Posted on 11/20/2014 6:04:11 AM PST by bestintxas
The Pentagon is under fire for making a ransom payment to an Afghan earlier this year as part of a failed bid to win the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, according to U.S. officials. Sgt. Bergdahl was released in May after nearly five years in captivity as part of a controversial exchange for five terrorists held at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ransom payment was first disclosed by Rep. Duncan Hunter in a Nov. 5 letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Mr. Hunter stated in the letter that Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) made the payment covertly as part of a release deal. But the money was stolen by the Afghan intermediary claiming to represent the Haqqani terrorist network. “Given the significance of this matter, as well as the fact that Pentagon officials have denied that a payment was even considered — and you also said you were unaware of any such attempt — I ask you to immediately inquire with JSOC to determine the specific order of events,” said Mr. Hunter, California Republican and member of the House Armed Services Committee.
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I think that the Con man is due one more payment.
I guess he just found out when he read the paper today.
idiots
or maybe not
maybe some of that money ended up in the bank accounts of US officials, let’s check, okay?
There is no end to the corruption of this President and his Czars. There is not one thing these people can do without falsifying reports, facts, etc. It seems it is always how much can they steal or rip off America for. Even Government employees are encouraged to falsify and fabricate reports/records.
Remember - It’s only a scandal if it’s done by a Republican
didn’t BO say they don’t pay ransom(s). I think that is a bigger story. I believe the WH said it was illegal to do so when the one man was beheaded. They said his family could not pay a ransom.
Hillary and Obama paid the ransom in BENGHAZI. Where is the court martial for the Officer that “lost” armored vehicles, night vision equipment and weapons in BENGHAZI AFTER the murders of the Americans at BENGHAZI? There hasn’t been one. There won’t be one. That was ransom paid by Hillary and Obama to our enemies. And where do you think that six billion dollars “lost” from Hillary’s State Department went? BENGHAZI.
So the trade was 5 terrorists AND a ransom payment....
What a farce. 0bama forced this upon the American people. It was a deliberate and intentional lie. The goal was to give the bearded savages 5 of their own lowlifes. He then concocted the excuse that Bergdahl needed to be freed.
What filthy lying scum.
Was he from Nigeria!?
No, but I do hear he has recently come across the border illegally and is looking for EBT cards and other benefits as the cherry on top of his ransom payment.
I’m sickened by idiots who tried to give up all for a damn deserter...
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