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Do you remember when Secretary Blinken was testifying and Congressman Tim Burchard asked him, you're giving money to the Taliban? He said, oh, no, we're not giving money to the Taliban. We're giving money to the NGOs. Well, he wasn't lying, but at the same time, he wasn't being truthful. He did not say that those NGOs are all Taliban fronts.
Do you remember when Secretary Blinken was testifying and Congressman Tim Burchard asked him, you're giving money to the Taliban? He said, oh, no, we're not giving money to the Taliban. We're giving money to the NGOs. Well, he wasn't lying, but at the same time, he wasn't being truthful. He did not say that those NGOs are all Taliban fronts.
Do you remember when Secretary Blinken was testifying and Congressman Tim Burchard asked him, you're giving money to the Taliban? He said, oh, no, we're not giving money to the Taliban. We're giving money to the NGOs. Well, he wasn't lying, but at the same time, he wasn't being truthful. He did not say that those NGOs are all Taliban fronts.
that they give aid, they distribute, and that's a whole different story. Congressman Tim Birch's bill, this new bill that he has introduced, No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, it includes the NGOs, it includes the Afghan fund that is being managed by Afghan Americans who are pro-Taliban and Taliban supporters, and it covers the 40 million. We need this bill to pass.
that they give aid, they distribute, and that's a whole different story. Congressman Tim Birch's bill, this new bill that he has introduced, No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, it includes the NGOs, it includes the Afghan fund that is being managed by Afghan Americans who are pro-Taliban and Taliban supporters, and it covers the 40 million. We need this bill to pass.
that they give aid, they distribute, and that's a whole different story. Congressman Tim Birch's bill, this new bill that he has introduced, No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, it includes the NGOs, it includes the Afghan fund that is being managed by Afghan Americans who are pro-Taliban and Taliban supporters, and it covers the 40 million. We need this bill to pass.
All Speaker Johnson has to do is put it up for a vote on the House floor so members could vote on it.
All Speaker Johnson has to do is put it up for a vote on the House floor so members could vote on it.
All Speaker Johnson has to do is put it up for a vote on the House floor so members could vote on it.
All I know is the bill is ready. It's a very good bill. And Senator Tim Sheehy also introduced a carbon copy of this bill at the Senate. So both bills are ready. It's just waiting for Senator John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to put it up for a vote. And I hope they do.
All I know is the bill is ready. It's a very good bill. And Senator Tim Sheehy also introduced a carbon copy of this bill at the Senate. So both bills are ready. It's just waiting for Senator John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to put it up for a vote. And I hope they do.
All I know is the bill is ready. It's a very good bill. And Senator Tim Sheehy also introduced a carbon copy of this bill at the Senate. So both bills are ready. It's just waiting for Senator John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to put it up for a vote. And I hope they do.
But a lot of members of Congress supported it. Congressman Eli Crane was very helpful. I was in D.C. with him not too long ago. He was very helpful. Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was very helpful. Anna Paulina Luna was helpful and a few others. But once again, I want to thank you and Congressman Tim Burchett for this initiative.
But a lot of members of Congress supported it. Congressman Eli Crane was very helpful. I was in D.C. with him not too long ago. He was very helpful. Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was very helpful. Anna Paulina Luna was helpful and a few others. But once again, I want to thank you and Congressman Tim Burchett for this initiative.
But a lot of members of Congress supported it. Congressman Eli Crane was very helpful. I was in D.C. with him not too long ago. He was very helpful. Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was very helpful. Anna Paulina Luna was helpful and a few others. But once again, I want to thank you and Congressman Tim Burchett for this initiative.
A lot of things. Let me first tell you how the Taliban profit from this money. Feel at me. The money basically goes from the US, cash $40 million a week, to Sulaimaniya in Iraq. Cash is loaded on charter planes and it arrives at Kabul International Airport, which is under the control of Sirajuddin Haqqani.
A lot of things. Let me first tell you how the Taliban profit from this money. Feel at me. The money basically goes from the US, cash $40 million a week, to Sulaimaniya in Iraq. Cash is loaded on charter planes and it arrives at Kabul International Airport, which is under the control of Sirajuddin Haqqani.
A lot of things. Let me first tell you how the Taliban profit from this money. Feel at me. The money basically goes from the US, cash $40 million a week, to Sulaimaniya in Iraq. Cash is loaded on charter planes and it arrives at Kabul International Airport, which is under the control of Sirajuddin Haqqani.
From there, a convoy arranged by Haqqani takes the $40 million, takes it to the Afghanistan International Bank, which is not a Taliban bank. It's just a normal bank. But they don't have the authorization to convert the U.S. dollars to Afghanis.
From there, a convoy arranged by Haqqani takes the $40 million, takes it to the Afghanistan International Bank, which is not a Taliban bank. It's just a normal bank. But they don't have the authorization to convert the U.S. dollars to Afghanis.