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Title: Captive U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl 'recaptured by the Taliban after three days on the run following daring escape'
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Daily Mail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... -Bowe-Bergdahl-3-days-run.html
Published: Dec 12, 2011
Author: Leon Watson
Post Date: 2011-12-12 11:50:03 by A K A Stone
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Views: 39731
Comments: 59
A U.S. soldier held by the Taliban since 2009 has been recaptured after he went on the run for three days. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's daring escape failed when a manhunt was launched in Pakistan to find him, Taliban commanders said. He is now facing his third Christmas in captivity. Sgt Bergdahl has been a prisoner of the Taliban since his capture on June 30, 2009, in Afghanistan. Since then, he has appeared in a least five Taliban propoganda videos, one of which was released in May. He is the only known U.S. soldier to be captive of the Taliban. " a="a" before="before" break="break" by="by" daring="daring" first-floor="first-floor" for="for" freedom="freedom" from="from" going="going" his="his" jumping="jumping" made="made" on="on" pakistan="Pakistan" run="run" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/11/article-2072750-0F2383AE00000578-97_468x451.jpg" the="The" window="window" /> Sgt Bergdahl, who launched a daring escape attempt, was reported to have adopted the Muslim name Abdullah, according to his captors His captors found him three days later hiding in a trench, covered with leaves and virtually naked, according to the report. The sources described Sgt Bergdahl, of Hailey, Idaho, fighting 'like a boxer' when found. Quoting a Taliban source, The Daily Beast reported that Sgt Bergdahl told his captors that he wanted to find civilian villagers who would help him and notify the U.S.. But that hope proved futile as villagers had long since fled Pakistan's North Waziristan region because of the conflict. Now he is back in captivity, Sgt Bergdahl is once more restrained at night and being moved frequently to avoid detection by U.S. forces. Drone strikes have killed several senior militants in the area he is being held and sources say the Taliban is ready to make a deal to release the soldier. A source told The Daily Beast: 'There's a fear that a dronecould hit the golden [goose].' Colonel Tim Marsano, an Idaho National Guard spokesman based in Boise, was quoted in the report and has spoken with Sgt Bergdahl's family. 'There is certainly a lot of new information in that article that was news to the Sgt Bergdahl family,' he said. 'Any mother would be glad to hear that her son is alive and well at this point.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072750/Taliban-recapture-U-S-soldier-Bowe-Bergdahl-3-days-run.html#ixzz1gL8ghwYs
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#1. To: sneakypete, A K A Stone (#0)
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-- May Captain Humbert Roque (Rocky) Versace and Colonel James (Nick) Rowe's spirits be with him in this time of hardship and deep stress for this Paratrooper. And may he be able to escape again, this time successfully.
That guy sure has heart,though. Good man.
You sign up with the military. You sign up with a Racket designed to keep the Top 1 in power. The Taliban are ready to deal. Make me POTUS and we're out in a week. With Bergdahl....;)
Sneakypete was in Special Forces, a special breed of men. I recomend a book called 'Five Years to Freedom.' What this thread is about is something that Nick Rowe designed the Survival Resistance Escape and Evasion course (SERE) Course to help American fighting men endure and understand the sort of horror the man this thread is started on is enduring. He is not being treated like a soldier in captivity. He is not being treated with respect for his military affiliation, rank, culture and background. They are trying to break him apart and build him into as close a copy to themselves as they can. Few can endure what he is enduring. What Pete and I see here (I have been through SERE) is someone who is surviving a situation that kills most men. Nick knew Rocky would of lived had he had had SERE training. Rocky was special, and didn't bend a micro millimeter from directly and intensely resisting the extreme psychological torture and brainwashing he was subjected to. They eventually beat him and took him out and shot him. Nick was luckier. He had been able to maintain a cover story that he was an engineering officer and bent just enough to keep them from killing him or destroying his belief in himself, his country, and most importantly his spirit. Jane Fonda in fact was the one who nearly got Nick killed at the end of his five years of horror as a prisoner of the national Liberation Front in what was then South Vietnam. When she was visiting the North they showed her a picture of Nick and she correctly IDed him as a Special Forces officer. It is a miracle he was able to endure what they did to him in revenge for his deception and was able to kill the man guarding him as he was being moved during pressure from U.S. conventional forces and escape. This is why Jane Fonda is so deeply loathed beyond belief in Special Forces culture. When Nick was assassinated as a Colonel in the Philippines by communist insurgents I was at Fort Bragg and witnessed what it did to people there. They had to use the Fayetteville and Military Police to guard against SF and other soldiers from going AWOL to that part of the world to exact revenge and to keep a lid on the chaos this created at Fort Bragg. Special Forces is different than conventional military. We were always the red headed step child of the Army. It was never a career move to go SF. SF is never about public glory and ego. Accomplishing the mission and being left alone is fine with everyone concerned in SF. If SF components go to a foreign land and are successful in their missions, the locals get the credit and glory and SF stays in the shadows and quietly leaves never getting credit for what was done publicly. I am serious about the Book by Nick Rowe, it is well worth reading by anyone. Pete and I know that war is not a pretty thing and people who get into SF never do it for the glory. They do it because they deeply believe in something and are commuted to a sense of purpose unique to them. Go to Netflix, search for the National Geographic special on Special Forces. It will give you an idea of what I am talking about and in my opinion is a must see. First Sergeant Laine Morris with the same flash under the unit crest on his beret I wore, that of the 19th SF Group was a member of my first A Team in Utah. He is interviewed in that special by the way. That is the best information I can tell you if you want to understand Pete and others in SF and the situation this man in the story in the header.
When she was visiting the North they showed her a picture of Nick and she correctly IDed him as a Special Forces officer. Ill need to see how Jane did that. And to the rest. I am well aware of the Combat capabilities of the USArmedForces. It's debatable what I first picked up on. My Dad's farming or his Navy Career. I was immersed in Military Strategic Ops. I learned it from inside the Top 1% POV. And then realizing that it was worse than a crime, it was stupid began taking it apart from a Soviet/Chinese/Latin American (in other words Colony/Empire POV).
It's right there toward the end of Five Years to Freedom by James (Nick) Rowe. She was shown the picture and she was rubbing elbows with the North Vietnamese and they did not explain why they wanted Nick IDed, they just showed her the picture wanting to know who he was and his name, and they provided the role he played. Loose lips sink ships, and get men like Nick killed. She was a tool, but this showed how much of an arrogant dupe she was.
#22. To: Ferret Mike (#15)
So the NVA told Jane everything. Jane just nodded....seriously? And a btw. Jane's got some weird Daddy/Hollywood karma going. Marrying Ted Turner then going to Jesus. I don't think you have to worry about Jane being the downfall of the Republic. Try cheney if you want to gnaw on a bone...;}
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#3. To: Ferret Mike (#1)
#4. To: sneakypete (#3)
Drone strikes have killed several senior militants in the area he is being held and sources say the Taliban is ready to make a deal to release the soldier.
#7. To: mcgowanjm, sneakypete (#4)
"You sign up with the military."
#10. To: Ferret Mike (#7)
Jane Fonda in fact was the one who nearly got Nick killed at the end of his five years of horror as a prisoner of the national Liberation Front in what was then South Vietnam.
#15. To: mcgowanjm (#10)
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"Ill need to see how Jane did that."
Replies to Comment # 15. She was shown the picture and she was rubbing elbows with the North Vietnamese and they did not explain why they wanted Nick IDed, they just showed her the picture wanting to know who he was and his name, and they provided the role he played.
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