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U.S. Official: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Has Declined to Speak to His Family
WSJ ^ | June 8, 2014 | By JULIAN E. BARNES

Posted on 06/08/2014 11:15:42 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has declined to speak to his family after five years in harsh captivity that included being held in a cage after one attempted escape, according to a U.S. official familiar with the Army soldier's recovery.

Doctors treating Sgt. Bergdahl at a U.S. military hospital in Germany are moving slowly because of the swirling controversy over the soldier's release, the U.S. official said.

While he spent five years in captivity after being captured by Afghan insurgents in 2009, Sgt. Bergdahl doesn't yet want to talk to his family on the phone, the official said. Details of Sgt. Bergdahl's captivity were earlier reported over the weekend by the New York Times. NYT -0.13%

Sgt. Bergdahl has likely been shielded from most of the backlash his release has generated in the U.S. Some former platoon soldiers have accused him of deserting his post, and lawmakers from both parties have questioned the decision to trade America's lone prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five Taliban officials held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; bergdahlhealth; bergdahlnarrative; bergdahlparents; bergdahltaliban; witnesstampering
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To: tumblindice

LOL


81 posted on 06/08/2014 12:32:51 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

That would be my guess too. I wonder if he’s asked for a lawyer yet?

Most likely, a lawyer would tell him Don’t talk to anyone & to Play the Victim.


82 posted on 06/08/2014 12:36:34 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Ghost of SVR4

Beer summit for all


83 posted on 06/08/2014 12:40:00 PM PDT by woofie
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To: Jet Jaguar

If this is true, I still say he should be courtmashalled for treason, but I have a bit of sympathy for the parents. His father is such a manic unhinged personality, Bo would be better off staying away from him for the first few months. Were it up to the father, they would both be out giving chain link interviews and marketed as a ‘reality show long before we get to Labor Day in September. As far as the father goes, their ‘mission’ is nowhere near complete.


84 posted on 06/08/2014 12:40:12 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Jet Jaguar

This makes no sense to me. Any parent would have been there to greet their son. Any child, especially a mixed up one like Bowe, would want their mommy.

What is really going on?


85 posted on 06/08/2014 12:42:10 PM PDT by mom.mom
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To: shelterguy

He still needs to learn more about what mac daddy tells him what to say.


86 posted on 06/08/2014 12:45:00 PM PDT by chiefqc
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To: Jet Jaguar

OK Somebody tell me why you would not want to talk to the family? Most folks would be eager to be reunited.


87 posted on 06/08/2014 12:47:30 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Nope they just happened to be in DC for Memeorial Day and stopped in to the Rose Garden to prase Allah
Sounds OK to me


88 posted on 06/08/2014 12:48:25 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Tennessee Nana

Howdy TN.

I learned Danish and was reasonably fluent 1960-63. I am still capable of reasonable conversation. Never forgot any English though.


89 posted on 06/08/2014 12:49:10 PM PDT by Utah Binger (Southern Utah where the world comes to see America)
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To: Jet Jaguar

I said earlier today I find it very strange his parents weren’t already in Germany to see him. Weird people.


90 posted on 06/08/2014 12:54:56 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: FR_addict

I read the family were good Christians. What is the real background of this family? Did they just turn crazy overnight? Seems like some pieces of the puzzle are missing. And why did Obama really do this? He obviously isn’t interested in the Marine being held in prison in Mexico or the American pastor that has been held in Iran over a year. Why did Valerie tell him to do this???


91 posted on 06/08/2014 1:09:24 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Tennessee Nana
You nailed it.

The Tailban do not keep prisoners they torture then drop the body as a warning.

The UN soldiers all know this fact that is why they know this lefty stooge is a traitor and collorator.

92 posted on 06/08/2014 1:10:37 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

Maybe he’ll commit convenient suicide.


93 posted on 06/08/2014 1:13:27 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Jet Jaguar

If his dad is a jihadi, and Bergdahl is also, then this could be propaganda meant to obscure the obvious strategic connection between them.


94 posted on 06/08/2014 1:17:01 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

You have it exactly right. Obama has ordered the DOD not to release this guy, Bergdahl until Obamabots can control every word he utters. Shame on the medical unit in the San Antonio Medical Center....in cahoots with Obamabots. Shades of “Big Brother” in Orwell’s “!984”!!!


95 posted on 06/08/2014 1:30:57 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: FR_addict

Maybe Bergdahl’s dad encouraged him to walk away from base. Then, when he did, it wasn’t quite the good experience for a good cause that he hoped.

I could see the guy being too angry with Dad and embarrassed by him to talk to him.

Not that it excuses his conduct in any way. He still looks like a deserter to me. I”m just groping for why a guy wouldn’t want to talk to his parents or see them.


96 posted on 06/08/2014 1:31:20 PM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

He is pleading the fifth... in an indirect way.


97 posted on 06/08/2014 1:33:51 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: JoanneSD

No “native” citizen from his or her own native country ever forgets their natural first language. Maybe kids 5 years or younger....but not folks Bergdahl’a age!!! Obamabots lie again!!! Bergdahl was at least seventeen years old when he signed up and spoke perfect English!!! “Hogwash”!!! And what son would not want to talk with his mother and father after being five years in captivity!!! Obama, the big brother of the 21st century controls all thoughts and voice responses!!! Shame on the DOD and the staff at San Antonio Medical Center for playing this traitor role right along with Obama!!!


98 posted on 06/08/2014 1:38:06 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: Vendome

It takes a village....


99 posted on 06/08/2014 1:47:38 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Can Juan Williams possibly be that stupid?)
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To: Sacajaweau

That’s the point. If they really lived up to the oath they would be speaking out, regardless of the consequences. Our officer corps is pathetic, from the JCS on down through field grade.


100 posted on 06/08/2014 1:50:47 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Can Juan Williams possibly be that stupid?)
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