Really, what did anyone expect? “Four Taliban members swapped for Bowe Bergdahl now in Afghan government,” by Samuel Chamberlain, New York Post, September 7, 2021: Four of the five Taliban members released from Guantanamo Bay by the Obama administration in 2014 in exchange for admitted US Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl are part of the Islamic […]
Taliban Leader Obama/Biden Released from GITMO in Swap for Deserter Bergdahl Just Resurfaced
My latest in PJ Media: It was one of the worst trades in history, even worse than Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi or Kobe Bryant for Vlade Divac: Back in 2014, Barack Obama traded five Taliban commanders for one American who, we were led to believe, had been captured by the Taliban. Obama did […]
Five jihadis freed from Guantanamo in exchange for Bergdahl now face US as Taliban reps at peace talks
Those who warned that these men would return to the jihad were mocked and vilified as “Islamophobes.” “Once Jailed in Guantánamo, 5 Taliban Now Face U.S. at Peace Talks,” by Mujib Mashal, New York Times, March 26, 2019: DOHA, Qatar — When the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and toppled the Taliban government, even […]
5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl rejoined the jihad in Qatar, Taliban says
Those who warned that this would happen were mocked and vilified as “Islamophobes.” “5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join insurgents in Qatar, Taliban says,” by Kathy Gannon, Associated Press, October 30, 2018: KABUL, Afghanistan — Five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay […]
US Army mulling giving traitor Bergdahl $300,000 back pay
The U.S. Army is set to decide whether Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl is entitled to as much as $300,000 in back pay and other benefits he amassed during his captivity with the Taliban. Military personnel who have risked their lives to serve their country should be loudly protesting, except that they may face punishment; after all, […]
Deserter Bowe Bergdahl gets dishonorable discharge but no prison time
This is a travesty of justice. Bowe Bergdahl should be tried for treason. Instead, he is walking free with no consequences for his desertion, and none for his treason. Former infantry officer Nathan Bradley Bethea, who served with Bergdahl in Afghanistan, wrote in the Daily Beast that Bergdahl was “a deserter, and soldiers from his […]
Army knew Bergdahl had deserted, but forced soldiers who knew truth to sign nondisclosure agreements
“In the days following Sergeant Bergdahl’s desertion, soldiers with knowledge of the facts were forced to sign nondisclosure agreements. The truth about Sergeant Bergdahl was suppressed at the cost of their peace of mind. Though it was common knowledge inside the unit that Sergeant Bergdahl had deserted, the Army allowed the myth to perpetuate that […]
Deserter Bergdahl says US treated him worse than Taliban did
How about sending him back to the Taliban, then? Barack Obama traded five seasoned, battle-hardened jihadis back to the Taliban in exchange for Bergdahl. Former infantry officer Nathan Bradley Bethea, who served with Bergdahl in Afghanistan, wrote in the Daily Beast that Bergdahl was “a deserter, and soldiers from his own unit died trying to […]
Confessed deserter Bowe Bergdahl finds it “insulting” that people think he is a traitor
Barack Obama traded five seasoned, battle-hardened jihadis back to the Taliban in exchange for Bergdahl. Former infantry officer Nathan Bradley Bethea, who served with Bergdahl in Afghanistan, wrote in the Daily Beast that Bergdahl was “a deserter, and soldiers from his own unit died trying to track him down.” Refuting reports that Bergdahl got separated […]
Bergdahl: Taliban asked me if Obama is gay
If Bergdahl is telling the truth, it is unlikely in the land of bacha bazi that these Taliban members were objecting to sleeping with men. They were asking if Obama was gay, i.e., did he sleep only with men — which exclusivity they would equate with weakness. Beyond lurid curiosity, they were most likely asking […]