Glenn Beck's illegal immigrant smuggling plot

[dalton99a]

https://www.newsweek.com/taliban-holds-glenn-beck-groups-planes-least-100-americans-among-passengers-1626294

Taliban Holds Up Glenn Beck Group's Planes; At Least 100 Americans Among Passengers
By Naveed Jamali AND Christina Zhao On 9/5/21 at 10:29 PM EDT

Six private charter planes seeking to evacuate at least 1,000 people—including more than 100 Americans—out of Afghanistan have been grounded by the Taliban amid negotiations with the U.S. State Department, an official with an NGO working on the evacuation told Newsweek.

The would-be passengers have yet to board the planes in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, which were chartered by Mercury One, a charity founded by Christian conservative media personality Glenn Beck.

Funded entirely with private money, the Mercury One rescue mission chartered six planes—two Airbus 340s and four Boeing 737s—from Kam Air, the largest private Afghan airline, for eight evacuation flights to a Gulf state. The other three flights with Sayara and Goldbelt were also chartered from Kam Air but their intended destination is currently unclear.

Earlier reports indicated that there were hundreds of Afghans, many of whom did not have visas or passports, onboard the flights, with Representative Michael McCaul describing the incident as a "hostage situation." White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told CNN Sunday that "around 100" U.S. citizens were still in Afghanistan.

[tanyev]

1. Is this the same thing Rep. Markwayne Mullin was trying to do,

or is it a separate fiasco?

[dalton99a]

2. No. And Mullin said he got them out

Four U.S. citizens - a woman and her kids

[jimfields33]

3. We need to get them out. Glad someone is doing this.

Enough because once Americans and Afghan support personnel are out, we can be complete in our mission.

[ChazII]

4. First I have heard of the story. n/t

[twin_ghost]

5. Republicans always have to lie.

The would-be passengers have yet to board the planes in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif

there were hundreds of Afghans, many of whom did not have visas or passports, onboard the flights

Representative Michael McCaul describing the incident as a "hostage situation."

[Midnight Writer]

6. i am skeptical.

This story has unreliable sources and I predict will not hold up under scrutiny.

[AnnaLee]

7. Do the Taliban just want to possess the planes?

I have been observing this senseless grounding of planes and, other than harassment, the only explanation I can see is that they intend to make the precious (to them) plane assets their own.