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Being very cautious with their precise wording about all of this. its what bergdahl apparently is telling his team. this young man has suffered five years of psychological trauma. you know, its very difficult to sort it out exactly. what we are hearing is that he is reporting that he was physically abused and they have every reason to believe that that certainly is the case five years in taliban captivity would not exactly be a walk in the park for anybody. so they believe thats very accurate. y...

And youve got to look at it in that light absolutely. what i will say about this source is that this is someone who has provided accurate information on westerners held by the taliban in the past. while theyre being held, information thats proved reliable and accurate later in time. this source says if you go talk to bergdahl, youll find out this information is correct. however, we really need to put it in perspective. the taliban is adept at propaganda and this source isnt familiar with all asp...

Rad quoted this was a success especially given the facts they dont know if he was a deserter and what he might have done in captivity. general jack keane is here. we understand we leave no one behind. but is this the way we did it? >> i dont have problems trying to get sergeant bergdahl out of the captivity. it isnt an open-ended contract. if we wanted to make a deal for bergdahl and the taliban was asking for every single detainee at gitmo i doubt we would make that deal. if they were asking fo...

Fine based on video they had watched, not their medical degrees, not interviewing them like military personnel had. they skipped briefings about him to go on tv to talk about how he was healthy enough to survive another 30 days in captivity. >> actually go on tv while the briefing was going on that they had left. you know, the politics of this, jonathan, is a new poll that asked if the united states is responsible for securing a captive soldiers release no matter the circumstances. 75% of democr...

Toward physical issues toward the end of that five-year captivity. right now he remains in germany. has not spoken to his family yet. his physical health is returning but again a man with obvious psychological trauma after five years in captivity. >> all of this trauma and all these accusations that are swirling now including from some who serve with bergdahl or near bergdahl in afghanistan who suggest that he may be a deserter. earlier today here on cnn, a family friend was defending him. lets ...

Blame a youtube video for the crisis. but there is one unanswered answer. was it to take the desgusting and outrageous maltreatment of the veterans off of the front page and make the president look like a hero for getting a soldier out of the captivity. the president and his members of the team justified the hostage swap because we leave no man behin. they dont desert ussine if they desert us. my question for the president and honest to god, i really want a answer. if you were this committed to ...

House lay law maker ares wait for a closed door briefing on the prisoner exchange of sfrj bowe bergdahl. >> the classified briefing set to begin hours from now and coming after a senate meeting with law makers. we have mike emmanuel on capitol hill. but first, national security correspondent jennifer griffin and has more on bergdahls time in captivity. what can you tell us? >> reporter: bergdahl is in phase two of a phase three reintegration process. that could be five days or three weeks. he ch...

Fallout continues today over presidents obama decision to release five high level taliban leaders in exchange for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the former guantanamo detainees were taken to qatar. they were supposed to be under a form of a house arrest for a year but reportedly can still move around the country rather freely. the question remains whether they could return to the battlefield. huge issues. amy kellogg is streaming live from qatar with the latest. amy is there any word from the tali...

1st class bergdahl, as hed like to be known. what can you tell us, nic? >> reporter: yeah, well, those five senior taliban figures are still here in doha. the government here has promised the united states to keep a close eye on them. what were hearing from a taliban source whos had accurate information in the past on westerners held by the same taliban faction in the pakistan/afghan border region, he said that after initial phase of captivity, in a house that wasnt very secure, bergdahl actuall...

>> i cant say. maybe right now its just because bowe is still in the hospital recovering and were not getting answers from him and maybe people are frustrated and theyre the only to target really. >> josh, i know you say bergdahl was a deserter and left your platoon and put others in danger. we now know bergdahl was tortured in captivity, kept in a small box for weeks or months at a time. does this change at all about how you feel about bergdahl? >> i mean i understand that in captivity terrible...