Posted on 12/11/2015 11:40:35 AM PST by jazusamo
Fox video at link.
New photos obtained by Fox News challenge Bowe Bergdahl's claim that he abandoned his post in 2009 to draw attention to leadership problems in the Army, according to a former platoon mate who served with the Idaho native in Afghanistan.
"That whole story that he walked away to tell on us doesn't make any sense. He was relaxed and there was nothing about leadership problems," former Army Pvt. Joseph Coe said, adding that Bergdahl gave him the photos five days before he walked away from their outpost on June 30, 2009. "Bergdahl was a good friend to me, but he messed up and needs to be held accountable."
In an interview with Mark Boal, who wrote the screenplays for "Zero Dark Thirty," about the Navy SEAL raid that killed Usama bin Laden, and "The Hurt Locker," about a bomb disposal team during the Iraq war, Bergdahl explained why he walked away.
The audio tapes were shared with the Serial podcast and made public this week.
"All's I was seeing was basically, leadership failure to the point that the lives of the guys standing next to me were literally from what I could see, in danger of something seriously going wrong," Bergdahl said.
But after making his decision to walk away, he soon realized he was in over his head, and changed his plan to one of gathering intel on the Taliban, he said, likening himself fillm action hero Jason Bourne.
Bergdahl's claim he acted to draw attention to leadership issues in his unit appears at odds with the images obtained by Fox. They show Bergdahl appearing stress-free as he works with fellow soldiers and poses with livestock and feral cats at the outpost.
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Pictures show him posing with his goat friend.
The new Serial Podcast apparently is about this whole story. Does anyone know anymore? I’m anticipating a pro Bergdahl stance.
Anyone want to take bets on how the MSM is going to spin this story?
Yep, most appropriate.
I’m sure Bergdahl will be portrayed in a sympathetic way. Hate NPR. I know a lot of people who think NPR is the only unfiltered news source. Sheeple.
I listened to about half of the podcast this morning. Isn’t his trial coming up? This really burns me up.
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Hero, whistle blower, and pathological LIAR
“. Hate NPR. I know a lot of people who think NPR is the only unfiltered news source. Sheeple.”
I agree——they all go around quoting Malcolm Gladwell.
Most annoying.
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publicly funded leftist propaganda.
next time a libidiot mentions npr, fire that one back at em....
have yet to meet one that does not get pissed off by that statement
Trump would let him go. From a plane over Afghanistan at 30,000 ft.
I fully believe had Trump been president the Article 32 hearing recommendation would have been different.
It doesn’t matter if he was posing with Bozo the Clown at the circus, he is still a deserter. A lowly private is in no position to judge the quality of his superiors and take it upon himself to change his assignment and strike out on his own like some sort of super hero. His silly-assed story is completely unbelievable except by a doped-up moron like our so-called president. I’m surprised he didn’t invent some new-fangled clock while he was gone. He might have been seen as officer material for that.
What did former SecDef Chuck Hagel know and when did he know it. Inquiring people would like to know.
Totally agree.
I believe the results of the investigation by MajGen Dahl is rife with unlawful command influence, very sad in my view.
BKMK
Huh. Didn't know he was married.
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