Lets suppose this story is true. The FBI paid, I'll throw in a figure of $1 million, to secure Bergdahl's release and got stiffed. Does Duncan Hunter really believe he is going to get any assistance from the DOJ to prove his case?
Step back a minute. Forget the bullshit hype, "no one left behind" Barry espoused. Barry never gave a damn about Bergdahl. He was simply a convenience. A tool to be used achieving his goal of closing down Gitmo.
Think about it. Who got all the attention Bergdahl or Tamarossi? Barry couldn't be bothered to pick up the phone for decorated vet Tamarossi yet he sold the farm to get Bergdahl back! BTW...The day of reckoning for this decision will soon be upon us.
No Mr. Hunter don't expect any help from the DOJ or FBI. It's more likely Lois Lerner would join the TeaParty then for that to happen. You have to remember who appointed the head of each agency. But you can take some solace in this. Bergdahl was originally scheduled for a "slap on the wrist" hearing (probably initiated by Barry) that could impose only a maximum penalty of a year in confinement. That was until Army General Robert Abrams stepped in not following the original recommendation and now Bergdahl will face a full-blown court-martial with a potential life sentence.
They deserve it:
Looks like the end is near for Jason Bourne.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.
Bergdahl, 29, was charged earlier this year with desertion and endangering U.S. troops and could face the life sentence if convicted of the latter, more serious offense's
In ordering the court martial on Monday, Army General Robert Abrams did not follow the recommendation of a preliminary hearing which, according to Bergdahl's lawyer, called for Bergdahl to face a proceeding that could impose a potential maximum penalty of a year in confinement.
The FBI played a central role in making a botched “payment” meant to help secure Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s release last year, according to the office of a House Republican now seeking answers on why the bureau was involved at all in the apparent rescue attempt.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. -- who has long questioned whether a ransom of some kind was offered for Bergdahl’s release -- claimed in a recent letter to the Justice Department inspector general that he has learned “non-DoD organizations, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), undertook the recovery mission.”
As part of this effort, Hunter told DOJ IG Michael Horowitz, the FBI even went to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and “awaited Bergdahl’s arrival following some form of discussion about facilitating a payment.”
Bergdahl didn’t show – and ultimately was not released until May when he was traded for five Taliban leaders. Hunter’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, told FoxNews.com the unsuccessful FBI border visit came after this operation paid an Afghan intermediary, who then ran off with the money.
“The FBI was leading the op,” Kasper said.
Hunter now wants the DOJ IG to look into the alleged payment, including the amount and whether it was made in violation of the law.
A representative with the FBI did not comment on Hunter’s claims when asked by FoxNews.com.
Hunter previously has said such a botched payment was made and initially pointed the finger at Joint Special Operations Command, but has not discussed the extent of the FBI’s alleged role until now. Hunter’s claims were first reported in The Daily Beast.
The letter to Horowitz comes after the House Armed Services Committee released a detailed report saying the Defense Department inspector general could not confirm that any payment was made in an effort to recover Bergdahl, whose desertion case was referred Monday to a general court-martial. All the DOD IG could confirm was that “small payments were made to individuals in return for information” on Bergdahl’s captors, whereabouts and condition. The Pentagon last year also denied that a ransom was paid.
But Hunter’s letter shifts the focus to the DOJ and FBI.
It asks the Justice Department inspector general to look at whether a payment was made from within that department, if one was not made by the DOD.
Hunter, in the letter, called for a “thorough and substantive review” of the FBI’s alleged involvement. He also questioned what authority the FBI had to pursue Bergdahl’s release since he was a uniformed service member and not a civilian.
“We’re going to try to get to the bottom of it,” Kasper said Monday.
He said a chief concern is that the FBI is not necessarily equipped to recover Americans held captive in hostile areas.
“They don’t have the assets. They don’t have the resources,” he said.
The U.S. government as a matter of policy does not pay ransom for terror hostages, and Kasper acknowledged the administration will never confirm a “ransom” was paid in this case. But he suggested the government could have offered a payment of some kind – without calling it a ransom.
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terrorist attack<>workplace violence
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