AP: Congress not told of swap because Taliban threatened to kill him if agreement was leaked.

AP

[sunmars]

Just Breaking on AP wires.......I have heard it all now.......lies lies and more lies.

[dalereed]

They should have leaked it.

Got rid of a traitor and not have to turn loose the terrorists!

[maggief]

1. Health in danger

2. Swiftboating

3. Plantoon full of psychopaths

4. Taliban threated to kill

[Nifster]

What a pile of BS

Good to see that the fifth column is still supporting the dictator in chief (and yes go ahead and abbreviate that any way you want)

[defconw]

How many different versions of the “truth” does this make now?

[RJS1950]

Of all the excuses, this would have been the most acceptable outcome; inform congress, they kill him and in a just world we execute the 5 terrorists and drop their bodies over their camps in Afghanistan.

[Steve_Seattle]

Tomorrow’s version: “We heard that Bergdahl had discovered a cure for cancer, but we couldn’t verify it until we got him out of there. Unfortunately, the intelligence was false.”

[IMR 4350]

“The first Black and Blackmailed Pres__ent .. ouch.”

I agree, this has the smell of blackmail all over it.

What the terrorist were going to release has to be much worse than the fallout we’re seeing now.

[Timber Rattler]

They’re changing stories about every hour on the hour now...

[kevao]

the Afghan villagers interviewed by the WaPost were paid, the soldiers criticizing Bergdahl were both “disgruntled” and paid, it’s a “smear campaign”, and so on. The only thing I haven’t heard yet is that the Koch brothers are behind it all.

Who do you think paid the villagers and soldiers? LOL.

[TigersEye]

Sure, that's why the Taliban immediately released propaganda videos of Bergdahl's release and the Tollybon Five arriving in Qatar and an immediate response to the "peace process" nonsense saying they have no interest in peace. All because they don't want any publicity.

Bwaaaaaahahahaaaaaaaaa!

[xzins]

That’s what police negotiators in America do all the time...release the most hardened criminals from federal prison when the captors of innocents threaten to kill their captives.

Yep, even John McCain can be right.

[Let's Roll]

They’re just launching nonsense, hoping some or at least one will finally stick.

[Steve_Seattle]

“captured on the battlefield”

[don-o]

They are throwing the kitchen sink at this.

I'll go ahead and say their internal polling must be scaring them to death. Hence, full panic mode.

[TexasRepublic]

This administration is so FUBAR they don’t even care if their lies are convincing or not. Who can believe anything they say anymore?

[WilliamofCarmichael]

That's like saying that someone posted an embarrassing youtube video . . . .

The talks were in the news for months and months. here's from

date: Feb 18, 2014: Obama administration 'to offer Taliban 5 Gitmo prisoners in exchange for last Afghanistan POW Bowe Bergdahl who has spent four years captive'

Obama administration 'to offer Taliban 5 Gitmo prisoners in exchange for last Afghanistan POW Bowe Bergdahl who has spent four years captive'

• New report from the Washington Post claims that the Obama administration is willing to trade five Taliban prisoners for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl
• Berghdal is the last remaining US prisoner held by the Taliban in Afghanistan
• He was captured in 2009 and the Taliban initially demanded $1 million for his release
• Pentagon press secretary, Rear Admiral John Kirby said on Friday 'this has gone on too long'

[Senator_Blutarski]

There are an infinite number of possible lies, but only one truth. Obama likes to keep his options open.

[txhurl]

LIKE

[BigEdLB]

I think the Talibanis were saying that they would kill Bergdahl if the swap got out, but there is no reason Emperor couldn’t have told key leaders of congress, and explained the situation if this were true.