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>> great point, who is going to pay for this guy. bill: how do you prove collaboration when youre back home in texas? >> that is a tough one. bergdahl will say he didnt collaborate. there are various sources that say there was indication he did collaborate with the enemy but to prove he collaborated he will have to provide intelligence information, hard intelligence information that would reveal methods. any charges of collaboration would be fleeting. bill: what about awol? is that at a minimum?...

Until proven guilty just like anybody else would be charged and therefore hes entitled to work at a desk job until and if he faces charges for desertion. >> thats bs. in no time in the history of our military or any other military was an alleged deserter treated so well. alleged deserters especially when theres so much evidence against them theyre held at the brig until theyre tried. yes, theyre entitled to a court-martial, but, oh, we have to hear bergdahls story. if a felonys committed, the mo...

Alleged deserters, especially when there is so much evidence against them, theyre held in the brig until theyre tried.úz? >> so deserter p.o.w., what do you think? youvem?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ been lettingr responses on that. peter says, what better way to demoralize the military than rewarding dissertation, leaving the marine in a mexican prison for taking a wrong turn, sending pink slips to zone. when have we had enough. this is not normal. >> on facebook, one person said, i thought he was paid for...

Work when hes -- you know, they suspect he deserted. usually you would think he would be incarcerated in the brig or somewhere until that was investigated. >> let me put up on the screen, because we do have some evidence that suggests that i would argue suggests he should not be put back to active duty. one is sergeant bergdahl slamming the u.s. army in an e-mail to his parents saying the u.s. army is the biggest joke in the world that the world has to laugh at, the army of liars, back stabbers,...

Ever treated anyone in this situation. >> the issue is were on the verge of establishing a precedent that desertion in the face of the enemy is no big deal. i believe we are seeing a carefully modulated whitewash in which the administration is determined that evidence be damned, bergdahl will not be labeled a deserter, pressuring the military to at least reduce the charges from essentially a felony of desertion to a misdemeanor charge of awol. at no time in the history of our military or any oth...

With the caption "chillin with my homies." paul mccartney was in town to play a concert and buffett is a long time resident of the area. great post there. thanks, steve. sergeant bowe bergdahl completed his reintegration process apparently and is returning to active duty. hes working a desk job at fort sam houston. family of soldiers who were killed while looking for him are stunned. >> i was really surprised. i thought why would he be going to work when he, they suspect he deserted? usually y...

>> my old skoal it was mostly hispanics, so i didnt meet a lot of different people. >> the community and i really liked that. >> you feel like youre learning things from meeting them? >> yes. my one friend teaches me spanish, which i think is fun. >> turns out the kids are learning all kinds of stuff.lñññ >> kids understand theres different possibilities and different lifestyles. theres different choices people make, different things that people privilege or value, and that happens all the ti...

And security concerns all continue to be subplots in brazil. lets brig in frederick pleitgen. the u.s. playing ghana. are we expecting antiu.s. protes protests? >> reporter: theres certainly a lot of people that are angry at the way the games are being staged. angry so much money has been invested into the stadiums and feel that many of the regular brazilians arent even able to attend the games and yes, there are anti-american protests also scheduled for when the u.s. will play against ghana up ...

The fact is, we were going to have to release all of the taliban somewhere in the next 12 or 18 months anyway. and the fact that these five are going to be yes, in house arrest in qata r for a year. it is getting the last american held by the taliban out, and in our possession, i think it was worth it. and in the end, if bergdahl did desert, trust me, he will be held by the military code of justice, he will face court martial and other charges and that may play out. he may spend life in the brig...

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