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U.S. Official: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Has Declined to Speak to His Family
WSJ ^ | June 8, 2014 | By JULIAN E. BARNES

Posted on 06/08/2014 11:15:42 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has declined to speak to his family after five years in harsh captivity that included being held in a cage after one attempted escape, according to a U.S. official familiar with the Army soldier's recovery.

Doctors treating Sgt. Bergdahl at a U.S. military hospital in Germany are moving slowly because of the swirling controversy over the soldier's release, the U.S. official said.

While he spent five years in captivity after being captured by Afghan insurgents in 2009, Sgt. Bergdahl doesn't yet want to talk to his family on the phone, the official said. Details of Sgt. Bergdahl's captivity were earlier reported over the weekend by the New York Times. NYT -0.13%

Sgt. Bergdahl has likely been shielded from most of the backlash his release has generated in the U.S. Some former platoon soldiers have accused him of deserting his post, and lawmakers from both parties have questioned the decision to trade America's lone prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five Taliban officials held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bergdahl; bergdahlhealth; bergdahlnarrative; bergdahlparents; bergdahltaliban; witnesstampering
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To: clintonh8r

It takes a herd. ..of goats...

Didn’t you get the our new memo/meme?


101 posted on 06/08/2014 1:52:45 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: COBOL2Java

I think Bowe’s appreciation for muslim/Afghan “culture” might have changed a bit twardo the negative after being forcibly sodomized a few hundred times as a prized infidel dancing boy.


102 posted on 06/08/2014 2:13:01 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee
here it is getting ready to audition for Dancing With the Starz...

103 posted on 06/08/2014 2:23:08 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Tennessee Nana

What if his dad, amount others put ideas in his head prior to his desertion. What if he thought what he was doing was right but he became disillusioned?

He may not want to talk to his parents because he blames them for it all.


104 posted on 06/08/2014 2:31:40 PM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Bingo! You nailed it.


105 posted on 06/08/2014 3:33:33 PM PDT by FES0844
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To: FR_addict
Are/were daddy and mommy part of a sleeper cell? No one would ever tell us or even hint it under the circumstances. It would be classified for security reasons.

Let's remember that the one who more than likely knew the most was the CIA dude who got outed. I'm betting he'll be Fostercized if he hasn't already.

106 posted on 06/08/2014 3:39:59 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Delta Dawn
I agree...Bowe is indeed expendable.

I've suggested that the parents were part of a cell. Let the games begin.

107 posted on 06/08/2014 3:44:38 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: mom.mom

I suggested that the parents and Bowe are/were actually part of a cell. It’s the only thing that makes much sense to me.


108 posted on 06/08/2014 3:46:26 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

I think they are staving him before he gets to the states so he looks nice and held in captivitish


109 posted on 06/08/2014 3:52:01 PM PDT by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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To: al baby
They already said he is 5'9" and weighs 160 which is perfect.

My questions.

What color is his rug.

Does he insist on Halal.

Kinda noticed that no one has touched on those two points.

110 posted on 06/08/2014 3:56:11 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Georgia Girl 2

My impression is that Bowe may have had a falling out with his family before he joined the Army. Didn’t he move in with the ballet teacher while still a teen?


111 posted on 06/08/2014 5:04:27 PM PDT by tinamina
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To: ilovesarah2012
Bergdahl’s parents got rare access to insiders: Data for sympathizer of Gitmo detainees

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3165287/posts

On the thread above, I saw this post:

“On Google Plus, Robert Bergdahl’s contacts you include that of Anissa bint Yusuf Zaid Ibn Youssef. Why shouldcare? Because this individual is a 10-year member of an Al Qaeda technology support team. Yep, the father of deserter Bowe Bergdahl looks like his Google Plus contacts included AL Qaeda.

by Sarah Barracuda”

112 posted on 06/08/2014 7:30:39 PM PDT by FR_addict
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To: Jet Jaguar
...included being held in a cage after one attempted escape

Is that somewhat similar to what we use for criminals who attempt to escape? Something like a 'jail cell'? With bars etc? And how long was Bergdahl in there? A day - a week? A month?

If he's convicted of desertion he'll be put in another 'cage' by the US military... one with AC, cable TV, and hot meals... but still - a 'cage'.

113 posted on 06/08/2014 7:51:46 PM PDT by GOPJ (https://www.projectveritas.com/home/)
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To: Jet Jaguar
Forget Bergdahl...stop focusing on him..that's what zero wants. Keep asking the question, why did 0bama release 5 top terrorist commanders!!! Hagel said, "we are at war" in his phony explantion of this swap.... Then releasing 5 top commanders while "at war" is Treason.

Keep asking the question, why did 0bama release 5 top terrorist commanders!!!

114 posted on 06/08/2014 8:09:08 PM PDT by SeaBiscuit (God Bless America ..but not if we are Godless?)
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