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70. Don't know if you missed this Democracy Now Interview with his father....

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:09 PM

Jun 2014

It was very interesting. Here's the link and Transcript I posted here on DU:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025044356

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Moving DKos post. Bergdahl witnessed killing of child in 2009. It was covered up. [View all] madfloridian Jun 2014 OP

I have assumed from day one he was reacting to horrific conditions, in a place we never randys1 Jun 2014 #1

Thank you for the information..now at least it is becoming more clear as to why the soldiers Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #2

Ding ding malaise Jun 2014 #7

I said something similar earlier. They protest to loudly...They want to discredit Bowe before he kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #56

Yea, very agressive and off the charts. It did not make sense why all this was happening Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #57

Too loudly and way too quickly and suddenly. Too organized. madfloridian Jun 2014 #75

Clarity ensues. WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #3

I have no doubt this will someday be a movie. trumad Jun 2014 #5

It basically was MohRokTah Jun 2014 #47

I think Bergdahl reminds them too much of this young soldier csziggy Jun 2014 #9

Sailor. geardaddy Jun 2014 #14

OOOh! I should have caught that! csziggy Jun 2014 #19

Heh. Easy to make the mistake when you're wearing green. geardaddy Jun 2014 #21

Oh...me too.... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #15

If you had read Brinkley's "Tour of Duty "...Kerry, to, has witnessed that same kind of tragedy. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #23

Small planes mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #37

You win a lollipop...because that is exactly what this is randys1 Jun 2014 #52

Bergdahl's platoon mates all really seem to hate him, and that's cast as TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #4

Who knows if those fellows are REALLY HIS PLATOON's? Remember SBVT assholes, who mylye2222 Jun 2014 #12

Serpico was also hated alcibiades_mystery Jun 2014 #18

some PR company is pushing them grasswire Jun 2014 #31

That's exactly right. madfloridian Jun 2014 #82

Sounds like he walked away to get far away from these neanderthals! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #59

I think something in his last several days on post broke him/set him off. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #63

they were probably cheering that they got to run over or shoot children and he was religious VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #64

snip* But a review of internal Army records and investigative files obtained by Rolling Stone, Read Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #6

WOW! ( The platoon has a reputation," a whistle-blower named Pfc. Justin Stoner told the Army The Wielding Truth Jun 2014 #54

Yes, this information may explain a great deal, on many levels. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #55

Dead heroes nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #8

Did you see the NYT editorial? Very good one, urging common sense and caution. madfloridian Jun 2014 #74

Most enlightening dorkzilla Jun 2014 #10

Another Dkos diary that says his unit was not exactly full of exemplary soldiers gvstn Jun 2014 #11

Thanks for the link. madfloridian Jun 2014 #33

He was trying to escape these cretins.. VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #61

WOW Mr Dixon Jun 2014 #13

"bagging "savages""... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #16

Hate to say it, but that sort of thing wasn't just in Afghanistan Xithras Jun 2014 #17

Right. Same tactics in Iraq. madfloridian Jun 2014 #22

It's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. Xithras Jun 2014 #38

The Point Often Missed RobinA Jun 2014 #80

That former soldier that has been seen declaring Bergdahl a deserter on MSNBC ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #20

Two of them are discussed in this thread alsame Jun 2014 #24

Yes, those too. But I found the one I was looking for...Joshua Cornelison. I'd ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #28

"He's a deserter but he alsame Jun 2014 #35

And then there is this: ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #40

Jesus. He's probably part of the alsame Jun 2014 #41

Here's a link to an article which Skidmore Jun 2014 #25

Thank you, Skidmore. Here is the guy I was looking for: Joshua Cornelison. ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #29

More about what was done in our name there. Taxi to the Dark Side. madfloridian Jun 2014 #26

After Reading This Thread - Is There Any Wonder Why The GI Suicide Rate Is So High?......nt global1 Jun 2014 #27

GOOD POINT! Kick to you! mylye2222 Jun 2014 #30

That's what I thought too IronLionZion Jun 2014 #43

Not a new situation during war... Wounded Bear Jun 2014 #32

He was becoming The Wizard Jun 2014 #34

My take jaycrewz Jun 2014 #36

you say if the OP is true, it doesn't excuse desertion? CreekDog Jun 2014 #42

Nope. You should always continue to kill people, even if you think it's wrong. arcane1 Jun 2014 #44

The OP is not giving anyone a pass, it is information. Understanding more of what Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #49

Is this real or an opinion? hrmjustin Jun 2014 #39

Before we start erecting statues or gallows let's wait for actual facts... Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #45

I don't see any team picking, it is more information, period. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #48

"Cody" of course denies this riverwalker Jun 2014 #46

This adds important context to this story. I hope that this gets wide coverage. n/t totodeinhere Jun 2014 #50

So the rest of his platoon was a bunch of psychopaths mwrguy Jun 2014 #51

sigh DustyJoe Jun 2014 #53

This confuses me whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #58

I did not attempt an opinion. What we have done as a nation there are facts. madfloridian Jun 2014 #60

The military also covered up Bergdahl's history of going on walks (and coming back) riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #62

I did not know that. Interesting. madfloridian Jun 2014 #68

PTSD? KamaAina Jun 2014 #65

K&R nt FloriTexan Jun 2014 #66

Thanks. madfloridian Jun 2014 #67

This is why the Right is smearing him AnnieBW Jun 2014 #69

Don't know if you missed this Democracy Now Interview with his father.... KoKo Jun 2014 #70

Thanks, I did miss that. madfloridian Jun 2014 #71

Surprised to see this post is said to be "taking sides"... madfloridian Jun 2014 #72

Ha! Slate captures words of Charlie Daniels before and after on Bergdahl. madfloridian Jun 2014 #73

kick Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #76

Second Section is Disingenuous and Mis-leading 4Q2u2 Jun 2014 #77

Blaming suicides in the military on mental illness makes a vulnerable population scapegoats. madfloridian Jun 2014 #78

Kind of my response to a compilation of responses to the OP 4Q2u2 Jun 2014 #81

None of this is new to this or any other war smallcat88 Jun 2014 #79