Wednesday, June 4, 2014

U.S. Army: Bowe Bergdahl To Face Desertion Charges

Provisions: Bergdahl walked off without his gun, but with water, a compass and two days of rations

Revealed: Bowe Bergdahl Left Letter Telling Comrades At Afghan Base He Was 'Leaving To Start New Life And Didn't Want To Fight For America' As Army Announces He DOES Face Desertion Charges -- Daily Mail

* Sgt Bowe Bergdahl left a note for his comrades in which he said he did not want to fight for America any more and was leaving to start a new life
* Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today said 'it's premature' to think there will be no charges against Bergdahl
* Army Secretary confirms that there will be a full government investigation into the circumstances surrounding his 2009 disappearance
* Will put Obama under more pressure after Susan Rice said he served with 'honor and distinction' and freed five Taliban commanders
* Former comrade who was there when Bergdahl disappeared five years ago broke a military gagging order to speak to MailOnline
* He said: 'As far as I’m concerned Bergdahl deserted his men and should face a court martial'
* ‘Everyone looked at me like I was crazy but I was right, he had walked off’

Bowe Bergdahl left a note saying he had gone to start a 'new life' and a former comrade broke his military gagging order today to tell MailOnline of the jaw-dropping moment he discovered the Taliban POW had walked off from their Afghanistan base.

That revelation came just hours before two top government officials confirmed that there will be a new, full investigation into Bergdahl's disappearance.

The soldier, who requested anonymity as he is still in the military, said: ‘Everyone looked at me like I was crazy but I was right, he had walked off.’

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More News On Reports That Bowe Bergdahl Will Be Facing Desertion Charges

Bowe Bergdahl’s Vanishing Before Capture Angered His Unit -- New York Times
Top Military Officer: Bergdahl Case Not Closed -- AP
Army says it will launch new review of Bergdahl capture -- USA Today
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl may face investigation: US army chief Martin Dempsey -- Times of India/AFP
Official: Army will review freed soldier Bergdahl's case -- but it's not first priority -- CNN
Bowe Bergdahl Could Get Five Years for Deserting, Expert Says -- NBC

Update: I had to shake my head on this one .... Pentagon: ‘Too Soon’ To Say if Bowe Bergdahl Will Return to Army Unit -- National Review

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