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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTaliban threatened to kill Bergdahl if details of prisoner swap leaked
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-bergdahl-taliban-threat-20140605-story.htmlObama administration officials have told lawmakers they didnt give Congress advance notice of a prisoner exchange with the Taliban last week because the Taliban had threatened to kill Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl if news of the pending trade deal leaked out, according to a Senate aide familiar with the discussions.
Senators were informed at a briefing Wednesday with top Obama officials that the U.S. had obtained credible information that if anything about the swap became public, Bergdahl would be killed, the aide said.
Combined with mounting concerns about Bergdahls health, the threat pushed the White House to move quickly in putting the prisoner trade together, said the aide, who requested anonymity to discuss the private briefing.
Because of their haste and concern about leaks, administration officials say they bypassed a requirement in the law that they provide 30 days notice to Congress before releasing prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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For whatever it's worth. I believe this story, but I'm sure the republicans could give shit. They hate the troops and they'll spit on them any chance they get.
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Taliban threatened to kill Bergdahl if details of prisoner swap leaked (Original Post)
warrior1
Jun 2014
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CatWoman
(79,283 posts)1. agreed
Issa would have dropped leaflets all across Afghanistan.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)2. I trust Obama. I do not trust the Republicans.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)3. Why would the Taliban woman abusers care as long as they get their five Taliban woman abusers back?
This tale makes no sense.
Wounded Bear
(58,442 posts)4. Nor does your comment...
If the goal is to get the guy back, perhaps to face court martial if he really did "desert," getting him killed probably wouldn't teach him much of a lesson.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)5. Why would the taliscum care who knows what as long as the taliscum still get their 5 taliscum back?
Which makes plenty of sense with respect to the taliscum demanding nobody know about it.