One night, after finishing a guard-duty shift Bowe Bergdahl asked his team leader whether there would be a problem if he left camp with his rifle and night-vision goggles — to which the team leader replied “yes.”

 

Bergdahl then returned to his bunker, picked up a knife, water, his diary and a camera, and left camp, according to Rolling Stone. The next morning, he was reported missing, and later that day, a drone and four fighter jets ­began to search for him.

 

Weeks of searching turned into months. The military pushed his parents and fellow soldiers to sign nondisclosure agreements. But before everyone signed, a comrade from his unit publicly called on Facebook for Bergdahl’s execution as a deserter.

 

Propaganda videos of his captivity — which featured Bergdahl denouncing American foreign policy — were released.

 

Five years later, Bergdahl was picked up by Special Forces in western Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. He faces a long recovery regardless of any other circumstances.

Bergdahl is apparently speaking in what appears to be Pashto, said his dad, Bob Bergdahl – the Duck Dynasty guy in the photo with President Obama. It was not clear whether his son can still even speak English, Bob said.

When the father spoke to his son — for the first time in five worried years — it was to say both in Pashto and English, “I am your father, Bowe.”

What? The dad speaks “Pashto”? I don’t know – that sounds weird to me. But not after you see dad’s Tweets! It’s like an episode of Homeland – you don’t know who is who.

And what did the Taliban get in return, you ask? The five Afghan detainees at the prison in Guantanamo Bay are among the most senior Afghans still held at the prison – five notorious Islamic militants. All five were assessed to be high risk, in other words — “likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies,” according to secret Defense Department reports released by Wikileaks.

Mullah Mohammad Fazl, Mullah Norullah Noori, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Khairullah Khairkhwa and Mohammed Nabi Omari are set to be released from Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba, The Daily Beast reported.

 

“They are undoubtedly among the most dangerous Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo,” said Thomas Joscelyn, a senior editor at the non-profit Long War Journal.

 

All five were major Taliban officials. According to Pentagon dossiers leaked by Wikileaks, details on four of the terror suspects reveal:

• Mohammad Fazl was the terrorist group’s former deputy minister.

• Abdul Haq Wasiq was a former deputy minster of intelligence.

• Mr. Khairkhwa was a former heroine trafficker and Taliban governor of Herat.

• Norullah Noori was personally asked by Osama Bin Laden to participate in northern drug wars.

I think John McCain summed it up the best: He described the detainees as “vicious and violent Taliban extremists.” But then he just had to say; “I am eager to learn what precise steps are being taken to ensure that these vicious and violent Taliban extremists never return to the fight against the United States and our partners or engage in any activities that can threaten the prospects for peace and security in Afghanistan.” Um, Senator – this is the Obama Admin we’re talking about.

Also when Bergdahl went missing, there was a huge effort to find him, perhaps because of the fear he may have defected. These missions of course put the lives of dozens of soldiers in otherwise unnecessary risk as they searched through Taliban territory. Were any killed looking for Bergdahl? Should we check WikiLeaks?

It is being reported on other websites that a half-dozen died while on missions to find Bergdahl. If this is true, he already has blood on his hands.

This is a very dangerous moment in American History…

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