Ex-military intel officer says White House delaying announcement of Bergdahl desertion charge

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/28/bergdahl-to-be-charged-with-desertion-ex-military-intel-officer-says/



Ex-military intel officer says White House delaying announcement of Bergdahl desertion charge
Published January 28, 2015

A former military intelligence officer claimed Tuesday that the White House was delaying the announcement of its decision to file desertion charges against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was released by Taliban-aligned militants last year in exchange for five Guantanamo prisoners.

In defending claims he originally made Monday on "The O'Reilly Factor" that Bergdahl would be charged, retired Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Bill O'Reilly that there was "no doubt" the White House was dragging out its decision.

That accusation had resulted in a strong denial from the Pentagon earlier in the day.

"They said there's no time limit on this decision. (Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John) Kirby even said there's no pressure ... Of course, the moment you say that, there's pressure," said Shaffer, who works at the London Center for Policy Research. "What they didn't say was more compelling than their denial."

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1. "As a corporate entity, the Army..." Shaffer said --- WTF?

This guy has NO IDEA what he is talking about. BillO just had him back on to cover both their tracks with this wild conspiracy. What political reason could the White House gain or avoid here? The decision to leave no one behind was made, the deal was done, and Obama got a huge amount of grief about it (and a lot if praise too). It's basically over from a political perspective. Now it is just a legal issue and thankfully it is our military legal system not his captors.