Following the release of former WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed “the Merchant of Death,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) blasted the “lopsided” deal, calling it a “major propaganda victory” for Russia’s leader.
The Taliban announced its “caretaker” government on Tuesday, and the list of top officials included some familiar names: four of the five Taliban leaders released from prison by President Barack Obama in exchange for kidnapped U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl in 2014.
Multiple reports have identified the Taliban commander who led a gloating press conference from the presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday as Gholam Ruhani, a suspected intelligence operative arrested by U.S. forces in 2001 and held at Guantanamo Bay until 2007.
Susan Rice has a record of lies and failure. Her main advantage is that she has been loyal to the Democratic Party establishment and the Deep State.
“People have to be able to fight; these are great warriors,” Trump said.
Kayla Mueller was one of the four Americans whose murder by the Islamic State (ISIS) President Donald Trump described as “especially heinous” on Sunday morning when he announced the appropriately cowardly demise of the man who ordered them tortured and murdered, Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The five high-risk Taliban commanders released from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by the previous administration in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl who was captured by the terrorist group after deserting his post in Afghanistan are now reportedly negotiating peace in the war-ravaged country with their former captors.
In 2014, for example, Brazile tweeted a hit piece on McCain, “The Vacant Soul of Senator John McCain.” She added: “Interesting article.”
Pundits are wrong in decrying President Trump’s tweeting that he is reviewing the murder prosecution of Army Major Mathew Golsteyn for killing a Taliban bombmaker.
The five high-level Taliban members transferred from the American prison in Guantánamo to Qatar in exchange for U.S. Army deserter, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have joined the jihadi organization’s political office in Doha, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid revealed Tuesday.
The Obama administration, citing “political concerns” in 2013, derailed a plan to prosecute Taliban drug kingpins in U.S. courts that could have curtailed unprecedented heroin operations in Afghanistan that fueled the deadly opioid crisis across the United States, a Politico investigation found.
Bowe Bergdahl deserves to go to prison for his crimes. The fact that he won’t spend a day in confinement, however, while decorated officers who stand on ethical principles will, weakens our military and casts doubt on the fairness of our military justice system.
The U.S. Army may award up to $300,000 in American taxpayer funded-back payments for the time Bowe Bergdahl spent in Taliban captivity after he deserted his Afghanistan-based post in 2009 and prompted some of his colleagues to face death and injury while they searched for him.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will not serve more time behind bars, a military judge has decided eight years after he deserted his platoon.
President Donald Trump lashed out after Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was allowed a dishonorable discharge as punishment for abandoning his Afghanistan post before being captured by the enemy.
Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdal pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior on Monday, despite an effort by President Barack Obama and his White House to brand him as a homecoming hero.
During an interview on the June 1, 2014 edition of ABC’s “This Week,” then-National Security Adviser Susan Rice stated that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl “served the United States with honor and distinction.” Rice said, “Certainly, anybody who has been held in
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is expected to plead guilty this month to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after being exchanged by the previous administration for five high-risk Taliban commanders in 2014.
Much media attention was given to David Rank, charge d’affaires and acting ambassador at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, when he announced his resignation over President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest answered questions on possible leniency for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by stating that he didn’t have any comment on decisions that haven’t been made, and “if we have
TEL AVIV – Monday’s release of the text of Orlando terrorist shooter Omar Mateen’s 9-1-1 call is not the first time the Obama administration purportedly scrubbed “Allah” from a transcript.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, held captive for five years by the Taliban, had a mental-health disorder marked by odd, eccentric behaviors and social isolation when he walked away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009, documents released by his defense team showed.
The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals postponed legal proceedings in the desertion case against Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl over defense access to 300,000 pages of classified documents held by the government.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, faced a military judge at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Tuesday for the first time since the U.S. Army decided to proceed with a court-martial last week.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration has argued that exchanging five high-risk Taliban commanders imprisoned at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (GTMO) was the only contemplated option to repatriate accused deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
GOP presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tells Breitbart News exclusively that President Obama’s trade for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl “adds one more national security stupidity notch to Obama’s be
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who deserted his post in Afghanistan, has been referred for a trial by general court-martial, the Army announced Monday.
GOP presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee responded to recent news that President Barack Obama “misled the public” and broke laws when he traded five Taliban leaders in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Army Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl broke his silence about leaving his base in Afghanistan to NPR’s popular “Serial” podcast. In it, he claims he deserted his unit “to highlight poor leadership” and rapidly realized he was “in over his head.”
(CNN) —The U.S. military officer in charge of last month’s hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has recommended he not do any jail time, Bergdahl’s legal team says.
A former Navy SEAL who has undergone 18 surgeries to repair the shattered femur he suffered from an AK-47 round when he tried to rescue deserter Bowe Bergdahl wants Bergdahl “held accountable” for the Americans he put at risk.
Clueless star Alicia Silverstone’s brother, David, was reportedly arrested in the pot farm bust in Mendocino County in which accused U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl was also embroiled last Tuesday. David Silverstone, 43, was arrested for activities at the remote Redwood Valley
Accused military deserter Bowe Bergdahl was caught in the middle of Mendocino County law enforcement raid Tuesday morning on a marijuana farm allegedly operated by old friends of the soldier, who remains on active duty while awaiting court martial on desertion charges, and was on approved leave during his visit to the farm.
The travel ban for the five Taliban honchos traded to secure the freedom of accused Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl was due to expire on June 1 but, according to CBS News, the government of Qatar has agreed to temporarily extend the ban and keep the “Taliban 5” under what amounts to house arrest.
Judge Jeanine Pirro opened her Saturday FNC show “Justice with Judge Jeanine” ripping President Barack Obama for his lack of initiative on taking down ISIS, allowing ISIS to become stronger over time and even trading Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after deserting his
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five senior Taliban leaders released last year from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could move freely around the world next week as their one-year travel ban expires.
The five senior Taliban Commanders released from Guantanamo (GITMO) in exchange for the return of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are set to be freed from their “luxurious” confinement in Qatar effective June 1. These five hard-core terrorists are Mullah Norullah Noori, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mullah Mohammad Fazl, Khairullah Khairkhwa and Mohammend Nabi Omari. They were classified as some of the most dangerous Taliban commanders held at GITMO, according to Thomas Joscelyn of The Long War Journal.
The Obama White House has resolutely insisted Bergdahl was a model soldier whose rescue from Taliban captivity was their top priority, and the entire Democrat Party joined the chorus. A contrary report showing evidence of premeditation and/or mental instability would mark Obama and his staff as incompetent at best, for somehow not being aware of the information, and deeply dishonest at worst.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s team leader, Sgt. Evan Buetow (Ret.) said that Bergdahl should not be allowed to plead out to avoid a trial on Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel. “I believe that he needs go
Sgt. Matt Vierkant, who served with Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and Sondra Andrews whose son, 2nd Lt. Darryn Andrews died searching for Bergdahl stated that they want him sentenced to life in prison on Thursday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.
