US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

The four returned terrorists might have be brain washed while in the US, and could now be double agents working for the US Gov??

It's five and pigs may fly out of my butt, when I snort fairy dust

[Leatherneck 693]

Man, under those circumstances, I can imagine he wasn't too enthusiastic to be released back to US custody. Too bad...

Holy smokes: this just keeps getting worse for our bright young preznit:

This no longer looks like bad-faith negotiating; now it looks like the administration was deliberately trying to 'give away the farm'.

And an uncharacteristically diligent Time magazine informs us that (surprise!) negotiating with terrorists encourages terrorism! Who knew?!:

You know it must be a stink bomb when the likes of Time magazine, CNN, and the NY Times are asking questions and running counter stories to the official version from the WH.

[UncleBeer 244]

Well whadya know: North Korea suddenly also has an American hostage. Pure coincidence, I'm sure. Time for our bright young preznit to make another lame-brained deal (but since the Norks are probably not interested in jihadists in return, maybe Obama wouldn't be able to close the deal this time).

An American tourist in North Korea has allegedly been captured by the North Korea. Fox News reports the Korean Central News Agency said the country is holding Miller Matthew Todd, whose surname might be first in the release, for an “unspecified crime.”

According to KCNA, Todd visited the country in April with a tourist visa before tearing it up, saying he was seeking asylum and chose the country “as a shelter.”

This is not the first American hostage held by the country. North Korea is currently holding Korean-American Missionary Kenneth Bae. Bae was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in Nov. 2012 for what the state described as “hostile acts against the state.”

[lostinblue 1,989]

Well whadya know: North Korea suddenly also has an American hostage. Pure coincidence, I'm sure. Time for our bright young preznit to make another lame-brained deal (but since the Norks are probably not interested in jihadists in return, maybe Obama wouldn't be able to close the deal this time).

[BatmanUSA 105]

This is Hussain Obama's version of Iran-Contra...

Trade for hostages, then more hostages are taken...

Even Feinstein is against this...

But as usual, Obama will face no repercussions of his continued illegal actions...

and Obama and Hillary supporters will continue to Love and support him..

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Who is Hussain Obama?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Who is Hussain Obama?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrack_Obama

I'm not sure what's being implied here, but it looks like his name is spelled wrong.

[UncleBeer 244]

Who is Hussain Obama?

Are you being a drag about a one-letter mispelling, or are you one of those "uttering the preznit's middle name = racism" cretins?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Who is Hussain Obama?

Please be gentle with Unclebeer. Don't want to upset him.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

latest

Military advised Obama admin against swap

LATEST: Officials Say Military Advised Obama Not to Make Bergdahl Swap

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/06/06/defense-official-military-advised-obama-not-make-bergdahl-swap

On The Real Story this hour, Mike Emanuel reported new fallout over the release of five Gitmo detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. A senior Defense official tells Fox News that military officials advised President Obama not to make the prisoner swap, calling it “like handing over five four-star generals of the Taliban.”

Fallen Soldier's Mom: 'No Doubt in My Mind' He Died Looking for Bergdahl

Meanwhile, Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, blasted the report that the Taliban threatened to kill Bergdahl if anyone leaked word of the swap.

Sen. Chambliss said, “I don’t know of anybody among the folks who historically have been given classified information that would leak anything. We all get classified daily, and you don’t see leaks coming out of us.”

Another prominent lawmaker says the Obama administration was concerned that if they told Congress about the release, there would’ve been bipartisan opposition to the deal.

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters, “I also believe that the White House did not want to hear those kinds of objections and that is the true reason they did not consult before the exchange was made.”

Sources say intelligence shows that Bergdahl was not as much of a prisoner as thought, and that he was “wandering around.” Fox News’ James Rosen obtained documents showing that Bergdahl converted to Islam while he was a prisoner of war and was fraternizing openly with the Taliban.

Today, National Security Advisor Susan Rice cautioned against a rush to judgment.

“This is a young man whose circumstances we are still going to learn about. He is, as all Americans, innocent until proven guilty. He is now being tried in the court of public opinion after having gone through enormously traumatic five years in captivity,” she said.

Rice previously took heat for saying Bergdahl served with “honor and distinction.” Since Bergdahl’s release, his fellow soldiers have publicly stated that he was a deserter who walked away from his unit in Afghanistan.

[Karee 4,189]

Today, National Security Advisor Susan Rice cautioned against a rush to judgment.

“This is a young man whose circumstances we are still going to learn about. He is, as all Americans, innocent until proven guilty. He is now being tried in the court of public opinion after having gone through enormously traumatic five years in captivity,” she said.

Wait, what!!?? She cautions about a rush to judgment, and then turns around in the next sentence and rushes to judgement about him having gone through a traumatic experience

ETA: The Taliban probably got tired of feeding him and getting nothing in return. They probably thought "Let's get rid of this sponge and see what we can get for him" They were probably happy to be rid of the dead weight.

How's that for speculation?

Edited June 7, 2014 by Karee

[Jacque67 7,328]

It's five and pigs may fly out of my butt, when I snort fairy dust

Let me know when it happens!

Could be true though. If the An American soldier can be brainwashed , why not 5 terrorists kept in prison by the Americans?

[Pooky 3,367]

Let me know when it happens!

Could be true though. If the An American soldier can be brainwashed , why not 5 terrorists kept in prison by the Americans?

I reckon we'll find out soon enough. I'm not optimistic, though.

[Jacque67 7,328]

I reckon we'll find out soon enough. I'm not optimistic, though.

What? The Americans are behind in brain-washing techniques???

[Karee 4,189]

What? The Americans are behind in brain-washing techniques???

They've done a pretty good job with some of the members here.