US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan

[UncleBeer 244]

Actually if you read the article I linked to...

You didn't link any article. Click on the link you posted.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

No it isn't, and it is not a surprise that you are finding yourself poorly informed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/15/armys-bowe-bergdahl-investigation-is-now-in-its-final-stage/

Okay maybe the problem is that you have had too many beers. This looks suspiciously like a link to me.

[GandD 5,966]

Okay maybe the problem is that you have had too many beers. This looks suspiciously like a link to me.

I got 404 from the link also. Only tried from mobile though......

[UncleBeer 244]

Okay maybe the problem is that you have had too many beers. This looks suspiciously like a link to me.

Did you try clicking on it, genius?

404 - Not Found

The page that you requested is not available.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Did you try clicking on it, genius?

I didn't as it was an actual article when I first cut and pasted it. The article was in regards to the report on the investigation and indicated that it would be completed and submitted to the military in three weeks or so and from the August 15th date of the article but even longer than that before reaching the Army brass.

I am using a mobile device but here's an attempt at pasting it here.

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By Dan Lamothe August 15

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl preparing to be interviewed by Army investigators this month in a photo released by his lawyer, Eugene R. Fidell. Army officials say they anticipate the investigation will take another three weeks to complete, they said Friday. (AP Photo/Eugene R. Fidell)

The Army’s investigation into the 2009 disappearance of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has entered the final stage, Army officials said Friday, but they cautioned that it will take at least three more weeks for a final draft to be completed and even longer for it to be presented to top Army leaders.

The investigating officer, Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, questioned Bergdahl last week over two days, said his civilian lawyer, Eugene R. Fidell. Dahl is working to establish what happened to the soldier who went missing from his patrol base in Afghanistan’s Paktika province on June 30, 2009, and was imprisoned by militants for five years, some of that time in a locked cage. He was recovered by the United States on May 31 in a controversial exchange for five Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Dahl is in the process of completing his draft report, but “it is possible that he will have to follow up on outstanding issues,” said Wayne Hall, an Army spokesman. The general’s report will undergo a separate legal review before it is presented to top Army officials, and it isn’t clear how long that could take.

The results of the investigation could significantly affect Bergdahl’s future. At stake: An Army determination of whether it should bring criminal charges against him for deserting his post or going absent without leave, both of which are illegal under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Some fellow soldiers in his platoon have insisted that is the case, but Bergdahl’s mental status at the time is also likely to be examined and could be a factor in any determination.

Fidell, a military justice expert who teaches at Yale University, was retained by Bergdahl as counsel last month. He told Checkpoint on Friday that his client answered questions from Dahl from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 6, and from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 7. Given the complexity of the case and the amount of time that Bergdahl spent in captivity, it isn’t surprising that Dahl still needs more time to complete his report, Fidell said.

“My client answered every question he was asked,” Fidell said.

Edited September 22, 2014 by ready4ONE

[ready4ONE 5,400]

It looks funky but I guess it would shut up anyone who reasonably believed their incorrect assumption that there is a cover up and has now been shown to have been incorrect, but no doubt too many beers and reality conflicting with your desired version of it will mean that you won't.

My humblest apologies for not beta testing the link to reality I posted.

[UncleBeer 244]

It looks funky but I guess it would shut up anyone who reasonably believed their incorrect assumption that there is a cover up and has now been shown to have been incorrect, but no doubt too many beers and reality conflicting with your desired version of it will mean that you won't.

Is that what you're here for: to "shut people up" and accuse them of alcoholism?

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Is that what you're here for: to "shut people up" and accuse them of alcoholism?

If they post comments reflecting the disinformation from the Right Wing echo chamber, yes. I was playing on the moniker you gave yourself, perhaps you are simply Google challenged? I obviously don't know you and even if I did, I am not certified to diagnose chemical dependancy.

[UncleBeer 244]

If they post comments reflecting the disinformation from the Right Wing echo chamber, yes.

Ah yes: vast right-wing conspiracy. Of course.

I was playing on the moniker you gave yourself, perhaps you are simply Google challenged? I obviously don't know you and even if I did, I am not certified to diagnose chemical dependancy.

Public accusation of alcoholism. Welcome to my ignore list.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Ah yes: vast right-wing conspiracy. Of course.

Public accusation of alcoholism. Welcome to my ignore list.

Yes vast RW conspiracy to spread disinformation, such as loudly proclaiming cover up due to the non-release of a report that isn't finished yet.

I'll take the opportunity to enjoy making your ignored list but continue to shoot down your bogus disinformation.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Yes vast RW conspiracy to spread disinformation, such as loudly proclaiming cover up due to the non-release of a report that isn't finished yet.

I'll take the opportunity to enjoy making your ignored list but continue to shoot down your bogus disinformation.

Welcome to the club.

[UncleBeer 244]

O'bama releases four more dangerous Gitmo detainees. Say, hasn't he heard that "elections have consequences"?

President Obama has opened a new front in his hard line against the incoming Republican Congress by releasing more detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, against lawmakers’ objections.

The Pentagon announced Thursday that four al Qaeda fighters from Yemen, including a senior figure who facilitated travel to Afghanistan for Arab extremists, and a Tunisian extremist would be transferred to Slovakia and Georgia.

The transfers leave 143 detainees at Guantanamo, which Obama has vowed to close. Republican lawmakers, who have been pressing the administration to stop releasing detainees amid reports that some former prisoners had joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, were furious.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

So Obama is doing to Republicans what they've done to him for the past 6 years? Good for him. Finally!

[Karee 4,191]

So Obama is doing to Republicans what they've done to him for the past 6 years? Good for him. Finally!

Only difference is these folks could possibly attack and kill American citizens in the future. But please continue with your unabated support of Obama. Screw the consequences.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Only difference is these folks could possibly attack and kill American citizens in the future. But please continue with your unabated support of Obama. Screw the consequences.

These are detainees that have long been cleared for transfer. That fear mongering might work with you - it doesn't work with me. You can't keep these people locked up without charges forever. It's a stain on the fabric of this nation.