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After four months of torture, beatings, electrocution, and chains, the Northern Alliance forcibly took Jack and his men out of Karzai's Saderat Extreme Interrogation facility.  They have survived SEVEN al-Qaida assassination attempts. Now, ten months later, the SuperPats are still fighting back daily and taking on newspapers, governments, and terrorists.
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AFGHAN NEWSPAPER DEMANDS RELEASE OF IDEMA & TEAM

Afghanistan's Voice of the Mujahadeen calls Idema and Team Mujahadeen Heroes on Day After Election

(9/19/05) Today's Voice of the Mujahadeen has a two page spread written in the Farsi language with information never before revealed about the [Idema] case.  It also features a prominent photo layout of Idema praying at National Hero Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud's grave in the Panjshir and surrounded by photographs of Massoud taken throughout out his life.

Massoud was killed on September 9, 2001 by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorists just two days before the 9/11 attacks.  The front cover of the paper shows Massoud's picture from the front, and Idema's back standing guard in an Afghan village.

AFGHAN NEWSPAPER DEMANDS RELEASE OF GREEN BERET

(9/20/05) FULL TEXT of Article
Kabul, Afghanistan
(AINA/Kabul News)

Voice of the Mujahadeen, an independent newspaper published by the Massoud Hero Foundation, and the Mujahadeen and Martyrs Group has called for the immediate release of Idema and his team and called them national heroes.  The paper contains secret letters to President Hamid Karzai, pictures of Idema rescuing Afghan children, and an expose of the terrorists that Idema's team captured.

Idema was charged with entering the country illegally, torture of innocent Afghan civilians, and running a private jail.  On September 15, 2004 he was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years by a former Taliban judge in the Afghan Intelligence Court, formally the Taliban National Security Court.  Judge Abdul Basset Bakhtyari has been called a war criminal by the United Nations in a special report on the Afghan justice system and the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights has twice called for his resignation and arrest. 

In December 2004 all of the Afghans arrested with Idema were found innocent by the Appeals Court in a new trial after documents surfaced proving that they were all Afghan government employees of the Ministry of Defence and Afghan CIA.

One lieutenant in the Afghan CIA refused to leave Idema's side and has remained in prison with him since then.  In February Idema and men were found innocent of entering the county illegally after the Appeals Court saw video of their passports being handed to Customs Officials and Border Police.  Idema had been greeted at the diplomatic entrance by a large Afghan government entourage, which included the Chief of National Police in Kabul, and Karzai's brother in the video. 

In March 2004, the three Americans remaining in prison were found innocent of all charges after an undercover tape was played in which their accusers admitted there was no torture and that it was all a show for the press.  A second tape was played with the terrorists discussing their plans to bomb Bagram Air base, the US airfield north of Kabul, and plotting to kill several national leaders. Idema and his men were still not released, allegedly because of US pressure to conceal the details of their operation and limit what the Bush Administration considered a public relations nightmare.

Today's Voice of the Mujahadeen has a two page spread written in the Farsi language with information never before revealed about the case.  It also features a prominent photo layout of Idema praying at National Hero Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud's grave in the Panjshir surrounded by photographs of Massoud taken throughout out his life.  Massoud was killed on September 9, 2001 by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorists just two days before the 9/11 attacks.  The front cover of the paper shows Massoud's picture from the front, and Idema's back standing guard in an Afghan village.  There are also several pages in English, apparently aimed at US and coalition security forces.

The Commander of the Kochi nation, who leads five thousand Nomad Mujahadeen has publicly offered his army to free Idema on the day after elections.

Generals from throughout the country, including Pashtun Commander Attiquallah Lodeen from Logar and Hazara General Toofan from Bamian, both who participated in the Parliamentary elections have called for Idema's release.

A source in the Northern Alliance Ministry of Defence said that one dozen Panjshir commandos have been placed in close proximity to Idema.  Some are former bodyguards of Commander Massoud and later served under Idema during the 2001/2002 war.  No official comments are being made on the reason for this move.

On Monday Afghan Television called Idema's judge a criminal and a danger to freedom in Afghanistan.  TOLO TV has called Supreme Court Chief Judge Sheik Shinwari a criminal who has "run the courts by threats of murder against honest judges," and taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes "while keeping innocent men in prison."

The paper is a special 24 page edition printed in commemoration of the murder of Massoud by foreign terrorists and the liberation of Afghanistan by US Special Forces soldiers.  It is believed to be the largest paper ever printed since the fall of the Taliban, and the highest circulation of any paper in Afghanistan to date. 

The average Afghan newspapers, such as the Kabul Times, and Afghan News, sell for about four Afghanis, or about six to eight cents and are approximately four to six pages.  Voice of Mujahadeen, with 24 pages including color printing throughout, was seen selling on the streets for 400 Afghani to Afghans even though it was labeled five Afghani for Mujahadeen and $10 for foreigners.  In a bus station, and local shop area fights broke out when the sellers ran out of papers.

Bus and Northern Alliance SUVs were seen carrying the papers to the remote provinces of Afghanistan the day after it was distributed in Kabul.  While some of the photographs in the paper were marked Polaris Images and others "courtesy of www.SuperPatriots.US" a pro-Idema website that is believed to be secretly run by US military Idema supporters.  Other pictures have never been seen before and show Idema in battle gear with Afghan soldiers throughout the 2001/2002 war. 

The Taliban were driven into the south of Afghanistan by a US led coalition of Northern Alliance troops and US Special Forces soldiers.  The western press has often said that Idema "claimed" he fought with the Northern Alliance.  That viewpoint is debunked in this Afghan newspaper.  Idema was unavailable for comment.

MUJAHADEEN NEWSPAPER CALLS FOR SHINWARI RESIGNATION

Voice of the Mujahadeen Quickly Establishing Itself as the Largest and Highest Circulation Paper in the Country- 

(10/1/05) PARTIAL TEXT of Article
Kabul, Afghanistan
(AINA/Kabul News)

The latest issue of the Voice of the Mujahadeen, is now calling for the resignation of the highest Supreme Court justice in Afghanistan, Sheik Faiz Shinwari.  The paper has also attacked NDS Judge Abdul Basset Bakhtyari calling him a war criminal and citing a United Nations special report on the Afghan justice system.  The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights has twice called for Bakhtyari’s resignation and arrest. 

This week’s edition of the paper not only republishes TOLO TV’s ten day long series of special reports, but reveals new information on corruption, bribes, and Taliban links inside the core of President Karzai’s pool of judges.  With TOLO TV publishing the first expose of Taliban control of the Afghan justice system, Voice now follows up with detailed pictures, evidence, and allegations against the nation’s top judges.

Last week, the independent newspaper published by the Massoud Hero Foundation, and the Mujahadeen and Martyrs Group called for the immediate release of American Jack Idema and his Northern Alliance anti-terrorist team.  In July 2004 “Mr. Jack” was charged with entering the country illegally, torturing innocent Afghan civilians, and running a private jail.  The paper contained the text of secret American government letters to President Hamid Karzai and classified letters during the 2001 war.  It also contained pictures of Idema rescuing Afghan children and a two-page story on the terrorists that Idema's team captured.  The Voice of the Mujahadeen called them “national heroes.”

In December 2004 the Afghan soldiers arrested with Idema were found innocent by the Appeals Court in a new trial.  Voice of the Mujahadeen revealed that they were all Afghan government employees of the Ministry of Defence and Afghan CIA.  Jareed Lodeen, spokesman for President Hamid Karzai, refused to make any comment, confirm, or deny, the article.

According to Appeals Court High Judge Saib Noor, the Court also ordered the release of Lieutenant Wahid Rasuli Banderas, an agent of the Afghan CIA, and one of the men imprisoned with Idema. 

Banderas refused to leave Idema's side and has remained in prison with Idema since then.  In February 2005 Idema and his team were found innocent of entering the county illegally when the Appeals Court saw video of their passports being handed to Customs Officials and Border Police. 

In March 2004, the three Americans remaining in prison were found innocent of all charges after an undercover tape was played in which their accusers admitted there was no torture and that it was “all a show for the press.”  A second tape was played with the terrorists discussing their plans to bomb Bagram Air base, the US airfield north of Kabul, and plotting to kill several national leaders.  Idema and his men were still not released.  The release was allegedly blocked because of American Embassy pressure to conceal the details of Idema’s operation and limit what the Bush Administration considered a public relations nightmare.

This week's Voice of the Mujahadeen continues with new background on the Idema case.  Idema, a Commander in Massoud’s United Front Military Forces is once again seen in photo layouts with National Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud.  Massoud was killed on September 9, 2001 by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorists just two days before the 9/11 attacks.  The latest front cover of the paper again shows Commander Massoud smiling and Idema after raising an Afghan flag on the Shomali Plains after the Northern Alliance drove the Taliban out of the province in a bloody battle. 

Ten days ago TOLO TV called Idema's judge a criminal and a danger to freedom in Afghanistan.  TOLO TV has also called Supreme Court Chief Judge Sheik Shinwari a criminal who has "run the courts by threats of murder against honest judges," and taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes "while keeping innocent men in prison."  Shinwari’s picture appears in the paper three times.

The Kabul Times, Afghan News, and Cheragh Daily all have a circulation of about 500 to 1000 papers and usually contain between four to six pages.  The Voice of Mujahadeen, with 24 pages and color printing throughout, is sweeping the country as the nation’s most sought after newspaper.

With another 24 pages in this edition and more 20,000 papers printed and distributed in Afghanistan, the Voice of the Mujahadeen has already established itself as the largest paper in the country.  According to government officials it is quickly becoming the most powerful paper in the country, already being credited with assisting the resignation of more than five Afghan officials, including the Minister of Interior Ahmad Ali Jalali and his spokesman, Lutfullah Mashal.

Voice of the Mujahadeen continues to be the largest paper printed since the fall of the Taliban, and the highest circulation of any paper in Afghanistan to date.  This week’s edition contains fewer pages in English, which still appear to be aimed at US and coalition security forces.

The Taliban were driven into the south of Afghanistan by a US led coalition of Northern Alliance troops and US Special Forces soldiers.  Northern Alliance military divisions which have still not submitted to the UN mandated demobilization or turned in weapons are threatening to action if Idema is not released voluntarily.

You’ve Been Served!^SM

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad: IN COURT !

On September 30, 2005, the United States Government appeared in Federal Court in Washington, DC to answer charges that the Department of State and FBI destroyed documents and evidence proving Idema was innocent of all charges.  The hearing was held in front of US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan.  Another hearing has been scheduled to give the government two weeks to work out an agreement with Idema's pro bono lawyers.   Judge Sullivan was apparently not pleased with the fact that the entire Habeas Corpus case file was missing from the Washington DC Courthouse.

(Kabul 9/27/2005) Two Top Official Sources used by the Press against Idema and his team have "resigned" after being accused of   illegal activities, poor security, and links  to terrorism and Pakistani Intelligence Agencies.  Karzai and the US State Department originally brokered a deal for them to stay on, but after a special report by Afghan TOLO TV the dismissals are final. 

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