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The bizarre tale of America’s last known POW
The New York Post ^ | May 31, 2014 | Michael Gartland

Posted on 06/01/2014 6:56:36 PM PDT by 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)

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


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bergdahl; bobbergdahl; bowebergdahl; gitmo; obama; taliban
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To: RitaOK
When Bergdahl went AWOL, another soldier from the same unit stated:
21 posted on 06/01/2014 8:26:14 PM PDT by wtd
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To: wtd

The twitter stuff was interesting!


22 posted on 06/01/2014 8:35:47 PM PDT by ozaukeemom (Is there even a republic left?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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


23 posted on 06/01/2014 8:38:11 PM PDT by porter_knorr
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To: joshua c

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


24 posted on 06/02/2014 12:17:48 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Paladin2

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


25 posted on 06/03/2014 11:32:16 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: Enchante

What about The South?


26 posted on 06/04/2014 6:03:31 AM PDT by Paladin2
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