Things that make you go “wait, what? Seriously?”
(The Wire) As the Army continues to investigate whether Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is guilty of deserting his unit, this afternoon they said there is no reason to believe that Bergdahl engaged in any misconduct during his five years in captivity.
In fact, that’s all that the Army said:
We have no reason to believe that he engaged in any misconduct.”
Bergdahl electrified the national discourse last month after he was freed in a prisoner swap involving five members of the Taliban held at Guantanamo Bay. As charges against his character emerged, the narrative quickly shifted from Bergdahl as POW to Bergdahl as despicable deserter, unworthy bargaining chip, unwitting endangerer of America, and worse.
How is this possible? The Army has yet to read him his rights. He hasn’t even been asked why he left his post. Is this the Army actually clearing him, as reported by The Wire, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets, or the Army simply giving a statement?
