Berghdahl Proof of Life

[Havoc13]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...eo-of-pow-bowe-bergdahl?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=1

The United States has obtained a "proof of life" video of American soldier Bowe Bergdahl who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and is the only U.S. service member held captive by enemy forces, officials said Wednesday.

The video — which was on a thumb drive intercepted by the U.S. last week — shows a frail, shaky Bergdahl making a reference to the recent death of South African leader Nelson Mandela, the officials said.

... U.S. military officials told NBC News they believe he is being held hostage by...

Held hostage by whom? Guesses? I know you know...

 

[pardus]

He gets no sympathy from me. He chose his path.

 

[AWP]

He gets no sympathy from me. He chose his path.

Money.

 

[SpitfireV]

Money?

 

[AWP]

Money?

Money shot, on the money, strongly agreeing with pardus.

 

[Diamondback 2/2]

Yeah its hard to have sympathy for a dude who abandons his platoon in the middle of the bad lands.

I hope he gets home alive, and when he does, I hope the bust him to Pvt E1 and give him a dishonorable discharge. Unfortunately he will be hailed a hero by the media, if he ever does get released. I wouldn't put people in harms way to rescue him, personally, I don't think the Army has any obligation to the guy.

I do have sympathy for his parents...

 

[SpitfireV]

Money shot, on the money, strongly agreeing with pardus.

Ah

 

[pardus]

IIRC we've already lost a few guys on rescue attempts.
I agree with @JAB he's not worth the effort to rescue.

 

[DA SWO]

Eventually Pakistan will rescue him, and we will send another billion to them.
The interesting part will be watching what the Army does, hail him as a returning hero, or as a deserter? Most folks don't know his story so the hailed as a hero will make him go away quicker.

 

[AWP]

Eventually Pakistan will rescue him, and we will send another billion to them.

Two billion and an aircraft carrier. Can I get three bill and a sub? Three billion and a sub? Three billion and a sub? Going once, going twice....

 

[pardus]

Eventually Pakistan will rescue him, and we will send another billion to them.
The interesting part will be watching what the Army does, hail him as a returning hero, or as a deserter? Most folks don't know his story so the hailed as a hero will make him go away quicker.

Yeah, he should be convicted as a deserter/traitor and jailed for life, but my money is on him being feted by the media, a book and movie deal, and a hero to the Bradly Manning crowd of imbeciles.

 

[DA SWO]

Hopefully one of his former comrades kicks him in the nuts, then caps him.

 

[racing_kitty]

I still don't think he's going to get out of there alive. The wilderness lifestyle doesn't seem to be agreeing much with him, abuse notwithstanding. If things go pear-shaped for the Paki-ban, he's fucking toast. Why? Because he's an American, the bulk of the citizens back here look at him as a poor, long suffering hostage who's not cared about by TPTB, and they know that it's a helluva lot more effective to make the indigs here in the Great Satan cry than it is to actually try to attack us here. Don't think that none of them haven't learned that from the periodic sting operations that pop up on the 5 o'clock newscast involving local converts and fake explosives. I can't remember if he was an 11-series or not, but I can guarantee you that any knowledge he could give them now is dated, forgotten, or otherwise deemed useless. He's alive simply for a possible PR fatality later.

I'm willing to make a wager that he dies as soon as we elect a more aggressive-against-Islam president to the Oval Office. Not a chance in hell they'll give us the opportunity to "rescue" him. He brought it on himself when he chucked the deuce and walked away.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Part of what is so interesting about this story to me, is that in nearly every report I have seen, not one of those stories has mentioned the circumstances of his original disappearance. He has a Wikipedia page, and that page actually discusses the most accepted scenarios around his disappearance.

 

[goon175]

I think we need to make every effort to rescue him, if they were to radicalize him (maybe they already have?) he could be very dangerous.

 

[Brill]

I think we need to make every effort to rescue him, if they were to radicalize him (maybe they already have?) he could be very dangerous.

I take it you're a Showtime fan?

 

[racing_kitty]

I think we need to make every effort to rescue him, if they were to radicalize him (maybe they already have?) he could be very dangerous.

How do we know he wasn't when he walked away in the first place? I don't think he went walkabout to write for Lonely Planet or Conde Nast.

 

[pardus]

I think we need to make every effort to rescue him, if they were to radicalize him (maybe they already have?) he could be very dangerous.

How so?

 

[DA SWO]

How do we know he wasn't when he walked away in the first place? I don't think he went walkabout to write for Lonely Planet or Conde Nast.

He was (in my opinion) radicalized when he walked.
He sent his shit home, e-mailed mom/dad about how bad America was/is and then split.
What has never been discussed is how he walked off the COB without a weapon, etc. Did he go out the front gate, somehow sneak out, etc?

 

[Ooh-Rah]

I've been thinking about this all day (slow day)...no reason he should still be alive after all these years. Based on what we "know", I am under the belief that he is working with "them" and this is simply a ploy to get some baddies released - we don't negotiate with terrorists, and if we did (do?)...this ain't the guy we need to start with.