13 Things You Need to Know About Bowe Bergdahl

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[afraidfortherepublic]

The late Michael Hastings wrote the definitive magazine profile of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for Rolling Stone in June 2012. Now that America's Last Prisoner of War has been released, in a prisoner exchange for five high-ranking Taliban officials, Hastings' piece continues to offer crucial context – about why Bergdahl volunteered for service in the first place, about how this intense, moral young man became so horrified by America's "good war" that he walked away from his unit's remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan in 2009, and about the abortive negotiations that could have secured Bergdahls release years ago.

Here 13 things you need to know about the American POW who is coming finally home, in the words of Hastings' 2012 feature.

[MeshugeMikey]

please see above

[ChocChipCookie]

For starters, he knows the true relationship he had with his “captors”, what information he gave them, was it willingly given or was he tortured? He knows if he was a true POW or a collaborator. Is he a convert to Islam? Where do his sympathies lie?

And, he’s unstable. You never know what unstable people are going to do or say.

[cpdiii]

Also, I want to go on record as saying that Bergdahl knows way too much. It’s extremely dangerous to this administration that he remain alive and out in public. He may not live long enough to appreciate all those yellow ribbons in Hailey OR possibly be incarcerated for life because of the mental instability caused by his lengthy imprisonment — or some such balderdash.

He will probably be "hustled off to psychiatric care" and the military will not be able to comment because of patient confidentiality. They are going to bury him behind medical privilege.

[wideawake]

Yup. You want to give him the benefit of the doubt, but the more you learn about him, you really can't.

Especially when he encouraged his son to desert in the first place.

[mj1234]

BUT!!

Does he get to go to the front of the VA line?

Can’t make this up fast enough

LOL

[Coldwater Creek]

ping

[maggief]

re. Bowe Bergdahl: America's Last Prisoner of War
Rolling Stone
by Michael Hastings
Jun 7, 2012

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/13/journalist-michael-hastings-was-investigating-cia-director-john-brennan-before-he-was-killed-in-fiery-car-crash/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/bowe-bergdahl-pow-john-brennan-bracelet-wristband.html

Journalist Michael Hastings Was Investigating CIA Director John Brennan Before He Was Killed in Fiery Car Crash

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/bowe-bergdahl-pow-john-brennan-bracelet-wristband.html

John Brennan Wears Bracelet for POW Bowe Bergdahl at Confirmation Hearing

[maggief]

re. Bowe Bergdahl: America’s Last Prisoner of War
Rolling Stone
by Michael Hastings
Jun 7, 2012
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/13/journalist-michael-hastings-was-investigating-cia-director-john-brennan-before-he-was-killed-in-fiery-car-crash/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/bowe-bergdahl-pow-john-brennan-bracelet-wristband.html

Journalist Michael Hastings Was Investigating CIA Director John Brennan Before He Was Killed in Fiery Car Crash

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/bowe-bergdahl-pow-john-brennan-bracelet-wristband.html

John Brennan Wears Bracelet for POW Bowe Bergdahl at Confirmation Hearing

[azishot]

Bump.

[N. Theknow]

The latest chapter of the Bowe Jest.

[exit82]

The latest chapter of the Bowe Jest.

First LOL of the day--thanks.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yeh, most likely he got disillusioned with the Taliban just like he got disillusioned by the US Army, But the Taliban don’t let you just walk off base.

[DManA]

Two surprising things in this story.

1. Complete breakdown in authority in his unit - can this possibly be true? I’ve never read anything like this anywhere else.

2. Apparently Congress WAS in the loop, despite all the stories that Obama just did it without consulting with Congress.

[Jane Long]

Or, to collaborate...with our enemy.

[Cold Heart]

Yes, that is what I meant to say.

[Jane Long]

Birds of feather...

[Big Red Badger]

wad I Say?

[MeshugeMikey]

RAY? Love your version of America!!

[Big Red Badger]

wish I was Ray Charles.
wouldn’t be be watching this.