{"id":57890,"date":"2015-01-27T09:19:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T14:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=57890"},"modified":"2015-01-27T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T18:20:00","slug":"bergdahl-to-be-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=57890","title":{"rendered":"Bergdahl to be charged?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been trying to confirm this all night, but we haven’t been able to nail down the Army. But many news sources, including the Washington Times<\/a>, are reporting that Bowe Bergdahl, the fellow who went on a walkabout into the arms of the Haqqani Network and took off five years from his military career to hang out with the goat ropers, will be charged with desertion;<\/p>\n

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl…is being charged with desertion, retired Lt. Col. Tony Schaffer told Bill O\u2019Reilly on \u201cThe O\u2019Reilly Factor\u201d Monday.<\/p>\n

Mr. Shaffer, who now works for the London Center for Policy Research, said two separate military sources have confirmed to him that Sgt. Bergdahl\u2019s attorney has been given a \u201ccharge sheet,\u201d listing out the articles of the uniform military code that have been violated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, if they are, that’s good. I’m sure somehow the Left is going to make him a victim of the Army, but we’ve known he was guilty back in the early days of his disappearance because of our sources. We kept our traps shut until he was returned to US custody. The Times continues;<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is shaping up to be a titanic struggle behind the scenes,\u201d [Mr. Shaffer] said. \u201cBelieve me, the Army here wants to do the right thing \u2026 And the White House, because of the political narrative, President Obama cozying up to the parents and because he, President Obama, releasing the five Taliban \u2026 The narrative is what the White House does not want to have come out.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m guessing that they’re going give him “time served” with the Haqqani as his punishment. I doubt he can get back pay, but he’ll probably burden the VA healthcare system – in the hope that they give him some free pot someday.<\/p>\n

I know that some will say that he didn’t expect to be treated as he was when he bolted, but that is irrelevant. His intent was to violate policy and leave the wire in some stank-ass belief that he was letting his soul free or some other sort of mistaken sense of freeing himself from the rigors of military life. The fact is that he broke the law and needs to be punished as an example to the other people who mistakenly joined the Army because they thought they could change the system.<\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> As I said initially, we haven’t been able to verify this story and Military Times<\/a> says that the Army has told them that there have been no charging documents issued;<\/p>\n

No charge sheets were available Tuesday, and Boyce said he is unaware of any charge sheets being issued against Bergdahl, adding that the Fox News story “seems to be speculative in nature.” Bergdahl’s attorney Eugene Fidell declined to comment. NBC News, citing an anonymous senior defense official, is also reporting a desertion charge is coming, possibly within the week.<\/p>\n

Gen. Mark Milley, commanding general of Forces Command, “is reviewing now the Army’s facts and findings to determine, impartially, any appropriate next steps and possible actions,” Boyce said.<\/p>\n

Milley is “actively reviewing the case,” he said. “No decision’s been made.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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