Tag: Army

WH in 2013: Return of Bergdahl, Release of Detainees Two Separate Issues

Jeryl Bier · June 3, 2014 2:08 pm

Gulf War veteran Ron Coumerilh wears a sticker to support captive U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at the "Bring Bowe Back" celebration in Hailey, Idaho, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

National Security

White House outlines legal rationale for Bowe Bergdahl swap

Susan Crabtree · June 3, 2014 12:29 pm

This undated Image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

National Security

5 reasons why the Bowe Bergdahl controversy may last

Susan Crabtree · June 3, 2014 12:25 pm

National Security

Martin Dempsey: Army may still pursue desertion charges against Bowe Bergdahl

Associated Press · June 3, 2014 12:12 pm

President Obama, accompanied by Jani Bergdahl, left, and Bob Bergdahl, speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Saturday, May 31, 2014 about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Obama: White House told Congress about possible Bowe Bergdahl swap

Brian Hughes · June 3, 2014 12:02 pm

Signs celebrating U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release hang on the front of Zaney's coffee shop in Hailey, Idaho, his hometown, on Saturday. Bergdahl, 28, had been held prisoner by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. (AP/The Idaho Statesman, Kyle Green)

Beltway Confidential

Why did Obama administration hurry to trade for Bowe Bergdahl?

Becket Adams · June 3, 2014 11:46 am

What Did Obama and Rice Know?

Daniel Halper · June 3, 2014 11:25 am

National Security

Questions loom over Bergdahl-Taliban swap

KEN DILANIANDEB RIECHMANN · June 3, 2014 12:35 am

Releasing Taliban prisoners will embolden terrorists

Cal Thomas · June 2, 2014 9:00 pm

Diane Walker takes a picture of a sign celebrating U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release in front of Zaney's coffee shop in Hailey, Idaho. (AP/The Idaho Statesman, Kyle Green)

Beltway Confidential

White House facing tough questions for not notifying Congress before releasing Taliban prisoners

Kevin Daley · June 2, 2014 8:53 pm

Hayes Podcast: Did Bergdahl Desert? Did He Put U.S. Soldiers at Risk?

TWS Podcast · June 2, 2014 7:15 pm

Cuban intelligence agent Fernando Gonzalez, known as one of the "Cuban Five," arrives for a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 2, 2014. Gonzalez who spent years in jail in the United States says the exchange of five Taliban detainees for a U.S. Army sergeant held captive in Afghanistan could set a precedent for a similar swap with Cuba. Gonzalez said Monday that the only thing needed is political will by the Obama administration to negotiate a swap of U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross for three Cuban agents still imprisoned in the United States.(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

National Security

Cuba agent: US-Taliban prisoner swap a precedent

Andrea Rodriguez · June 2, 2014 7:08 pm