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Bowe Bergdahl had deserted before and officers KNEW he was a risk
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | Jun 4th 2014 | By MICHAEL ZENNIE

Posted on 06/04/2014 5:01:42 PM PDT by kingattax

A U.S. Army investigation found that Bowe Bergdahl had walked away from his post at least once before his capture - and that other soldiers in his unit knew he was a flight risk.

The 2010 report, called an AR15-6, is still classified, but it appears to confirm allegations that the former prisoner of war violated military regulations - and that the Pentagon knew it all along.

The revelation, attributed to anonymous sources by the Military Times, comes as the nation's top general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, acknowledged the growing cloud of suspicion hanging over Bergdahl.

The Military Times report says that investigators who looked into the June 2009 capture of Bergdahl found that several soldiers from his unit said he had talked openly about wanting to leave the forward operating base where he was stationed.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; taliban; usarmy
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the 2010 report, called an AR-15....how ironic
1 posted on 06/04/2014 5:01:42 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax

Oh my. Apparently the Daily Mail is part of the Republican Hate Machine.


2 posted on 06/04/2014 5:03:34 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: kingattax

I believe I just heard Hagel say he knew of no sodiers that died trying to save this pos. I guess the family members of the dead vets are lying too?


3 posted on 06/04/2014 5:04:01 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: kingattax

14 of our people dead while searching for THIS turd?I feel sick for them and their families.


4 posted on 06/04/2014 5:04:35 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Steely Tom

Yep,right up there with Fox News? :-)

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5 posted on 06/04/2014 5:05:14 PM PDT by Mears
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To: kingattax

That certainly explains why the Pentagon never listed him as a POW.

He was NOT a POW.


6 posted on 06/04/2014 5:05:39 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: kingattax

I don’t know how these right-wing wackos went back in time to plant this info and documents making this man look bad....

lol


7 posted on 06/04/2014 5:06:23 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: kingattax
President is blasted for 'going rouge' and not telling Congress in advance of the prisoner swap

LOL! Why write it in Froggish, Daily Mail?

We've known his true color all along.

8 posted on 06/04/2014 5:06:29 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Farmer Dean

Can the families of these 14 military members sue in civil court & go after Bergdahl.???


9 posted on 06/04/2014 5:06:54 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: cynwoody

typo. i’m sure it was supposed to be going “rogue”.


10 posted on 06/04/2014 5:07:45 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: kingattax

After the first...why was he allowed to stay in the military?


11 posted on 06/04/2014 5:08:47 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("Remember me as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so you will be")
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To: ridesthemiles

Like maybe a wrongful death suit?I don’t know,but you can bet that there are lawyers out there considering every angle.


12 posted on 06/04/2014 5:08:52 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: kingattax

Bowe Bergdahl, Bradley/Chelsea Manning, Maj. Nidal Hasan...
As thoroughly and compenently vetted as, say, Zero was.


13 posted on 06/04/2014 5:09:30 PM PDT by omega4412
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To: Dallas59

great question that needs an answer


14 posted on 06/04/2014 5:10:04 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: freeangel

Hagel is the MOST STUPID person I have ever seen in Govt.


15 posted on 06/04/2014 5:10:38 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Dallas59

Because no DECENT people are signing up for the military under Obama??????


16 posted on 06/04/2014 5:11:50 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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typo. i’m sure it was supposed to be going “rogue”.

They are talking about Obama. Maybe they really meant "rouge"...

17 posted on 06/04/2014 5:12:41 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Ann Archy

That could be the reason. Rainbow fart libs signing up to spread love with flowers and kittys!


18 posted on 06/04/2014 5:13:05 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("Remember me as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so you will be")
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To: Farmer Dean

sometimes, there just doesn’t seem to be the right words.


19 posted on 06/04/2014 5:13:08 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: El Cid

lol...i stand corrected. you’re probably right now that i think about it


20 posted on 06/04/2014 5:14:00 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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