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riverwalker

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58. he was captured taking a dump

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 03:35 PM

Jun 2014

wikileaks 6/30/09 intercept

http://www.pownetwork.org/gulfII/bergdahl.htm

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We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night [View all] DonViejo Jun 2014 OP

How senseless. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #1

Six people were dead because of Bush, and the deserter meme is unproven and soldiers are human Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #3

It's hardly just this one guy TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #8

did he have a psychotic episode? riverwalker Jun 2014 #53

how would I know that? TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #79

Alleged deserter. And not one member of US forces should have been there anyways. marble falls Jun 2014 #5

Alleged deserter, confirmed American soldier left on the battlefield. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #11

That's always been the promise. Noone left behind. marble falls Jun 2014 #69

Which six? ieoeja Jun 2014 #26

Tell me just what did you mean by Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #42

Lots of time around lots of veterans and cops. ieoeja Jun 2014 #61

my question. how do they know he deserted? spanone Jun 2014 #71

One person's opinion. And the dramatic "now the story can be told" is a lie, it has bee told, with Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #2

No one walks in his shoes newfie11 Jun 2014 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #16

I don't think he's been living a great life newfie11 Jun 2014 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #41

What price? stone space Jun 2014 #32

It makes no sense to me that an American soldier sufrommich Jun 2014 #6

I was thinking the same thing. cyberswede Jun 2014 #18

Soldiers deserted in Korean War. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #27

He's innocent until proved guilty, even in a court-martial. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #7

Strange, I recall reading the story nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #9

Here's a non-contemporary link metalbot Jun 2014 #10

Thanks for the link. I'm thinking he is one of the "uncategorizables." JohnnyLib2 Jun 2014 #13

aah, michael hastings wrote this story! m-lekktor Jun 2014 #14

That is a great read-- panader0 Jun 2014 #29

Michael Hastings Aerows Jun 2014 #49

great piece riverwalker Jun 2014 #54

I haven't read a single account by anyone who actually saw what happened to Bergdahl that night riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #12

Hold it I have never heard any mention if Tillman being hated by his fellow soldiers underpants Jun 2014 #15

nor was he "fragged". Schema Thing Jun 2014 #17

I read Krakauer's book underpants Jun 2014 #21

Sorry. I'm relying on old information perhaps? riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #25

Tillman was murdered for being an atheist? Really? hack89 Jun 2014 #34

There's many other links when I did a google search. That one just came up first riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #38

Because the link you did choose to post is from some CTrs blog hack89 Jun 2014 #47

Going After Cacciato alcibiades_mystery Jun 2014 #19

“And now it is time for a final act of courage. I urge you: March proudly into your own dream.” pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #63

Everyone of these "desertion" stories are from right wing sources tenderfoot Jun 2014 #20

"Rolling Stone" is a "right-wing source"? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #23

BBC is right wing? 840high Jun 2014 #78

"If deployment is lame, I'm going to get lost in the mountains and make my way to China." Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #22

Bowe Bergdahl is a human being Aerows Jun 2014 #51

Some people can't function unless they pick a side/team first (Democrat or Republican). 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #28

At this point, what difference does it make? mwrguy Jun 2014 #30

I find it sickening that these accounts are suddenly springing up (and TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #31

They are not "suddenly popping up" Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #43

Bullshit. You know nothing about me. I am married to a military retiree TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #46

reading is key. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2014 #65

You and I rarely agree Aerows Jun 2014 #52

We lost soldiers looking for Saddam's WMD's too jberryhill Jun 2014 #33

yeah and they were all sent into battle over a series of damnable lies. librechik Jun 2014 #35

where was he going to walk to in the middle of afghanistan? xchrom Jun 2014 #36

this jackass thinks the circumstances he describes made the Sgt. less-worthy of rescue bigtree Jun 2014 #37

AFAICT from that story, the soldiers lost were not involved in the hunt in any way. Demit Jun 2014 #39

It is not beyond the realm of possibility to think reflection Jun 2014 #40

Good points. "Passive suicide" would fit, too, considering where he was. JohnnyLib2 Jun 2014 #45

Color me skeptical...I think we would have heard more of this prior... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #44

Google it Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #48

So shouldn't people be grateful? Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #50

if bergdahl was against the war, they probably considered him a traitor long before he went missing. spanone Jun 2014 #55

Alleged. Let's not participate in hanging him before he's even out of the hospital. nt Hekate Jun 2014 #56

Bergdahl may be a good guy, or a bad guy. But we know one thing for certain. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #57

he was captured taking a dump riverwalker Jun 2014 #58

Thanks. "We were attacking the post he was sitting taking (shit) he had no gun TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #64

Hey, everyone - READ THE ABOVE POST! Pathwalker Jun 2014 #66

That doesn't make much sense Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #67

Walking around with his pants down makes sense? Huh? Pathwalker Jun 2014 #68

I mean caught using the bathroom after he had walked away Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #73

So an American soldier has been a prisoner of the Taliban for five years War Horse Jun 2014 #59

Bush Jr. walked off ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #60

No you cannot talk about it now. If there is evidence of desertion he is entitled to due yellowcanine Jun 2014 #62

We are just hearing one version. As a vet I would simply leave it alone. You never know what the Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #70

That was my thought: the ones making noise are the ones we're hearing... JHB Jun 2014 #72

And what about Bergdahl's plummeting moral Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #74

From the Rolling Stone story: ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #75

Sounds to me like he was a sensitive young man who couldn't deal with the stress OregonBlue Jun 2014 #76

We don't leave American soldiers in the hands of our enemies, or shouldn't...... Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #77