Jennie Taer – The Free Press Aug 23, 2021
- A team coordinating privately chartered flights out of Afghanistan exclusively told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they’ve received no support from the Biden administration in trying to get Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of the country and that it’s been an ‘impediment’ to their efforts.
- Former Republican Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor described the lack of support from the administration as “frustrating” and “a massive fuck up.”
- Robert Stryk and Taylor are leading the effort and have received thousands of requests from those desperate to escape Afghanistan.
The Biden administration has been an “impediment” to a private effort to get people out of Afghanistan, Robert Stryk, who is arranging privately chartered flights to get Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of the country, exclusively told the Daily Caller News Foundation Monday.
“The Brits and South Africans have been fucking awesome and heroic in getting people through the Mil Gate,” Stryk told the DCNF.
Stryk, whose Washington-based lobbying firm was in 2017 paid by the government of Afghanistan for “US Government affairs and commercial sector advice. Executive Branch and Legislative Branch Engagement; Defense consultation; strategic advice pertaining to extremism/terrorism; and promotion of democracy and foreign direct investment,” said he had reached out to the administration “dozens and dozens” of times and had yet to hear back.
After reaching out to the White House, Stryk said he received a response acknowledging the request but got no follow up. Stryk said he started reaching out to the administration on Aug. 14.
“What I am witnessing everyday is the very best and the very worst of America,” Stryk explained. “I have seen the humanity of private citizens who are contacting me and pledging their time, monies, and in some cases their lives to bring our citizens and these Afghan patriots out of harm’s way, while at the time personally experiencing the Biden administration’s abject failure to protect its citizens and those Afghans that fought and worked alongside of us.”
“It’s morally reprehensible,” Stryk said. “It’s been the U.S. private sector who has stepped in to save the blood and treasure the Biden administration is leaving behind.”
Former Republican Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor, who served 8 years as a Navy SEAL, joined Stryk in coordinating the private evacuations from Kabul. He said they’ve received thousands of requests from people trying to get out of Afghanistan.
It’s all hands deck. We are trying to help as many people as possible, including helping DOD/State identify American citizens to get them out and helping those Afghans who stood with us. 🙏#Afghanistan https://t.co/2u2g7Xhq9V
— Scott Taylor (@Scotttaylorva) August 20, 2021
Taylor also echoed Stryk’s frustrations with the administration. “The South Africans, the Brits, the Qataris, their ambassadors have been getting safe passage for people to the airport,” Taylor told the DCNF, describing the lack of support from the administration as “frustrating” and “a massive fuck up.”
“I can’t get ahold of anybody,” Taylor said.
He added, “I understand that our country may be trying to control everything or maintain it, but in doing so, they’re impeding things.”
“And people are desperate and people are gonna die. People will die the longer this goes out, it’s just gonna happen,” he said.
Taylor said that he has received many requests from private donors wanting to help fund the flights and had offers from flight attendants wanting to staff the planes.
Afghans scramble to get on an airbridge at Kabul airport. Click to enlarge
“There are so many people that want to help and honestly, I’m very proud of the response of people who want to do anything,” he said
Regulus Global, which specializes in medical, humanitarian and national security missions, is supporting Stryk’s and Taylor’s effort with a database it created to track passenger visa and passport information.
“We’re not waiting for the Biden administration to do that, we’re doing it ourselves,” Stryk said.
The private flights are partially funded, charging some passengers the equivalent or less than the cost of a commercial airline flight, Stryk said.
The Biden administration had informed Americans that they could possibly pay upwards of $2,000 for an evacuation flight out of Afghanistan. The State Department later backtracked on that, telling the DCNF it will “no longer” charge Americans for the evacuation flights, but didn’t say if it will refund those already charged.
The difficulty for evacuees, however, is mainly the process of getting to Hamid Karzai airport, which is surrounded by chaotic crowds and Taliban checkpoints. The State Department said on Aug. 18 that safe passage into the airport for Americans was dependent on the Taliban.
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan that same day issued a security alert stating that the U.S. government couldn’t “ensure safe passage.”
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that if the Taliban get in the way of safe passage, then the U.S. “will deliver a swift and forceful response.” A day earlier, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul instructed Americans not to go to the Kabul Airport without “individual instructions from a U.S. government representative,” due to possible “security threats.”
Sullivan said at a Monday press briefing that over 37,000 people have been evacuated from the Kabul airport since Aug. 14, including American citizens, foreign nationals, allies and vulnerable Afghans.
Sullivan also addressed concerns as to why the administration cannot provide an exact number of Americans remaining in Afghanistan.
“When Americans have come to Afghanistan over the years, we asked them to register with the embassy,” Sullivan said. “Many have left without deregistering, others never registered at all, that is their right of course and it’s our responsibility to find them, which we are now doing hour by hour.”
He continued, “In the days remaining, we believe we have the wherewithal to get out the American citizens who want to leave Kabul.”
The White House maintains the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.
Since Sunday Sullivan said that 28 U.S. Military flights have evacuated around 10,400 people and that 61 coalition flights have evacuated 5,900 people.
The Department of Defense referred the DCNF to the Department of State, which “off the record” referred us to the Department of Defense. The White House didn’t respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
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I wonder how many of these afghan ‘patriots’ will end up in britain?
Hilarious,
This script will have been written in advance, Communists (Biden mob) always want to screw things up with pre fabricated incompetence.
NSA thug Knuckle dragger..
“Can I see your covid pass & Vax card.”
Of course they can’t get hold of any government contacts, They’re all cross dressing & watching 24/7 porn.
“What” supra: And I wonder how many of these ‘Afghan patriots’ will end up in the US.
I came across some article?/point? that the US has only extracted 4,000 Americans and ~18K Afghanis. Sounds about typical.
R.C.
@what.
I suppose because “The Brits were super efficient”, will mean the UK will get more than their proportional share, I suppose the only positive if you could call it that, The UK establishment will get to pick 1st lol.
I wonder if Cambell & the B-loody LIAR are involved with the process ?
They do have ‘history’….at least Burnley FC will have a potential bigger fan base soon to be lined up.
What say you Alastair.
The Taliban posted a photo to satirise America’s famous WWII raising of Old Glory on Iwo Jima. What surprised me totally is the modern military fatigues they’re wearing, and unless they’ve just nicked a bit of gear then the US made a modern army out of a bad news brigade just to serve its imperial ambitions.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/taliban-mocks-us-recreating-photograph-084606901.html
Not going to elaborate too much on this article but only to say; every politician in office whether it be local, state or federal is an impediment to the well being of this country and the U.K. as well.
@what….don’t worry, millions of mongrel scum are on their way..
This article is clear disinformation. Afghanistan was not in any way a xxxx up. Of course that is what the dishonest Snakes who run this world want the people to believe but that is not the truth. The truth is that what is happening in Afghanistan now is exactly what was intended to happen and if you believe the MSM narrative then you are a blue pilled fool. Wake up!
https://strangerinajewishworld.blogspot.com/2021/08/afghanistan-for-red-pilled.html
A recent British airlift from Afghanistan condemned the space taken by a SUV instead of however many people it took the place of. The photo was close-cropped and what could be seen inside the plane it looked rather empty anyway. And people vary in size and weight but elevator engineers say typically sixteen to twenty people equals one imperial ton. But its floorspace takes the room of far fewer people, maybe six in a crush, but at a ton and a half or so its weight displaces twenty to thirty people.
But while we ponder how many people could be saved instead of that SUV we are distracted from what was hidden inside it. No doubt it had the necessary paperwork and could be driven off the plane and out of the airfield without a security check, and anywhere into Britain carrying who knows what it carried?
I often wonder if the Americans ever get sick and tired of their sons being killed whilst fighting another war for Israel.
Further to my 5:12 pm comment. I didn’t read all the report so I don’t know where the SUV disembarked, so I’ve no idea if it was a military or civilian or British or European airport. If we knew who it belongs to it might help so until then it raises questions, but only in Britain can the British government control what a British military plane brings in then releases. I don’t think they’d need be so nefarious if it was smuggling hard cash or raw heroin, but smuggling radioactive material would be a whole different story.
In the post-9/11 authoritarian age both military and civilian airfields have heavy security on the lookout for nuclear material. I’d say a military base under an establishment officer’s command is the safest bet to get it in for a false flag op, especially now their Covid fraud is coming undone. As a friend said recently these airlifts could be bringing in Taliban operatives, and who better for a false flag op (which they keep warning us is due), in a last desperate attempt to put us under their jackboot?
These airlifts could be less about getting people out of Afghanistan and more about getting some people into the US, UK and Europe. Al Queda, the Taliban and ISIS have been used successfully to wipe out local populations, and if they plan to use them as mercenary forces in the west to impose mass murder, then as mostly unarmed people we’d have a real problem incoming.
According to johnstein, (todays bbc lancashire radio news ) 15000 have been brought in as of today. 50+ houses have been promised for them throughout lancashire by various local authorities. I bet some of the squadies on the streets of england would jump at the chance of one of these houses but fuck em, they’ve been used now it’s time for them to be abused. When will the morons soddingwell wake up?
And of course, Europe and Scandinavia will end up with all these useless fucking talibananas..
We can all thank the Armenian M.A.F.I.A. (the fake jew mongrels) for all this shit..