Abdul Qayyum (and I am glad I am just writing that name!) was an inmate at Guantanamo Bay prison from 2001 until his release to the Afghan government in 2007. He was originally captured by U.S. forces during their 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and war against the Taliban. Abdul was a Taliban leader at the time. Recently, Afghan and U.S. intelligence has confirmed that Abdul is now a high ranking Taliban leader in Afghanistan, playing a key role in the Taliban resistance against U.S. and Afghan forces. Now you might be wondering why he was released from his imprisonment. According to the military transcript of his hearing, he said,
"I want to go back home and join my family and work in my land and help my family." The authorities bought his story ... and that's exactly what is was - a story!
Hind sight is definitely 20-20! Abdul's rejoining of the Taliban shows that he had no real intention of going back to Afghanistan to live a quiet life helping his family. The man was "lying through his teeth!" But before we quickly point fingers at him and condemn him for his dishonesty - shouldn't we look in our mirror? How many of us are guilty of dishonesty? How often are we guilty of telling a "little white lie" or "stretching" or "misrepresenting" the truth? God is clear. We are to
"put off falsehood and speak truthfully to our neighbors" (Ephesians 4:25) and we are to
"let our 'yes' be 'yes' and our 'no,' 'no'" (Matthew 5:37). So how HONEST are you?
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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