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Behind Bergdahl's Release, a Secret Deal That Took Three Years
Wall Street Journal ^ | June 1, 2014 9:47 p.m. ET | Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes

Posted on 06/01/2014 6:53:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Behind the surprise exchange of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban detainees were secret negotiations that began three years ago and ended over the weekend with the retrieval of America's last known prisoner of war, rekindling debate over the propriety of such deals with American adversaries.

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bergdahl; bergdahlnegotiations; bobbergdahl; bowebergdahl; gitmo; taliban5; wsj
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To: RitaOK
The reason I put the Google link is because if you go to the article through Google you get to see the whole thing.

If you use a direct link, you can only see a summary.

21 posted on 06/01/2014 8:04:51 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Our” government was apparently negotiating in the interest of the Club Gitmo guests....


22 posted on 06/01/2014 8:08:33 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Soon, "the grateful dead" will be more than just the name of a crap band...)
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To: RitaOK

The leak came straight from the WH, but Hillary wouldn’t have a problem leaking the name of CIA and blinding the intel community in that area to make a deal with muslim terrorist.

A friend of mine son just got sent back to Afghanistan a few weeks ago, he’s in the air force.

He said they were receiving extensive training on escaping capture, training beyond anything they had done before.

His son told him he felt there was going to be a major terrorist offensive and that they all felt they were “expendable”.

If his son is right and there is a major terrorist offensive, “accidently” leaking the name of the CIA chief and blinding the intel community would be a perfect way to provide cover for themselves they had no knowledge of the planned attack and it would also allow Zippo and Hillary to make the claim the planning for the terrorist attacks are short term, virtually “spontaneous”.


23 posted on 06/01/2014 8:11:44 PM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: E. Pluribus Unum


24 posted on 06/01/2014 8:19:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2Million USD for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

But Hagel said there were no negotiations


25 posted on 06/01/2014 8:47:42 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi or Atty General Holder, who brought more guns to Mexico?)
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To: RicocheT

Yep like when he needed to divert attention away from his fraudulent birth certificate he killed Bin Laden. One thing he’s transparent about is how obvious he changes the subjects on all his scandals and law breaking. We can see right thru him on this.


26 posted on 06/01/2014 9:09:14 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: hecticskeptic
So we don’t negotiate with terrorists... but these negotiations have been going on for the past 3 or 4 years?

We elect terrorists. Why shouldn't we negotiate with them?

27 posted on 06/02/2014 3:05:25 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Arab Doctor that gave us the info on Osama Bin Ladin’s whereabouts that led to his killing is ROTTING IN PRISON while Obama Preens like a Peacock about Killing Bin Ladin!! Why isn’t the right LAMBASTING Obama for not doing anything??


28 posted on 06/02/2014 3:29:50 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: tumblindice

Stalinist lie. ALWAYS


29 posted on 06/02/2014 9:05:05 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: Robwin

Stalinist lie. ALWAYS


30 posted on 06/02/2014 9:05:23 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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