Posted on 09/07/2015 2:10:59 PM PDT by ColdOne
full title...Former Taliban captive Bowe Bergdahl hit with charge that has rarely been used since WWII and could mean life behind bars
Military prosecutors have reached into a section of military law seldom used since World War II in the politically fraught case against Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner for years by the Taliban after leaving his post in Afghanistan.
Earlier this year Bergdahl was charged with desertion after the deal brokered by the United States to bring him home. And now he has also been charged with misbehavior before the enemy, a much rarer offense that carries a stiffer potential penalty in this case.
'I've never seen it charged,' Walter Huffman, a retired major general who served as the Army's top lawyer, said of the misbehavior charge. 'It's not something you find in common everyday practice in the military.'
Bergdahl could face a life sentence if convicted of the charge, which accuses him of endangering fellow soldiers when he 'left without authority; and wrongfully caused search and recovery operations'.
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He should be tried for treason and shot.
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Six better men than he was died in the search for this deserter. He ought to be tried for that and executed.
I still think a firing squad is a better solution.
Give him the Private Slovik treatment.
Just put him away. I do not care what they charge him with as long as goes away for the death of these Men.
Not yet. Torture this puke first. Death is too good for this asshole. Make him suffer.
bfl
0 will pardon his co-religionist.
One of those who went looking for him is paralyzed by a sniper bullet. For that alone, he should get life. president selfie stick bears a lot of culpability, too..
Amen to that.
You know, now that PP has all this backlash and hopefully will never be able to sell anymore dead babies .. . that traitor looks like a candidate for extracting tissue samples!
BAM! The first two responses nail it.
Yep, just said that to the wife.
An Obama Pardon is definitely a major concern.
War zone betrayals, where our bravest stand, walk and run, deserve to be executed, if we ever hope to continue with standards at all in the Armed Services. The bond of loyalty in battle, has been real and saved countless lives. Broken bond can not be tolerated in a serious military. We all lose.
My first thought as well. On the other hand, there’s always street justice.
Give him to ISIS.
All you have to do is a Google Image search “obama bergdahl rose garden” to see which way this one is going. Bowes’s mom and The Prez can’t keep their hands off of each other. Bowe will be out in no time.
Aaaaah Street Justice, there was a time, and it worked, nobody squealed even the victim, they knew better.
Treason is a VERY tough charge to prosecute.
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