{"id":53883,"date":"2014-07-14T15:45:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T19:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=53883"},"modified":"2014-07-14T15:40:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T19:40:59","slug":"berghdal-completes-reintegration-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=53883","title":{"rendered":"Berghdal Completes “Reintegration Process”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Army Times<\/span> reports that Bowe Bergdahl has completed his \u201creintegration process.\u201d<\/a> He will be returned to duty with US Army North, duty station Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. He will reportedly be assigned administrative duties.<\/p>\n

That same Army Times<\/span> article also notes the following:<\/p>\n

An Army fact-finding investigation conducted in the months after Bergdahl\u2019s disappearance concluded he walked away from his post of his own free will, CNN reported, citing an official who was shown the report.<\/p>\n

But the report said there was no definitive conclusion Bergdahl was a deserter because that would require knowing his intent \u2014 something officials couldn\u2019t learn without talking to him, a U.S. military official has said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, duh \u2013 of course<\/em> the conclusion that Bergdahl was a deserter involves a determination that he intended to remain away permanently.\u00a0 That\u2019s the essential distinction between AWOL\/UA and desertion:\u00a0 the intent to remain away permanently.<\/p>\n

But there are ways to infer intent that don\u2019t involve interviewing the individual in question and accepting their words at face value. Like maybe interviewing those he actually served with immediately before he went \u201cover the hill\u201d, maybe.<\/p>\n

You can also examine other related reports.\u00a0 It also seems that the US Intelligence Community (IC) was not exactly sitting on their hands during Bergdahl\u2019s absence from military control.\u00a0 Specifically, the IC apparently conducted a substantial investigation regarding Berghdal and his activities while “out and about”<\/a>. The file resulting from that IC investigation is reportedly quite extensive.<\/p>\n

As of early June, no relevant Congressional committee had asked to see the IC\u2019s Berghdal files. It\u2019s unclear whether or not that\u2019s happened since early June or not.<\/p>\n

Hmm. Perhaps MG Dahl can quicken the pace of his investigation. Maybe he will get around to re-interviewing the folks who served in Afghanistan \u201creal soon now\u201d. They might be able to shed some light on the guy\u2019s intent through statements he made to or around them.<\/p>\n

And maybe he\u2019ll take a look at what the IC has regarding the matter, too. That just might shed a bit of light on the subject as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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