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Bob Bergdahl Journeyed Deep Into Afghan Books, Language to Save His Son
CNN ^ | June 3, 2014 | Michael Martinez

Posted on 06/04/2014 2:10:08 AM PDT by nickcarraway

When Bob Bergdahl was formally introduced to America in the White House Rose Garden beside the President, he was startling to see and hear at first: the father had seemingly morphed into an Afghan tribesman, wearing a long beard and even speaking Pashto.

The transformation of the former UPS delivery man was five years in the making in the mountain valleys of Idaho, sparked when his son Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan in June 2009.

In the half decade that he and wife crusaded for their son's release -- finally won this past weekend -- Bob Bergdahl journeyed deep into the meaning of his son's captivity and war itself, according to media accounts.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; aidandcomfort; bergdahl; bergdahltruthfile; bobbergdahl; criminalconspiracy; language; notapeacemovement
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1 posted on 06/04/2014 2:10:08 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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why wasn’t Ma Bergdahl wearing a burka ?


2 posted on 06/04/2014 2:12:08 AM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: kingattax

Obama was all over her.


3 posted on 06/04/2014 2:21:03 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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just remember youre talking about the queer-in-chief


4 posted on 06/04/2014 2:22:56 AM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: nickcarraway
He immersed himself in books about Afghanistan and its Pashto language, to speak to his son's captors if only from afar. When it was over, he emerged as someone apparently transformed by his odyssey to save his son.

So apparently he brain washed himself.

5 posted on 06/04/2014 2:25:47 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: nickcarraway

Where does their money come from?


6 posted on 06/04/2014 2:27:36 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: kingattax

I think he’s a Bi-Sexual. He always has had trouble with being a decider.


7 posted on 06/04/2014 2:31:22 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: nickcarraway

Stockholm syndrome


8 posted on 06/04/2014 2:43:01 AM PDT by equalator
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To: nickcarraway

How did Bob Bergdahl save his son?


9 posted on 06/04/2014 2:45:09 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: nickcarraway

There’s something VERY wrong with that entire family.
How could the wife put up with the men in her life?


10 posted on 06/04/2014 2:50:59 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: nickcarraway

Bm


11 posted on 06/04/2014 2:53:35 AM PDT by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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What a nightmare for Bowe.

He thought he was finally free of his captors, then saw his father dressed and speaking like them.


12 posted on 06/04/2014 3:15:19 AM PDT by syriacus (By inviting millions of undocumented immigrants to stay here, Obama's enlarging our carbon footprint)
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I think he has been talking to his father all along.

He said he learned Pashto to talk with the Taliban.

Would like to know if the father has ever visited the Middle East.

That CIA guy that was outed would have had all the info on this.

I'm betting the son is p***** that he was traded.

The language bit is a give away.

The wife....my gut tells me something is very wrong.

Would you let your husband do what hubby is doing because it makes no sense at all.

13 posted on 06/04/2014 3:23:18 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: nickcarraway

Has Bowe asked for a prayer mat yet? Insisted on halal food?


14 posted on 06/04/2014 3:23:58 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: nickcarraway

What a bunch of tripe.

Bob Bergdahl, like his son, is Muslim.


15 posted on 06/04/2014 3:34:41 AM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: nickcarraway

This family is mentally deranged.


16 posted on 06/04/2014 3:34:47 AM PDT by MagnoliaB
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I’m of the firm belief that the father’s actions over the past week have turned what was a “war hero” into a hated deserter who is now vilified by most of America. If he had kept his big mouth shut and was not determined to have his 15 minutes of fame, we’d probably still think the guy was a war hero. This father has helped wreck his son’s life.

I guess I should be grateful the creep spoke out, but liberal, narcissistic parents are a cancer on American society.


17 posted on 06/04/2014 3:49:52 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: nickcarraway

And so the leftist media spin begins. This turd and his father will be made into American folk lore heroes.


18 posted on 06/04/2014 3:51:12 AM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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This traitor doesn’t need his dad to make him look bad. He did a damn fine job of that on his own. Men from this turd’s unit are speaking out. He deserted. He renounced his US citizenship. He sought out the Taliban and his unit leader suspects he helped the Taliban with ambushes and IED attacks. His muslim dad is just icing on the cake.


19 posted on 06/04/2014 3:57:15 AM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: nickcarraway
Actually, I think Daddy Bergdahl did a lot of deep journeying long before his son deserted and the influence of that deep journey had a lot to do with why the kid deserted
20 posted on 06/04/2014 4:24:06 AM PDT by rdcbn
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