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8. To what purpose?

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 09:16 AM

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How would the Taliban benefit from a National Guard soldier randomly killed thousands of miles away?

This sounds like a defense attorney or family excuse.

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Was The Man Who Shot The DC National Guard Being Blackmailed [View all] gab13by13 Thursday OP

I've been reading that the terrorists threaten to kill his family in Afghanistan................... Lovie777 Thursday #1

Gee; I hope the Orange Anus invites them back to Camp David... Chasstev365 Thursday #2

Was it the Taliban who made the threat - or somebody else. yardwork Thursday #3

The Taliban threatened the man that they would kill his family, gab13by13 Thursday #4

I understand, I'm just wondering... yardwork Thursday #5

The worst things that you or I can imagine gab13by13 Thursday #6

Exactly. yardwork Thursday #7

To what purpose? viva la Thursday #8

I have NO problem believing that some lowlife in this regime paid the Taliban to threaten to kill Ferrets are Cool Thursday #9