The bizarre tale of America’s last known POW

The New York Post ^ | May 31, 2014 | Michael Gartland

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the last known American POW, was freed after five years in captivity — an ordeal that began and ended in Afghanistan under a shroud of mystery.

The Taliban turned over Bergdahl Saturday morning to US special forces in exchange for five notorious Islamic militants who had been held at Guantanamo Bay and will be sent to Qatar, where they will stay for a year under the terms of the trade.

At least one of the prisoners, ranking Taliban leader Khairullah Khairkhwa, had direct ties to Osama bin Laden.

Bergdahl was picked up by helicopter in western Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border.

After climbing aboard, the 28-year-old Idahoan, trying to communicate with his rescuers over the roar of the rotors, scrawled “SF?” on a paper plate — asking his rescuers whether they were special forces.

“Yes,” one of the men shouted. “We’ve been looking for you for a long time.”(continued)

[wtd]

When Bergdahl went AWOL, another soldier from the same unit stated:

• more from twitter including:

  "I will not disclose what a person of his rank could or would know at his point in the military. But it's enough."

  and

  "IEDs started being placed more effectively in the coming weeks. Ambushes were more calculated, cover and concealment was used"

  ***the twitter link is no longer working, twitter states it will be back up**** (but don't hold your breath)

  Try MyPetJawa for some of the images of this soldiers tweeted recollections.

  OF COURSE the regime in DC is going to whitewash this . . .The msm is already on it:

• Freed US soldier celebrated Xmas, played badminton with captors

• The solider’s father, Bob Bergdahl, who has grown a beard in solidarity with his son since 2009,

[ozaukeemom]

The twitter stuff was interesting!

[porter_knorr]

Why aren’t people tying in the blown cover of the CIA chief in Afghanistan as part of this deal?

[Ann Archy]

The Horror that Americans ELECTED is Disgusting!!!! I am ashamed to be an AMerican today.

[Enchante]

well it’s still “eastern” — anything east of the middle of a country is east not west

[Paladin2]

What about The South?