citizens will be required to present a Covid health pass showing proof of vaccination or a negative test result before being permitted to enter a number of public areas, including bars and restaurants, cultural and sports venues or hotels and gyms, according to the health ministry.

The measures, which were announced on Sunday, will also extend to places of worship, if they have more than 50 people attending services. Shopping centers and industrial areas will only be permitted to have one person per seven square meters.

The Israeli government was initially praised for a successful and rapid rollout of Covid vaccines, with more than 5.4 million people having received two doses and 1.16 million even getting a booster jab. However, around one million Israelis who are eligible to be vaccinated haven’t yet done so.

Speaking ahead of the start of the new restrictions, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called on citizens to ensure they are double-jabbed to prevent the need for a lockdown that could disrupt the Jewish high holidays in September.

The Israeli government’s decision to extend restrictions came as the Delta variant fueled an increase in Covid-19 cases, which saw 7,870 new daily cases recorded on Tuesday, the highest since January. Covid restrictions had initially been lifted in June, but were reintroduced shortly afterwards in July.

https://www.rt.com/news/532423-israel-imposes-covid-restrictions-rising-cases/

Secret terrorist watchlist with 2 million records exposed online

A secret terrorist watchlist with 1.9 million records, including classified "no-fly" records was exposed on the internet.

The list was left accessible on an Elasticsearch cluster that had no password on it.

Millions of people on no-fly and terror watchlists exposed

In July this year, Security Discovery researcher Bob Diachenko came across a plethora of JSON records in an exposed Elasticsearch cluster that piqued his interest.

The 1.9 million-strong recordset contained sensitive information on people, including their names, country citizenship, gender, date of birth, passport details, and no-fly status.

The exposed server was indexed by search engines Censys and ZoomEye, indicating Diachenko may not have been the only person to come across the list:

The researcher told BleepingComputer that given the nature of the exposed fields (e.g. passport details and "no_fly_indicator") it appeared to be a no-fly or a similar terrorist watchlist.

Additionally, the researcher noticed some elusive fields such as "tag," "nomination type," and "selectee indicator," that weren't immediately understood by him.

"That was the only valid guess given the nature of data plus there was a specific field named 'TSC_ID'," Diachenko told BleepingComputer, which hinted to him the source of the recordset could be the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC).

FBI's TSC is used by multiple federal agencies to manage and share consolidated information for counterterrorism purposes.

The agency maintains the classified watchlist called the Terrorist Screening Database, sometimes also referred to as the "no-fly list."

Such databases are regarded as highly sensitive in nature, considering the vital role they play in aiding national security and law enforcement tasks.

Terrorists or reasonable suspects who pose a national security risk are "nominated" for placement on the secret watchlist at the government's discretion.

The list is referenced by airlines and multiple agencies such as the Department of State, Department of Defense, Transportation Security Authority (TSA), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to check if a passenger is allowed to fly, inadmissible to the U.S. or assess their risk for various other activities.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secret-terrorist-watchlist-with-2-million-records-exposed-online/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/americas-secret-terrorist-watchlist-exposed-web-report-diachenko/

https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/i-refused-to-become-an-fbi-informant-and-the-government-put-me-on-the-no-fly-list/

Afghan embassy in Tajikistan demands Interpol ARREST exiled president Ghani over ‘treasury theft’

Afghanistan’s embassy in Tajikistan has demanded that Interpol detain ousted president Ashraf Ghani, accusing him of “stealing” from the Afghan people after he reportedly fled Afghanistan on a helicopter filled with cash.

The Afghan ambassador to Tajikistan said in a press statement on Wednesday that he “demands” the “thieves” who stole from the Afghan people be arrested, including Ghani. The envoy said that he asked the Interpol to pay attention to the case.

The ambassador, Mohammad Zahir Aghbar, insisted that the former Afghan officials, including the ousted president, should be brought to an “international court” so that they could be tried and “the people’s wealth and finances can be returned.” The envoy said that the president and some other officials “stole” from Afghanistan’s treasury.

Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban closed in on the capital last weekend, and later posted on Facebook to explain that he left his presidential post in an effort to thwart the “massacring” of civilians and avoid heavy bloodshed in Kabul.

According to the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan, Ghani arrived at the Kabul airport with several cars laden with cash and valuables. On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed that the ousted Afghan president and his family were allowed into the country “on humanitarian grounds.”

The Afghan embassy in Tajikistan also stated that First Vice President Amrullah Saleh was “officially the acting president” after Ghani’s “escape” from Afghanistan. The embassy also posted photographs of Ghani’s framed image being replaced with that of Saleh.

Saleh declared himself Afghanistan’s new, legitimate leader in a tweet on Tuesday. He also said he was currently in the country and vowed not to give in to the Taliban militants, whom he described as “terrorists” and said he would not work with the Islamist regime.

It is unclear if Saleh wields any real power on the ground, despite his declarations on Twitter, since the Taliban is now in firm control of all major cities, including Kabul.

A spokesman for the militant group, Zabihullah Mujahid, held its first international media press conference on Tuesday, where he made numerous sweeping statements and said the Taliban is focused on forming a new government, claiming it would observe women’s rights and pardon its wartime enemies.

https://www.rt.com/news/532421-afghan-embassy-tajikistan-arrest-ghani/

BlackBerry stayed quiet for months on software backdoor that could let hackers CRIPPLE 200mn cars & hospital ventilators – reports

BlackBerry reportedly tried to cover up a critical software flaw that could potentially allow hackers to target nearly 200 million cars and sensitive hospital devices like ventilators – months after the vulnerability was spotted.

On Tuesday, the Canadian tech firm finally issued an alert that widely-used versions of one of its premier products – an old operating system called QNX – were affected by the flaw called ‘BadAlloc’. Other tech companies had gone public with their own warnings about the issue in May.

The same day, the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the company’s QNX Real Time Operating System (RTOS) could be compromised by “malicious actor(s).”

Due to the “wide range of products” using the software, the alert warned that the loss of “highly sensitive systems” posed a “risk to the nation’s critical functions.”

The operating system is also embedded in train controls, factory automation systems, medical robots, hydroelectric plants and even the International Space Station’s “mission-critical command and data handling subsystem.” The CISA urged “critical infrastructure organizations” to patch their products immediately.

Despite the ominous warning and potential danger, however, both the CISA and BlackBerry had apparently sat on the info for months while privately discussing how best to disclose the information.

A Politico report cites two unnamed sources “familiar with [these] discussions” as claiming the company had first denied the problem existed and then “resisted making a public announcement.”

Even after the CISA had confirmed its products were impacted, the sources said BlackBerry officials only acknowledged the problem after months of official prodding.

But the company told the agency it would “reach out privately” to its direct customers and warn them – instead of making a public alert.

“Their initial thought was that they were going to do a private advisory,” a CISA employee told Politico, adding that BlackBerry “realized that there was more benefit to being public” over time.

The outlet accessed a CISA presentation that showed many BlackBerry customers would not come to know about the potential danger unless informed by the company, the government or the various equipment manufacturers that embedded the RTOS in their devices.

The CISA apparently even noted that the US Defense Department was helping to find “acceptable timing” for BlackBerry’s announcement. However, the outlet noted that the company only agreed to issue a public statement “a few weeks ago.”

https://www.rt.com/usa/532388-blackberry-security-flaw-downplay-cisa-warning/

SoftBank Unloads $14 Billion In Tech Stocks After NASDAQ Gamma Squeeze

SoftBank Group Corp. was the "Nasdaq whale" that bought billions of dollars in call options of US equity derivatives and unleashed a massive gamma squeeze over the last year that pushed tech stocks to nosebleed valuations. The reason behind the move is becoming more evident as the Japanese investment bank has dumped $14 billion worth of US-listed stocks in the last quarter, nearly triple the amount in the quarter before last. Cash generated from the sales is expected to fund new investments in technology startups.

Bloomberg data estimates SoftBank sold $6 billion worth of Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., and Netflix Inc. in the second quarter. Another $4 billion came from sales of Uber Technologies Inc. and DoorDash Inc. In total, around $14 billion in stocks were sold to invest in startup investments for its Vision Fund.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/softbank-unloads-14-billion-tech-stocks-after-nasdaq-gamma-squeeze

Stephen Colbert likens Taliban militants who took over Kabul to Jan. 6 Capitol rioters — and critics eat him alive

Late-night TV host Stephen Colbert on Monday noted the disastrous Taliban takeover of Kabul and all other major Afghanistan cities following the rapid exit of U.S. troops from the Middle Eastern nation under the leadership of President Joe Biden.

But one part of Colbert's monologue, not surprisingly, took the focus off the horrific practices of radical Islam and ridiculed his political enemies here in the U.S.

What did he say?

"We've had troops there for 20 years. They fought. They sacrificed. Their families sacrificed, so we wouldn't have a terrorist attack in America planned in a foreign country," he said before turning the observation to a perverted perspective.

"Why should our soldiers be fighting radicals in a civil war in Afghanistan? We've got our own on Capitol Hill." And as Colbert recited his lines, an image of the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters flashed on the screen to enthusiastic applause.

Check it out:

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How did folks react?

One might go so far as to say Colbert suggested that U.S. soldiers ought to be fighting the likes of the Jan. 6 rioters — but for a number of Twitter users, his comparison of the Capitol rioters to the Taliban was bad enough:

"Hilarious. Everyone who thinks they were in a war [on Jan. 6] should give up their health insurance and get on the VA plan and see how it goes from there," one commenter wrote. "If we are making comparisons, what about BLM & Antifa? They don't count though do they?"

"He's comparing a one-time act of 1,000 people doing less property damage than the tens of thousands in BLM riots to the Islamic extremists who stone gay people & women who have sex before marriage who just stormed back into power," another user said.

"He just called for our troops to fight U.S. citizens," another commenter noted.

"Here we go! Libs can't talk about Afghanistan b/c it's so damning against Dementia Joe. Instead they change the subject to Jan 6th," another user observed. "Reminds me of Chris Rock circa 2002: 'I ain't afraid of al-Qaeda, I'm afraid of Al Crack[a],' minimizing Islamic terror & stressing white supremacy."

"Y'all agreeing with Colbert, call me when viking hat man stones women to death for the 'crime of being raped' like the Taliban does," another commenter said. "F*** all of you; you are completely deranged."

"Lefties can't [see] anything that doesn't confirm their biases," another user wrote. "This propagandist wants to compare unarmed Trump supporters protesting @ the [Capitol] to an actual armed overthrow of a government. Mental gymnastics champion. Love how the 2020 riots are just ignored like [they] never happened."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/stephen-colbert-taliban-militants-capitol-rioters

New Mexico Sets New Mask Mandate, COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

New Mexico is reinstating a statewide mask mandate for all public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) announced on Tuesday.

The new rule, issued by Acting Health Secretary David R. Scrase, applies to everyone in the state aged 2 and older. Masks have to be worn in all indoor public settings—except when eating or drinking, according to a statement issued by the governor’s office.

“We all have a role to play. No one wants to go backward. No one wants to see our recovery endangered by another—and preventable—surge of serious illness,” said Grisham. “So mask up indoors to stop the spread,” she added.

Prior to the mandate, officials only recommended vaccinated individuals to continue wearing a mask in indoor spaces, while those not vaccinated were required to wear them in indoor public settings.

In addition, Grisham’s office also announced that more people will be mandated to get a COVID-19 vaccine, such as workers at hospitals, nursing homes, juvenile justice facilities, among other places.

“Given the slowing of vaccination rates since a peak several months ago … the state will issue a requirement for all workers in certain medical close-contact congregate settings—including hospitals, nursing homes, juvenile justice facilities, rehabilitation facilities, state correctional facilities and more—to be vaccinated against COVID-19,” the statement reads.

All staff at private, public, and charter schools in the state are also required to get either vaccinated or submit to weekly testing, it added.

The Democratic governor’s latest public order was announced as health officials said COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state have risen to a 6-month high as of Aug. 16 and some state facilities have reached, or exceeded 100 percent capacity.

According to the New Mexico Department of Health, 75 percent of New Mexicans aged 18 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 66 percent of the state’s population over 18 has been fully vaccinated.

https://www.ntd.com/new-mexico-sets-new-mask-mandate-covid-19-vaccine-requirements_662313.html

Biden Admin Recommends COVID-19 Booster Shots, Will Start Wide Distribution on Sept. 20

Booster shots will only be offered to Americans fully vaccinated with Moderna, Pfizer shots

The United States will begin widely distributing COVID-19 booster shots next month and will recommend them for most Americans who received the vaccine, according to several top federal health officials.

A joint statement from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Janet Woodcock said people will need boosters starting eight months after they received their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.

Those who got the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will likely need boosters as well, they said, although more data is needed before making a formal recommendation. The J&J shot uses a more traditional adenovirus mechanism, whereas the Pfizer and Moderna shots use mRNA technology.

“The available data make very clear that protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection begins to decrease over time following the initial doses of vaccination, and in association with the dominance of the Delta variant, we are starting to see evidence of reduced protection against mild and moderate disease,” said the joint statement, referring to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that causes COVID-19.

Federal agencies, as a result, are now preparing to offer the booster doses starting on Sept. 20, they said, adding that individuals who were fully vaccinated will likely be eligible for the third shot, according to the statement. That includes some healthcare workers, nursing home residents, and other senior citizens.

“Based on our latest assessment, the current protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death could diminish in the months ahead, especially among those who are at higher risk or were vaccinated during the earlier phases of the vaccination rollout,” said their joint statement. “For that reason, we conclude that a booster shot will be needed to maximize vaccine-induced protection and prolong its durability.”

Their announcement came after the White House COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday, where health officials provided more information about the booster shots.

In the press briefing, Walensky said that the CDC analyzed data that suggested booster shots provided more protection against “severe disease, hospitalization, and death.” Walensky noted that a study found that Pfizer’s vaccine effectiveness against infection dropped over several months, with effectiveness dropping to about 53 percent in July. She said vaccines can protect against severe illness but acknowledged there is “increased risk” for death and severe illness “among those who were vaccinated early.”

https://www.ntd.com/biden-admin-recommends-covid-19-booster-shots-will-start-wide-distribution-on-sept-20_662334.html

Restaurants, businesses sue Mayor de Blasio over vaccine mandate

A group of restaurants and businesses have filed suit against Mayor Bill de Blasio in opposition to a mandate requiring proof of vaccination at city eateries, gyms, movie theaters and other establishments, new court papers show.

The businesses argue that the mandate violates their constitutional rights and unfairly targets certain establishments but not others like churches, grocery stores, schools, offices and medical facilities, the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Staten Island Supreme Court alleges.

The suit says that the mandate is “arbitrary and capricious” for a slew of reasons including that the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant can spread among both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, the court documents claim.

The mandate also doesn’t accommodate certain exceptions for getting vaccinated such as those who’ve already gotten the virus; those who are allergic to ingredients in the vaccine; those who have pre-existing conditions that make getting the vaccine risky; and those whose religious beliefs stop them from getting it, the filing argues.

“The decision to get the vaccine should ultimately lie with the individual and his doctor, who knows that persons’ complete medical history, rather than a politician,” the court papers claim.

Further, emergency orders have been in effect for almost two years and instead of easing off, “the mayor implemented even more arbitrary executive orders, trampling more recklessly on constitutional rights,” the suit charges.

The mandate also threatens people’s livelihoods, making it “impossible for anyone who chooses not to be vaccinated for whatever reason, to work in the designated industries,” the court papers claim.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/18/de-blasio-sued-by-restaurants-businesses-over-vaccine-mandate/

Disgraced ex-pol Anthony Weiner leaves CEO gig at Brooklyn glass company

Disgraced ex-pol Anthony Weiner has quit his job as chief executive of a Brooklyn-based company that makes recycled glass countertops after just over a year in the role.

The former Democratic congressman — whose serial sexting cost him his political career and later sent him to prison — explained in a post on LinkedIn that his company, IceStone, will become a worker-owned cooperative, making his role as CEO obsolete.

“The IceStone workers cooperative will not happen all at once and right away, but one thing it does not need is a Chief Executive Officer,” he said last week in the post. “So I have stepped aside to turn my seat over to the men and women who will now be making the decisions.”

“I will be keeping my IceStone hard hat. That may come in handy,” he added.

According to Weiner’s LinkedIn page, he started as CEO of IceStone in May of last year, though his new job was first reported on by The Post in September after a promotional email about the company’s products revealed his career change.

His page indicates that Weiner stopped working for IceStone in June.

In his post, Weiner said, “Being a worker’s cooperative is exactly how it sounds – a company that is managed from the factory floor up and not the top down. It gives each employee a voice in policy and practices; a stake in the progress; and a share of the gains.”

Weiner appeared to fit right in at IceStone, which says its “commitment to second chances goes beyond our factory and our products.”

“We hire the homeless, refugees and train the formerly incarcerated and ensure that everyone gets paid a living wage and has access to subsidized health insurance and a voice in the company,” according to the company’s website.

The company will now be run by IceStone owner Del LaMagna — who made a fortune as founder of the Tweezerman brand of beauty tools — and IceStone president Lisa Bowen.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/18/anthony-weiner-leaves-ceo-gig-at-brooklyn-glass-company/

Gavin Newsom ‘Incredibly Proud’ of Joe Biden After Afghanistan Disaster

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters Tuesday that he was “incredibly proud” of President Joe Biden, when asked whether Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan might become a liability for him during the recall election.

Newsom backed the president, according to Yahoo! News:

A local reporter asked Newsom Monday if the fallout from the withdrawal from Afghanistan would “complicate” whether Biden is “the right person” to campaign with ahead of the recall election.

Newsom didn’t directly answer the question, instead sharing his pride in the president and doubling down on campaigning with him.

“I’m incredibly proud of President Biden,” Newsom responded. “I’m incredibly enthusiastic to have his support on [a] ‘no’ vote and look forward to him coming out here.”

Biden stumping for Newsom – as he and Vice President Harris have been considering since last week – could prove politically poisonous at the moment as the president deals with the fallout from the fall of Afghanistan.

Last week, before the scale of the disaster in Afghanistan became apparent, Biden reiterated his support for Newsom, who is struggling in the polls. Both the president and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to campaign for Newsom in the recall, which will be held Sep. 14, though mail-in voting has already begun.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/18/gavin-newsom-incredibly-proud-of-joe-biden-after-afghanistan-disaster/

Woman Arrested as Black Lives Matter Charity Fundraiser ‘Goes Missing’

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of stealing funds raised by a Bristol, UK Black Lives Matter group after radicals toppled the statue of Sir Edward Colston last year.

Following the act of vandalism, which received international attention, the Bristol-based Black Lives Matter group ‘BrisBLM’ fundraising page went viral raising some £32,334, with one donor giving £20,000.

The crowdfunding pitch had promised to donate the proceeds to the local youth charity Changing Your Mindset, which is based in the city’s Malcolm X Centre. However, the money was never provided to the charity, which intended to send 15 teenagers on a trip to West Africa.

A spokesman said: “Changing Your Mindset can confirm that on May 25, 2021, an allegation was made to Avon and Somerset police in relation to the non-receipt of funds raised from the GoFundMe BrisBLM For Changing Your Mindset appeal, and that Avon and Somerset police have advised that they are now carrying out an investigation.

“We thank those that have been affected for their patience.”

The Avon and Somerset police confirmed that they have arrested a woman in her twenties on suspicion of theft relating to the money, with a spokesman saying per The Times: “Enquiries are continuing following an allegation of theft.”

“A female in her 20s was arrested on July 12, and was subsequently released under investigation.”

Speaking to the local Bristol Post, one of the young potential beneficiaries of the charity said: “There’s disgust and disappointment”.

“It’s not even about the Africa trip, it’s the thought that that money was supposed to do good for the community as a whole,” the youngster added.

Another said: “I feel like Africa is the motherland, the beginning for everyone, so being able to go there and experience the country would ensure a lot of great life lessons.”

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/08/18/woman-arrested-as-bristol-black-lives-matter-charity-fundraiser-goes-missing/

Lockdown Forever: Scotland’s Leftist Govt Want to Make Emergency Coronavirus Laws ‘Permanent’

The leftist governing party of the devolved Scottish parliament is calling for its emergency coronavirus powers to be made “permanent”, giving them the ability to shut schools, enforce mask-wearing, and impose lockdowns without time limit.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) — which, despite being in favour of superstate EU membership, exists to campaign for the North of Britain to break away from the United Kingdom — published on Tuesday an announcement for a 12-week public consultation on removing the expiry date of the leftist government’s ability to enforce wide-ranging lockdown measures, also apparently broadening them beyond the scope of dealing with the Chinese coronavirus.

“…the powers that have enabled this are temporary and will exist only for as long as the current Covid pandemic remains a public health threat. However, it seems likely that Covid will not be the last infectious disease or public health threat Scotland will face.

“As a result, and based on the experience of managing Covid, the Government considers that building public health resilience in the future requires action to ensure a permanent suite of powers that will allow Scottish Ministers to tackle any type of infectious disease or contamination that may pose a significant health threat,” the consultation paper said.

Naming such powers that are due to expire on March 2022 as “prohibiting or limiting numbers at gatherings; introducing lockdown measures; and requiring that face coverings are worn”, the document said that the proposal would give Scottish ministers “the same powers to protect the people of Scotland from any incidence or spread of infection or contamination which presents or could present significant harm to human health in Scotland, not just Covid”.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/08/18/lockdown-forever-scotlands-leftist-govt-want-to-make-emergency-coronavirus-laws-permanent/

Labour MP Backs Calls for British ‘Reparations’ to Taliban Controlled Afghanistan

Far-left Labour MP Richard Burgon has backed calls for the UK to pay war reparations to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, echoing demands from socialist front group the Stop the War Coalition.

On Tuesday, the Labour MP for East Leeds, Richard Burgon, said there “is no military solution in Afghanistan”, adding that “the focus now should be on reparations and supporting refugees.”

“The crisis in Afghanistan is the result of 20 years of disastrous military intervention. Just as in Iraq & Libya, backing US-led invasions led to a huge loss of life,” the Secretary of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs continued.

The call for reparations from Burgon comes just days after the Socialist Workers Party front group Stop the War Coalition, which Burgon supports, called on the UK to offer a generous “refugee programme and reparations to rebuild Afghanistan”.

The far-left group went on to say that reparations would “go a great deal further in advancing the rights of the Afghan people, women in particular, then continued military or economic intervention in the fate of the [sic] Afghanistan.”

Burgon, like the Stop the War Coalition, failed to elaborate as to whom reparations would be paid in Afghanistan, which is now largely controlled by the radical Islamist Taliban faction after the Afghan military buckled and the former president of the country fled abroad.

Burgon previously served in the Shadow Cabinet of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who also called this week for the British government to increase “humanitarian support” into Afghanistan.

During the two-decades-long war in Afghanistan, 457 British military members or Ministry of Defence civilians lost their lives in the conflict. To date, the government has spent an estimated £22 billion during the war.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/08/18/labour-mp-backs-calls-for-british-reparations-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan/

Boris Johnson: West Could Recognise Taliban as Legit Afghan Govt if They Protect ‘Human Rights and Inclusivity’

The United Kingdom continues its public push to persuade the Islamist warlords of the Taliban to follow up their de facto defeat of the West in Afghanistan by pivoting to becoming a moderate organisation protecting human rights and pursuing inclusive policies.

Top British political figures have been pushing home — since the expensively cultivated Afghan government evaporated over the weekend — the notion that if the Taliban conforms to Western values then it could be recognised as a legitimate world government, with the benefits that entail. Prime Minister Boris Johnson followed the defence and foreign secretaries in his new remarks, where he revealed the kinds of behaviour he expected from the Taliban in return for recognition.

The prime minister spoke to his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday night about the Afghanistan situation, and following the conversation, a Downing Street spokesman noted Mr Johnson had said on the call that “any legitimacy of any future Taliban government will be subject to them upholding internationally agreed standards on human rights and inclusivity”, ITV reports.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/08/18/boris-could-recognise-taliban-if-they-protect-human-rights/

'F*** That. Nixon and Kissinger Got Away with It' in Vietnam: Biden Doomed Afghanistan in 2010 - Report

Richard Holbrooke served as the special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan during the first two years of the Obama administration. Falling ill at the State Department one day in December 2010, he was taken to George Washington University Hospital, where he died two days later at the age of 69.

The U.K. Daily Mail reported Tuesday that Holbrooke had left behind a diary that was turned over to his official biographer, George Packer, after his death.

One of the entries written several months before his death recounted a conversation between Holbrooke and then-Vice President Joe Biden, according to the Daily Mail. Biden strongly believed the U.S. should pull out of Afghanistan then as he does now. There’s nothing wrong with that position by itself. Many Americans on both sides of the aisle agree with him.

What was wrong was the vice president’s utter lack of concern for the plight of the Afghan people in the aftermath of a U.S. withdrawal.

According to the Daily Mail, the two were discussing the subject, particularly the U.S. obligation to protect Afghan civilians, when Biden reportedly said, “F*** that. We don’t have to worry about that. We did it in Vietnam, Nixon and Kissinger got away with it.”

Considering the haste of the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, this comment from 11 years ago should come as no surprise.

Biden, in his address to the nation on Monday, and his minions on cable news shows, have expressed “surprise” over how quickly the situation deteriorated in the country over the weekend. How is that possible?

Conservative TV and radio host Dan Bongino addressed the issue on Tuesday. He explained that there are two possible scenarios for that “surprise” and “both of them are particularly ugly.”

In the first, he said, the “Biden administration is so stupid, so ignorant and in such a vacuum of stupidity, that they were totally unaware the Afghan army would collapse and the country would be taken over in near-record time.”

https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/08/f-that-nixon-and-kissinger-got-away.html

Sackler family tells court they will NOT pay $4.5B Purdue Pharma settlements after its drug Oxycontin fueled opioid crisis' unless they get immunity from future legal action

An heir to a pharmaceutical dynasty facing billions of dollars in settlement claims for its role in the opioid crisis says his family won't pay up unless it's absolved from any future claims.

David Sackler, whose family own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, made the comments Tuesday inside a White Plains, New York, federal bankruptcy court. The Sackler family faces no criminal charges.

'We need a release that's sufficient to get our goals accomplished,' Sackler told a lawyer for the U.S. bankruptcy trustee. 'If the release fails to do that, we will not support it.'

Since bringing OxyContin onto the market in 1996, Purdue Pharma has been accused of ignoring warnings that opioids are highly addictive.

The company is also alleged to have pressured doctors and pharmacies to prescribe the strongest possible doses of opioids to patients suffering from chronic pain.

Critics have said lower dosages would have been sufficient, and that there were less-harmful medical alternatives doctors might have otherwise prescribed if they weren't persuaded into prescribing OxyContin.

The pharmaceutical behemoth last October entered an agreement with the Department of Justice to settle years-long civil and criminal investigations into its previous marketing practices.

It said most of the settlement funds would be directed to multiple branches of government to address the opioid crisis.

'Purdue deeply regrets and accepts responsibility for the misconduct detailed by the Department of Justice in the agreed statement of facts,' Purdue chairman Steve Miller said in a statement after pleading on the company's behalf.

'Resolving the DOJ investigations is an essential step in our bankruptcy process. The settlement agreement will pave the way for Purdue to submit a plan of reorganization to the bankruptcy court that will transfer all of Purdue's assets to a public benefit company, and ultimately deliver more than $10billion in value to claimants and communities.'

The Sackler family under the agreement committed to paying out nearly $9 billion to settle lawsuits claiming they're largely responsible for an opioid crisis that has killed about 500,000 Americans who became addicted to the powerful painkillers.

But now, Sackler said they won't pay up unless they're absolved from all current and future lawsuits related to the company's activities.

Sackler, who is the grandson of one of the brothers who nearly 70 years ago bought the company that later became Purdue, testified at a hearing in federal bankruptcy court in White Plains, New York, that unless the settlement is approved with those protections included, as they currently are, 'I believe we would litigate the claims to their final outcomes.'

http://www.stationgossip.com/2021/08/sackler-family-tells-court-they-will.html

"There Will Be No More Drinking Alcohol With Your Mask Off" - Melbourne, LA Compete For "Least-Scientific" COVID Masking Rules

Anybody who is still on the fence about whether masks are effective at slowing the transmission of COVID - or whether mass-masking policies being revived in the battle to slow the spread of the delta variant are actually effective - should first consider the science, then take a look at two recent instances of what we like to call policy-setting-by-headlne.

While Americans were probably more focused on US-related issues like the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, Australian media became obsessed with reports of an engagement party and a shady pub crawl in the city of Melbourne, which were blamed by Premier Daniel Andrews for extending the Melbourne's lockdown, while the capital area joined in after finding just a single case (which quickly turned into more than a dozen in the following days).

Reports of small-time COVID rulebreakers have become an obsession of the Australian press, and now policy makers are effectively basing their decisions on these incidents. Because in addition to extending the lockdown, Premier Andrews is also imposing specific restrictions requiring city residents to wear masks even while they're drinking outdoors. This applies whether one is vaccinated, or not.

According to Sky News, Premier Andrews was made "angry" by reports of the lockdown scofflaws, and is now decreeing that his subjects will no longer be premitted to remove their masks to take a sip, or a bite of food.

Here's an excerpt from his remarks courtesy of Sky News:

"There will be no removal of masks to consume alcohol outdoors, you will no longer be able to remove your mask to drink a cocktail at a pop-up beer garden on a footpath as part of a pub crawl," he said.

"I understand Victoria Police are looking at what occurred at a weekend at a number of licensed venues."

"There’s being reviews conduct into the terms of those licences and whether any of those licence holders have done the wrong thing."

"But why am I angry about that? Because it devalues the work that thousands of publicans and restaurant owners and bar owners, the good work they are doing, diligently following COVID-safe protocols providing take-away."

"Pubs are shut for a reason – it is not safe for them to be open," he said.

Mr Andrews said the poor behaviour of a small number of people devalued the amazing work of the rest.

"In any event, there will be no more drinking alcohol with your mask off in those circumstances. There will — they will simply not be permitted," he said.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/there-will-be-no-more-drinking-alcohol-your-mask-melbourne-la-compete-least-scientific

Enraged Mother Says The Pfizer Vaccine Killed Her Daughter In 5 Hrs & Other Reports Of Rapid Death

https://www.bitchute.com/video/SmkHIDZFRCGL/

Covid cases among children increased by 30% in the past week with more than 121,000 testing positive as kids now account for nearly 20% of all infections in the US

Coronavirus cases are surging among U.S. children just as schools head back into session.

More than 121,000 kids tested positive for the virus last week, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

That is a 29 percent increase over the figure of nearly 94,000 from the previous week, signaling a worrying trend as the fall semester approaches.

It brings the total of pediatric Covid cases to around 4.4 million since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

However, the infections are rarely fatal with just 0.01 percent, or 379, resulting in death, an increase of eight from the week before.

Leaders from the AAP have been pushing for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make COVID-19 vaccines available for young children.

Dr Lee Savio Beers, president of the AAP, wrote an open letter to the FDA on August 5, urging the agency to fast track the vaccine for children under the age of 12.

'I write to urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue working aggressively towards authorizing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for children under age 12 as soon as possible,' she wrote.

'Pediatricians and the families they care for have been anxiously awaiting a vaccine that can be used in children 11 years of age and younger, and especially so now given the rise of the hyper infectious Delta variant.

'The Delta variant is surging at extremely alarming rates in every region of America. This surge is seriously impacting all populations, including children.'

Currently, only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is available to minors, with it having emergency use authorization for children aged 12 and older.

Children younger than 12 are still unable to receive any vaccine, leaving them vulnerable.

http://www.hideoutnow.com/2021/08/covid-cases-among-children-increased-by.html

‘I’m Not Going To Work Until All Of Our Crew Is Vaccinated’: Growing Number Of Hollywood Stars Call For Vaccine Mandates On Set

If Bradley Whitford has his way, most working actors in Hollywood will soon have to provide proof they’ve received a Covid vaccination if they want to continue earning a paycheck.

Whitford, who is best known for his role as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the long-running NBC political drama “The West Wing,” tweeted Friday about his belief that the Screen Actors Guild, SAG-Aftra, should already have a mandate in place for performers.

“Why is @sagaftra not demanding that all productions require proof of vaccination for all set personnel where their members are working in the middle of a deadly pandemic? And where do @MembershipFirst and @unite4strength stand on the subject?” he asked the union and two sub-groups.

Sean Penn, too, has argued that getting the shot should be a requirement, likening it to getting a drivers license. In July, he said he would not return to the set of his upcoming Starz series, “Gaslit,” which co-stars Julia Roberts, unless all the cast and crew had received the jab.

Calls for vaccine mandates are growing across the entertainment industry.

Actress Sharon Stone, who is currently running to be president of SAG-Aftra, said in a campaign video covered in Variety that she won’t work on a set where everyone isn’t vaccinated. She then made vaccines a key part of her platform.

“I’ve been offered a job — a good job, a job I really want to do in Atlanta,” she said. “That’s why my hair is standing on end … because the Producers Guild of America will not guarantee that everyone on our show is vaccinated before I go to work.”

The outlet further quoted Stone’s video:

“Will I go to work before everyone on my show is vaccinated? No. No, I won’t,” she added. “Am I being threatened that I will lose my job? Yes. Yes I am. Will I lose my job if everyone is not vaccinated on my show? Yes. Yes I could. Will I stand up for all of us so that every set that we go on is vaccinated? Yes. Yes, I will. Why? Because that’s ridiculous … that we should have to go to work where we are not safe to work. I am standing up for all of us when I say that the Screen Actors Guild — that I will be working for with Membership First — will be safe for us to go to work.

I’m not going to work until all of our sets are vaccinated. And you shouldn’t either. Why? Because I am running for us. Why? Because we are you. I’m so sorry that this is our working conditions, but this is the Screen Actors Guild that we have today. Thank you.”

https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/08/im-not-going-to-work-until-all-of-our.html

VAXXED TO DEATH: Alarming study confirms vaxxers will face catastrophic Antibody Dependent Enhancement injuries and deaths

For over a year, intensive research conducted by health experts like Dr. Sherri Tenpenny has brought to light increasing concerns about “Antibody Dependent Enhancement” (ADE), a phenomenon where vaccines make the disease far worse by priming the immune system for a potentially deadly overreaction. Also called a “hyperinflammatory response” to subsequent infections, ADE is well known to occur with coronavirus vaccines that have been tested in animal experiments. The big question has been whether it will emerge in the 2.4 billion people who have now been vaccinated around the world.

According to OurWorldInData.org, 31.7% of the world population has been vaccinated with one or more covid vaccines. That’s about 2.4 billion people.

In the United States, according to the CDC, 199 million people have been vaccinated with at least one dose.

Notably, all the 2.4 billion people who took this vaccine around the world have taken an unproven, deadly, experimental medical intervention that was intentionally formulated to contain spike protein biological weapons, or in the case of mRNA vaccines, instructions for the body’s own cells to manufacture those spike protein bioweapons. Thus, the depopulation globalists pushing this vaccine genocide have managed to inject about one-third of the world’s human population with biological weapons that are well known to cause injury and death.

Yet the question remains: Just how many of these people will die from vaccine adverse events, including ADE?

A new science paper published in the Journal of Infection appears to provide solid evidence that the vaccines being administered around the world will, without question, cause ADE effects in people when they are exposed to the Delta variant or potentially other coronavirus strains. The study is entitled, Infection-enhancing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies recognize both the original Wuhan/D614G strain and Delta variants. A potential risk for mass vaccination?

https://www.cracknewz.com/2021/08/vaxxed-to-death-alarming-study-confirms.html

https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(21)00392-3/fulltext

Six California Democrats Charged With Election Fraud Are Hauled Into Court In Handcuffs

Elections are completely safe and free from all fraud.

This is what we are told every day by the mainstream media and Democrat elites. Yet we continue to see a mountain of instances of fraud around the country leading to arrests and charges in multiple states. And they all seem to be on one side of the political isle.. (Hint, they ain’t Republicans).

Several people have been arrested and charged with rigging elections for Democrats in California, according to reports.

Democrat Compton City Councilman Isaac Galvan is among six people who have been charged with election fraud in Los Angeles county.

Galvan and former Compton City Council candidate Jace Dawson, another Democrat, worked together on a voter fraud scam to help Galvan retain his District 2 seat, according to a statement from Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon.

Galvan had previously run, unsuccessfully, for the California State Senate District 35 in 2016.

In his latest race, however, he unexpectedly won the city councilman spot against challenger Andre Spicer by a single vote: 855 to 854.

Dawson is charged with bribing a registrar employee who was counting ballots on election night.

“While we do not have all of the details regarding the charges brought against Councilman Galvan, the City takes any charges of elections fraud extremely seriously,” Compton Mayor Emma Sharif said.

According to a report by CBS Los Angeles, “Four others were also charged in the case – 34-year-old Toni Morris, 48-year-old Kimberly Chaouch, 61-year-old Barry Reed, and 51-year-old Reginald Streeter all allegedly registered to vote at Dawson’s address in Compton, even though they didn’t live there.“

“All four are charged with voting illegally in the election.”

Both Galvan and Dawson have pleaded not guilty to the election fraud charges.

The four others charged will be arraigned at a later date.

https://en-volve.com/2021/08/18/six-california-democrats-charged-with-election-fraud-are-hauled-into-court-in-handcuffs/

New evidence, including sworn affidavits from leading experts such as Professor Luc A. Montagnier, has been submitted to the International Criminal Court by lawyers in several countries alleging Government’s across the world and their advisors are complicit in genocide, crimes against humanity and breaches of the Nuremberg Code.

Attorney Melinda C. Mayne, and Kaira S. McCallum submitted a 27-page ‘Request for Investigation’ to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague back in April 2021 alleging the UK Government and its advisors were complicit in crimes against humanity in the name of Covid-19.

https://dailyexpose.co.uk/2021/08/18/lawyers-submit-new-evidence-to-icc-alleging-world-leaders-have-committed-genocide/

Press release

https://dailyexpose.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Press-release-17th-of-August-2021-Copy.pdf

$1 TRILLION worth of US failures in Afghanistan: DOD report tears into ‘mind-boggling’ mistakes from Bush to Biden, the US funneling money into corruption and advisors using 'American TV shows' for inspiration

A damning new government watchdog report on Afghanistan reconstruction revealed on Tuesday the 'many failures' of the last 20 years in the nation.

The report, which relied on 13 years of oversight work, more than 760 interviews and thousands of government documents, analyzed the progress of the last two decades, which it deemed 'elusive' and sustainability of that progress, 'dubious.'

The report noted that the US has now spent $837 billion on warfighting and $145 billion trying to rebuild Afghanistan, during which 2,443 American troops and 66,000 Afghan troops were killed.

The nation has also spent $9 billion fighting Afghanistan's opium and heroin trade, but instead it has grown. And when the Biden administration announced a withdrawal of all troops, it requested another $3.3 billion for Afghan security forces.

Twenty years later, much has improved, and much has not. If the goal was to rebuild and leave behind a country that can sustain itself and pose little threat to U.S. national security interests, the overall picture is bleak,' John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) wrote in the report entitled 'What We Need to Learn: Lessons from Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction.'

The report did note advancements in health care, maternal health and education.

'The extraordinary costs were meant to serve a purpose—though the definition of that purpose evolved over time,' according to the report.

Inconsistent and short term goals

'At various points, the U.S. government hoped to eliminate al-Qaeda, decimate the Taliban movement that hosted it, deny all terrorist groups a safe haven in Afghanistan, build Afghan security forces so they could deny terrorists a safe haven in the future, and help the civilian government become legitimate and capable enough to win the trust of Afghans.

Each goal, once accomplished, was thought to move the U.S. government one step closer to being able to depart.'

The report said that the US' series of short term goals created 'counterproductive cycles.'

'Short-term goals generated short timelines, which created new problems that could only be addressed by more short-term goals

When none of that worked, the U.S. government developed yet another short-term goal: withdrawing all troops almost immediately, even though it risked depriving the continuing reconstruction mission of the personnel needed to oversee security assistance.'

The analysis said that the reconstruction effort 'could be described as 20 one-year reconstruction efforts, rather than one 20-year effort,' underscoring the lack of a long-term plan in Afghanistan.

It said US officials underestimated the time and recourses it would take to rebuild Afghanistan, leading to short term solutions like the troop surge of 2009.

http://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2021/08/1-trillion-worth-of-us-failures-in.html

https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/lessonslearned/SIGAR-21-46-LL.pdf#page=17