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by Hondo••39

The military judge hearing the Bergdahl case has declined to dismiss it.

Bergdahl’s lawyers had asked for the case to be dismissed due to pre-election comments by then-candidate (now President) Donald Trump.  The judge said he found the comments “disturbing”, but that they did not constitute unlawful command influence.

This article is short but has a few more details.  It’s worth a read.

I’m guessing another “Rose Garden Tea Party” isn’t exactly in Bergdahl’s – or his parents’ – future any time soon.

Be afraid, turncoat.  Be very afraid.

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39 thoughts on “Damn Good News”

  1. Heheheheheheheheheh…

    I love the taste and smell of schadenfreude in the morning, it makes the coffee much tastier.

  2. If the President/Commander-in-Chief, told the Courts Martial board to: “Handle this like any other case, follow the regulations, and precedents, and dispense whatever justice you deem proper.” His defenders would claim that the Prez “influenced the panel”.

    1. I second said motion. Not only does it save on ammo, the same rope can be used to dispatch multiple condemned prisoners.

    2. I’ll donate the ammo….and the rifle…and the firing detail….and the execution site…and the location to (re)cycle the leftovers to Ma earth.

  5. “SGT” Bergdahl will continue to serve with “honor and distinction. Unfortunately for him, that will be at Ft. Leavenworth.

  6. Mostly what I got from that ‘article’ was a frustrated effort at stopping the frakking autostart on the video.
    It’s enough to make you put your fist through the internet’s left ear, and unfortunately, it covers most of the copy so that between the Googlads at the bottom and the autostart video, you have about two lines of copy.

    Aside from that, Trump was not the president when he made those remarks, so they are non sequitur in my book. Whether Bergerbutt’s attorneys like it or not, they can only delay this for so long before this trial has to commence. That old ‘speedy trial’ thingy in the Constitution says so.

    They can pull all the delaying tactics they want to and use all the tricks they like, but the fact IS that Bergerzass deserted his post, period. The other events that followed are pertinent to it. He’s a deserter. Everything else comes after that.

    1. He not only deserted his post, he did so in a Combat Zone and at least six Troops were KIA from missions searching for the fleabag hippie shitass. IMHO that ought to result in at least six more Manslaughter charges against him!

  7. A more thoughtful, disciplined candidate might have realized that it was a bad idea to talk about a pending criminal case that might fall under his responsibility in the not too distant future. That said, I know of no case that’s ever found unlawful command influence based on something a commander said before becoming a commander, so the military judge made the right call. With a well chosen panel and under the careful watch of the military judge, Bergdahl can still have a fair trial.

  8. Oh, boo-hoo. Mr. Defense Attorney, you are welcome to become disturbed about anything you would like to be disturbed. Pardon me and a few of my closest friends while we laugh at your selection of this traitor as your client. Yes, you should indeed be disturbed, but we likely would not agree upon the source of your disturbance, one which you yourself chose.

    This disturbance can not be removed soon enough. Thanks to all involved for now expediting the conclusion of this circus. The military has shown unbelievable diligence and maturity in their handling of this mess.

  9. Damn good news!

    But a bit frustrating for me to read is that the Judge also said that after the jury selection begins….”that they (Bergdahl’s defense) could again ask for charges to be dropped.” HUH??!!

    First time I had ever seen this. A bit of a long listen but an interesting interview with Marcus Luttrell about Bergdahl (I refuse to call him Sergeant).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HuJP2MnnTs

    1. I also refuse to call him Sergeant . He wouldn’t make a pimple on a real Sergeant’s ass . But what pisses me off even more , is seeing him wearing a CIB . I hope they strip him of “everything” and turn him loose in gen-pop at Leavenworth .

      1. I second that on the CIB, LRRP2.

        It also pisses me off when I see the Good Conduct ribbon with rope on his chest.

        It’s possible that if things were to go his way during the trial that he would be also eligible for four more additional awards.

        Purple Heart
        POW Medal
        Afghanistan Campaign Medal
        NATO Medal

        https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/15/army-tables-decision-on-bowe-bergdahls-pow-medal-and-purple-heart-until-after-court-martial/

    2. That’s the judge crossing his “T’s” and dotting his “I’s”, and eliminating that course of action in the ensuing appeals after Bergdahl is convicted. I heard judges say that all the time at civilian trials.
      And, sometimes, it’s the judge’s subtle way of jerking a defense attorney’s chain.

  11. What is important is not what a candidate said but what a President did not do. When given a chance to issue a pardon to Bergdahl, he demurred. Bergy was Obama’s political squeaky toy. He played with him until he he was no longer useful, and then cast him off. Barry could have pardoned him with little or no fallout for himself, but he left the mess for the next administration.

    Hillary can’t do it and Trump won’t. Bergdahl is so screwed, and he richly deserves it.

    1. Ol’ Barry will throw anybody under the bus if it suits his political objective of the moment. He prolly figured that pardoning him would just further light up the controversy of him swapping Bergboi for those five ‘Slamonazi commanders and the cash the media conveniently ignores. Unfortunately, Bergboi is unlikely to the 20+ years of hard labor he so richly deserves.

    2. “he left the mess for the next administration”

      He also booby-trapped the field, poisoned the well and scorch earthed his way out.
      Trump did indeed inherit a mess.
      I hope daddy Bergy is being watched closely.

    1. Not a bad idea, after all he DID say he converted to Aloha Snackbar while he was their goat boy.

  13. Not saying its what I want but I see Bergdahl getting Reduced to E-1, Forfeiture of all pay, allowances and benefits and Dishonorably discharged.
    He will also be given a suspended prison sentence due to his time in captivity.
    Sorry but given the precedence (Robert Garwood) I don’t see him getting hammered flat.
    I also see him getting a book or movie deal, which will bring him a few bucks. He is a simple minded fuck and I see him living out his life in obscurity.

    1. In this case, upon conviction, a proper “suspended sentence” would involve a properly tied manila rope….

  14. Put him to sleep using Zolpidem and other sleeping pills ground in his nightly milk, then while he’s asleep, blast a round right through his damn head, that kills him. He won’t feel it. Doesn’t need to be public. Cleaning up the mess would be disgusting but easy. Cheaper to bury him after a short death then to keep him confined in prison for years.

  15. What type of Court Martial is he getting? Don’t remember seeing or hearing which one, a Special or a General. If it’s a Special, the death penalty is not available if I remember correctly.

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