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Ready to be flown back to the united states for continued treatment in the san antonio medical facility. but what we have learned this morning, as you suggested, are those details that have been leaked by a senior defense department official to "the new york times" and theyre quite fascinating. it doesnt seem that bergdahl is suffering from any grave medical condition. yes, were told he has some skin problems. we hear he has some problems with his gums, but those really due to the fact that hes ...

Bowe bergdahl. but every single mission was tilted toward finding bowe bergdahl. every single mission. >> josh, members of your unit, including you, have been speaking out since bergdahl was released and the administration has also been pushing back at some of the comments that you and your colleagues have made. here is a spokeswoman for the state department on some of the comments your unit has made. take a look. >> weve all this year five years to determine whether hes a deserter or not. >> he...

We were in very heavy firefights that sustained themselves throughout the day. yeah, its dangerous. >> jeanine: all right. there are reports, tom, that military had eyes on bergdahl for much of the time in captivity. was going to extract him an option? >> i will say that due to the location that invests, it was not a political priority to grab him. >> jeanine: okay, but it was still something that could have been done. we knew where he was, correct? >> i believe we did. >> jeanine: okay. >> we d...

That the details have been out there for quite some time and, in fact, some of it was detailed in a piece that ran the day before mccain talked to anderson. he said, listen, i would have never, ever have said that these five guys, who he considers to be the worst of the worst, set free essentially in qatar. i did take advantage of his time. 5 1/2 years as a p.o.w., bergdahl for five years. i asked him about all that we have heard about bergdahl this week, that he was a defector, that he perhaps ...

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♪ ♪ bowe bergdahl was built in march of 1986 home schooling, bowe had a somewhat uneventful childhood working odd jobs as a teenager and getting his ged before enrolling in ballet school. >> he likes to explore different cultures. he was constantly learning different languages. >> reporter: in 2008 with the wars in iraq and afghanistan going strong, he enrolls in the army. by 2009 his platoon is in afghanistan. three months later, his fellow soldiers say he walks off the base, unannounced an...

Exchange, were trying to get someone is held back in captivity, the deal will naturally favor those who are holding thatperson in captivity. secondly, these five taliban guys are obviously -- everything that people are saying they are, the fact of the matter is theres no conditions that are mitigating whats taking place here. they should not have access to phones, visitors, they should be restricted, they should be on a military base in qatar and to international observers keeping track that. as...

Time he was a corporal, however we were in very heavy firefights that sustained themselves throughout the day. yeah, its dangerous. >> jeanine: all right. there are reports, tom, that military had eyes on bergdahl for much of the time in captivity. was going to extract him an option? >> i will say that due to the location that invests, it was not a political priority to grab him. >> jeanine: okay, but it was still something that could have been done. we knew where he was, correct? >> i believe w...

Michael mukasey. judge, should there be a court martial if thats what the facts lead to? >> the question of a court martial is really up to the army and the army should act swiftly. theres no reason this case cant be presented within six months. the fact is theres been an dwags -- investigation into his disappearance. we know what we did. the question of why he did it pretty obvious. the question is what he did afterwards and you cant wait to try a case until you know everything about everything...

In cash and seven prisoners from guantanamo bay, cuba. when they have you where there is a safe haven, theres no reason to make a deal. in the end i escaped, i went to a military base only a half mile from the house where we were being held captive. pakistani soldiers never came out of bases to see what taliban were doing. they had total control of these towns. >> when you get there, you insist that you are able to make a phone call to the united states to let people know because you were worrie...