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02-13-2015, 09:54 AM
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THIS FROM FOLKS WHO SERVED.....
"On June 30, 2009, in Mest Malak, Afghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl left his unit and deserted the Army. We know he deserted because we were there when he did it.
We are confident that the overdue report from political and military leaders on Bergdahl's actions, sitting on a general's desk since October, comes to the same conclusion. It has to because the facts are clear.
Whatever the reason is for the late report and confused reporting about whether Bergdahl is set to be charged with desertion, justice is being denied to those of us who were abandoned by a fellow soldier.
The White House ceremony in May to announce the exchange of five senior Taliban detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison for our former platoon member sparked a national debate on a variety of controversial issues: executive power, mental health care, the War on Terror, prisoners of war, due process and legal justice. It is troubling to us that President Obama and his political team are silencing this needed public debate by not making the release of this report a priority.
In light of the new information that some of the Taliban prisoners swapped for our former platoonmate made moves to re-enter the war, we believe that this debate must begin in earnest by issuing a report on the facts.
Like most people, we have opinions about how Bowe's release affects these issues. Unlike others, though, we were his team leaders, friends and brothers in arms. We have firsthand knowledge of the case and were interviewed as part of the investigation.
Eager for Bergdahl to tell story | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com
Why in the heck is this not questioned by the media ???
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