Traitorous Lefty Hero Bergdahl Speaks

[LogikAndReazon]

Why hasnt that POS been executed yet ?

 

[talksalot]

Every time I think about the soldiers killed trying to find Bergdahl and the release of five terrorist leaders for that sorry SOB it makes me furious. It should make everyone angry.

 

[B. Kidd]

Delusional Bergdahl wanted to be like Jason Bourne (his words, not mine). Bergdahl is still 'Government Issue (G.I.)' and did not get DoD approval for his podcast, and should be additionally charged.
He's a wacko like 'President Zippy', who probably wants another excuse to invite Bergdahls' parents back to the White House so he can squeeze Bergdahls' mommy some more.........

 

[waltky]

Shoulda kept his mouth shut, dey used to shoot deserters...

U.S. soldier Bergdahl may face life sentence in court-martial over desertion
14 Dec.`15 - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.

Bergdahl, 29, was charged earlier this year with desertion and endangering U.S. troops and could face the life sentence if convicted of the latter, more serious offense. In ordering the court martial on Monday, Army General Robert Abrams did not follow the recommendation of a preliminary hearing which, according to Bergdahl's lawyer, called for Bergdahl to face a proceeding that could impose a potential maximum penalty of a year in confinement. Bergdahl's lawyer, Eugene Fidell, said the defense team "had hoped the case would not go in this direction." He also urged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called Bergdahl a "dirty, rotten traitor," to "cease his prejudicial months-long campaign of defamation against our client."

Bergdahl disappeared on foot on June 30, 2009, from Combat Outpost Mest-Malak in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, and was subsequently captured by the Taliban. He left his post to draw attention to "leadership failure" in his unit, Bergdahl said last week on the popular podcast Serial, which is focusing a season on his case. The Idaho native suffered torture, abuse and neglect at the hands of Taliban forces, including months of beatings and being confined for 3-1/2 years to a metal cage barely big enough to stand in, a military expert testified previously. The head of the Army team that investigated Bergdahl has said he does not believe he should face jail time. The official search for Bergdahl lasted 45 days, but the United States spent years trying to determine his whereabouts and bring him home.

He was freed in a prisoner swap in May 2014 that sent five Taliban leaders held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay to Qatar, where they had to remain for a year. The deal drew heavy criticism from Republicans. Major General Kenneth Dahl, who led the military's investigation of Bergdahl's case, testified at a military probable cause hearing in September that Bergdahl was not a Taliban sympathizer and no soldiers directly involved in the search for him were killed. Jeff Addicott, an Army officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps for 20 years and a law professor at St. Mary's University, said Bergdahl, who has been stationed at a base in San Antonio, Texas, may now be confined to his base. "He is going to be watched very closely now because he has left his place of duty before in a combat zone and he may try to do it again," he said.

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[waltky]

Wonder if Obama gonna pardon him?

Bergdahl to be court-martialed under new commander-in-chief
May 17, 2016 — A new commander-in-chief will be in charge when Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is court-martialed in February.

The new trial date set by a military judge on Tuesday could give the proceedings a higher profile, coming only weeks after the new president — probably either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump — is sworn into office. The likely Democratic nominee is already being criticized by Trump supporters for supporting the Taliban prisoner swap that brought Bergdahl home after five years in captivity. Bergdahl's defense team, meanwhile, says the presumptive Republican nominee has already damaged the soldier's chances for a fair trial by calling him a "dirty, rotten traitor" who "should have been executed."

The concern is that a President Trump could influence Army brass to exert "undue command influence" on the trial, Rachel VanLandingham, a former Air Force lawyer who teaches at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Lawyers will have to try to figure out whether the Army judge or jury deciding Bergdahl's fate have taken Trump's harsh comments to heart, said Eric Carpenter, a former Army helicopter pilot and lawyer who now teaches at Florida International University College of Law in Miami. "If Trump is elected, it doesn't matter that he made the statements before becoming the commander-in-chief," Carpenter said. "The key is that the panel is free from members who have been influenced by Trump's statements." "The military judge would allow the defense team to question the jurors, find the ones that have been influenced, and then remove them from the panel," he added. Bergdahl also could choose to be tried by a judge alone.

The soldier from Hailey, Idaho, now 30, faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The latter charge is relatively rare and carries the potential of life in prison. Bergdahl said he was trying to alert superior officers to problems in his unit when he walked away from his combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. He was swiftly captured by the Taliban, and remained a prisoner until President Barack Obama exchanged five Guantanamo Bay detainees for his safe return two years ago. Obama said the U.S. "does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind," but the swap was harshly criticized. Some members of Congress said it jeopardized national security.

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[waltky]

Military judge has rejected efforts to dismiss the desertion case...

Judge Won't Dismiss Bergdahl Case Over McCain's Comments
Sep 30, 2016 — A military judge has rejected efforts to dismiss the desertion case against Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl over comments made by U.S. Sen. John McCain.

Berdahl's lawyers argued that McCain improperly influenced the case by telling a reporter in 2015 that his Senate committee would hold a hearing if Bergdahl weren't punished.

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, center, arrives at the Fort Bragg, N.C., courtroom facility for an arraignment hearing​

Bergdahl walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and wound up in captivity of the Taliban and its allies for five years. He is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Trial is scheduled for February 2017 at Fort Bragg.

Army judge Col. Jeffery Nance denied the defense motion to dismiss charges against Bergdahl. Nance writes that no reasonable observer would conclude the senator made the prosecution unfair because McCain has no direct power over the court-martial.

Judge Won't Dismiss Bergdahl Case Over McCain's Comments | Military.com

 

[yiostheoy]

I can't decide whether to go to the movie or not.

 

[yiostheoy]

Every time I think about the soldiers killed trying to find Bergdahl and the release of five terrorist leaders for that sorry SOB it makes me furious. It should make everyone angry.

It was a high price, re the exchange, but we (the USA) always get our guys back.

Whether B. will be shot or not is a different matter.

Sad to hear about the casualties who went looking for him.

 

[yiostheoy]

Shoulda kept his mouth shut, dey used to shoot deserters...

U.S. soldier Bergdahl may face life sentence in court-martial over desertion
14 Dec.`15 - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.

Bergdahl, 29, was charged earlier this year with desertion and endangering U.S. troops and could face the life sentence if convicted of the latter, more serious offense. In ordering the court martial on Monday, Army General Robert Abrams did not follow the recommendation of a preliminary hearing which, according to Bergdahl's lawyer, called for Bergdahl to face a proceeding that could impose a potential maximum penalty of a year in confinement. Bergdahl's lawyer, Eugene Fidell, said the defense team "had hoped the case would not go in this direction." He also urged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called Bergdahl a "dirty, rotten traitor," to "cease his prejudicial months-long campaign of defamation against our client."

Bergdahl disappeared on foot on June 30, 2009, from Combat Outpost Mest-Malak in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, and was subsequently captured by the Taliban. He left his post to draw attention to "leadership failure" in his unit, Bergdahl said last week on the popular podcast Serial, which is focusing a season on his case. The Idaho native suffered torture, abuse and neglect at the hands of Taliban forces, including months of beatings and being confined for 3-1/2 years to a metal cage barely big enough to stand in, a military expert testified previously. The head of the Army team that investigated Bergdahl has said he does not believe he should face jail time. The official search for Bergdahl lasted 45 days, but the United States spent years trying to determine his whereabouts and bring him home.

He was freed in a prisoner swap in May 2014 that sent five Taliban leaders held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay to Qatar, where they had to remain for a year. The deal drew heavy criticism from Republicans. Major General Kenneth Dahl, who led the military's investigation of Bergdahl's case, testified at a military probable cause hearing in September that Bergdahl was not a Taliban sympathizer and no soldiers directly involved in the search for him were killed. Jeff Addicott, an Army officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps for 20 years and a law professor at St. Mary's University, said Bergdahl, who has been stationed at a base in San Antonio, Texas, may now be confined to his base. "He is going to be watched very closely now because he has left his place of duty before in a combat zone and he may try to do it again," he said.

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The USA has only ever shot one deserter since the US Civil War.

They made a movie about him. Martin Sheen played the lead part.