Showing posts with label Desertion. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Sarcasm!

March 29, 2015 Comrade Bowe al-Bergdhal , Desertion 0 Comments
Comrade al-Bergdahl Being 'Swiftboated'

By Ivan the Stakhanovets, Mar. 27, 2015, ThePeoplescube.com


Comrades, injustice is afoot! Comrade Bowe al-Bergdhal (who served the Taliban honorably for five years) faces imprisonment in facilities unfit for soldiers of the Religion of Peace.

Comrade al-Bergdhal faces imprisonment not in the proper luxury accommodations of his peers in Guantanamo, but Kansas. American military captured him from his duty station in Afghanistan, and released five Taliban senior leaders in celebration.

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Friday, March 27, 2015

"Desertion And Misbehavior..."

March 27, 2015 Abcnews.go.com , Allen G. Breed 0 Comments
Military: Bergdahl May Face Life In Prison If Convicted

By Allen G. Breed and Lolita C. Balor, Mar. 25, 2015, ABCNews.go.com

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive for five years by the Taliban, was charged Wednesday by the U.S. military with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could get life in prison if convicted.

The charges are the latest development in a long and bitter debate over Bergdahl's case. They also underscore the military and political ramifications of his decision on June 30, 2009, to leave his post after expressing misgivings about the U.S. military's role, as well as his own, in the Afghanistan war.

Bergdahl, 28, was captured by the Taliban and held by members of the Haqqani network, an insurgent group tied to the Taliban that operates both in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Last May 31, Bergdahl was handed over to U.S. special forces in Afghanistan as part of an exchange for five Taliban commanders who were imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Gold Star Mom: 'This Guy Was Worth My Son's Life?' --“It gets really hurtful..."

June 05, 2014 2nd Lt. Darryn Andrews , Desertion 0 Comments
2nd Lt. Darryn Andrews, left, 
and Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. File AP
By Michelle Tan, Jun. 2, 2014, Militarytimes.com

Sondra Andrews’ son, 2nd Lt. Darryn Andrews, is one of six soldiers killed reportedly while searching for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

The sergeant’s return from captivity has stirred “very raw emotions.”

“It gets really hurtful when I think, this guy was worth my son’s life? My son who was patriotic? Who was a true soldier? Who defended his country with his life?” Andrews told Army Times via phone on Monday. “That guy was worth that? I don’t think so.”

Andrews also was upset to hear the U.S. government agreed to release five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Bergdahl’s freedom.

“I bet you anything there were soldiers killed or wounded capturing those five guys,” she said. “So what does that do for their sacrifice? They sacrificed for nothing, because they turned right around and let them go.”

Bergdahl disappeared June 30, 2009, from a base in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan.

He and Darryn Andrews were deployed with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

Soldiers who say they served with Bergdahl have since spoken out on social media and in news reports that the then-Pfc. abandoned his post, wandering away from the combat outpost on his own. Many expressed anger that soldiers were killed while searching for Bergdahl.

Darryn Andrews was one of those men.

He was killed Sept. 4, 2009, when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade, according to the Defense Department notice announcing his death. He was 34.

The military told the Andrews family that their soldier died after a mission to capture a top Taliban fighter, Sondra Andrews said.

“By omission, we assumed they were just pursuing the Taliban,” she said. “Then the guys [Darryn Andrews served with] started contacting me. They said, ‘No, ma’am, we were looking for [Bergdahl].’ ”

Sondra Andrews said she’s “very angry” that the military didn’t contact the family before announcing Bergdahl’s recovery.

“They didn’t have enough respect for us to give us the consideration of letting us know, especially since Darryn was part of that mission,” she said. “As a mother, you’re like, ‘what else have they not told us?’ ”

Within hours of Bergdahl’s disappearance, her son and his soldiers went out on foot patrols to search for him, Sondra Andrews said.

“They found his gear. They knew [he’d left],” she said. “You don’t get captured and leave your gear in neat little stacks. They knew he had walked away from his post.”

Sondra Andrews said she wants to see a full investigation into Bergdahl and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and captivity.

“The military really owes the parents of these fallen soldiers the truth,” she said. “Just the fact that they’re calling that man a hero just took me to my knees.”

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Today Between 3:00PM and 6:00PM (PDT): MIchelle Malkin To Appear On KABC 790's The Larry Elder Show To Discuss Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

June 05, 2014 Desertion , Guantanamo Bay 0 Comments
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Related:  Exclusive: The Story You Haven’t Yet Heard About Bowe Bergdahl’s Desertion --Story gets worse and worse - by Michelle Malkin

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The Bergdahl Deal -- Five Terrorists For a ‘Deserter’? By Larry Elder

June 05, 2014 Articles by Larry Elder , Desertion 0 Comments
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
By Larry Elder, Jun. 5, 2014

 The Washington Times reports that the Pentagon pretty much knew the whereabouts of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in recent years. So why didn't they rescue him?

 Quoting a former intelligence official, the Times said: "Military commanders were loath to risk their people to say this guy. They were loath to pick him up and because of that hesitancy, we wind up trading five Taliban guys for him. The mentality was, ‘We’re not going to lose more of our own guys on this.’”

 The Times also quoted an anonymous “high-level congressional aide”: “Joint Special Operations Command always had the rescue mission on the table and it was entirely under their ownership, but the big question centered on whether Bergdahl was somebody you risk lives for when you still have time and space to maneuver diplomatically. … The prisoner swap was being built up as the only option that was available. But there’s been knowledge of the general vicinity of where Bergdahl was, down to how many guys were guarding him.”

 The congressional aide, wrote the Times, also said that military officials in Afghanistan had been pushing for a stronger deal, but they were “superseded” by the State Department and the White House. The intelligence official said “the administration wanted to close the door on this no matter what the price was.”

 While Bergdahl was in captivity, the military barred soldiers from discussing him, possibly because of the questionable circumstances under which Berbdahl was captured, and also to avoid making him an even bigger ransom tool of political value.

 Now that he's been released, members of Bergdahl’s unit who have spoken out call him a "deserter.”

One posted this comment in the Army Times: “Bergdahl had been acting a little strange, telling people he wanted to ‘walk the earth’ and kept a little journal talking about how he was meant for better things. No one thought anything about it. He was a little ‘out there.’ Next morning he’s gone. … He left his weapon, his kit, and other sensitive items. He only took some water, a compass and a knife.

 “We find some Afghan kids shortly after who saw an American walking north asking about where the Taliban are. … We come to realize that [Bergdahl] deserted his post, snuck out of camp and sought out Taliban… to join them.”

 He then talks about the soldiers killed or wounded in the search for Bergdahl: “PFC Matthew Michael Martinek, SSG Kurt Robert Curtiss, SSG Clayton Bowen, PFC Morris Walker, SSG Michael Murphy, 2LT Darryn Andrews, were all KIA from our unit who died looking for Bergdahl. … Fighting increased. IEDs and enemy ambushes increased. The Taliban knew that we were looking for him in high numbers and our movements were predictable. Because of Bergdahl, more men were out in danger, and more attacks on friendly camps and positions were conducted while we were out looking for him.”

 Another soldier from Bergdahl's battalion, Nathan Bradley Bethea, writes it's “time to speak the truth." In a piece for "The Daily Beast" in which he, too, calls Bergdahl a "deserter," Bethea says: "Bergdahl failed to show for the morning roll call. The soldiers in 2nd platoon Blackfoot Company discovered his rifle, helmet, body armor and web gear in a neat stack. He had, however, taken his compass. His fellow soldiers later mentioned his stated desire to walk from Afghanistan to India."

 The five terrorists released from Guantánamo in exchange for Bergdahl are said to be "the worst of the worst." They were all high-level Taliban, and included two deputy ministers, two Taliban governors and a head of security -- with at least four involved in heroin trafficking and/or drug wars and/or mass murders.

How does the Bergdahl deal affect our enemies? At the very least, they know we will negotiate with terrorists, despite what we say. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says, however, that we did not negotiate with terrorists. The country of Qatar negotiated. Cue the laugh track.

 As for President Obama’s Rose garden celebration flanked by Bergdahl’s parents, he may come to regret it. Many in the military believe that Bergdahl should face military justice, and may even end up getting court-martialed.

 Just days before Bergdahl's father tweeted the following message: "I am still working to free all Guantanamo prisoners. God will repay for the death of every Afghan child, ameen [sic]!" Of even more interest, however, is a person to whom the tweet was directed. He is Abdulqahar Balkhi, with the radical Muslim website Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan, Voice Of Jihad. The site promotes Sharia law and features body parts of "infidels."

Try pairing Bowe Bergdahl’s alleged desertion and his anti-American comments with National Security Advisor Susan Rice’s assertion that “he served the United States with honor and distinction.”

 As a result of this deal, military and civilian personnel posted in dangerous places now have an even bigger price tag on their heads. Nations publicly say they will not negotiate with terrorists. But they do. The question, as always, is whether the benefit outweighs the costs.

This deal stinks.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Obama State Department: Soldiers Are Lying About Bowe Bergdahl --"...arrogance is boundless"

June 04, 2014 Desertion , Guantanamo Bay 1 Comments


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