++The Chief Prosecutor at Gitmo didn't recognize the names of the Taliban traded because they didn't make the list for prosecution. John McCain , who was for the prisoner release before he was against it,said that he won't have traded for these prisoners because they were involved in 9-11, which they were not.
++Judge Mukasy, the Attorney-General who followed Fredo Gonzalez, said that President Obama broke the notification law and should be impeached. He said that you really don't need a cause to impeach a President.
++Juan Williams said the pundits should just shut up and he described the Republicans who are against the deal as craven the way they changed.
++Senator Levin's office produced a statement that President Obama did inform the Senate on December,201e that he was going to use his power as commander in chief to do a prisoner swap for Sgt.Bergdahl.
++This morning further reports on Sgt.Bergdahl's condition showed he was tortured during captivity. He also has decided not to talk to his family yet.
++Fox News claims Sgt.Bergdahl converted to Islam during captivity. Their own journalists captured in Gaza actually converted to Islam during their captivity.
++Ollie North claims that Obama originally was going to pay $1 million to the Haggani network but upped the ransom to $5million. Ollie was unclear about who paid--whether the Qataris or oil companies.
++On Friday, Rachel Maddow was mean. She showed that John McCain didn't stay in the Bergdahl briefing because "I don't learn much at them".
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
All Aboard the Crazy Train
++Since we can't talk about the EPA's new rules,let's go straight to the controversy over the release of Sgt.Bergdahl.
++Michael Tomasky writes in the Daily Beast that his release is crack for the GOP.
++Even Wonkette gets in on the action. It seems that a former CIA agent Clare Lopez e-mailed former congressman tea bagger West to say that Bergdahl's father said a few lines from the Quran in Arabic at the White House and that act by itself makes the White House a mosque. Allen West wants to file articles of impeachment, even though he accused Obama of leaving Bergdahl behind.
++Paul Waldman laments the GOP's inability to argue their case and try and persuade anyone. Instead,they act like President Obama released Marvel Comics Heros capable for ending life as we know it.
++Jason Chaffetz, who had urged the Administration to obtain Bergdahl's release, says "We gave the Taliban their starting team back".
++John McCain ,who also was for the release of Bergdahl, said that Obama released "the toughest of the tough".
++Lindsey Graham said that Obama released "The Taliban Dream Team."
++Ollie North--yes, Ollie North--worries that Obama gave ransom and funds to a terrorist group.
++Earlier this morning,Republicans who had tweeted their congratulations on Bergdahl's release quickly deleted their messages.
++Talking Points Memo mentions that the last video prior to today's of the release of Bergdahl showed him in a very weakened condition and that this video convinced James Clapper to sign off on the prisoner exchange.
++Intelligence and Pentagon personnel who resisted the exchange were concerned about whether any of the networks the Taliban commanders ran still existed and whether Qatar would take adequate measures to ensure they didn't get back on the battlefield until we left.
++Others pointed out that they had not been charged with any attacks on the US military and had been away for almost 13 years.
++The New York Times this morning discounted the reports by the GOP-inspired military personnel that Bergdahl's flight had led to the deaths of Americans.
++It should be noted that the Taliban is not listed as a terrorist organization by the United States. Technically,those at GITMO were enemy combatants and would have to be released once the United States ceased military operations.
++Michael Tomasky writes in the Daily Beast that his release is crack for the GOP.
++Even Wonkette gets in on the action. It seems that a former CIA agent Clare Lopez e-mailed former congressman tea bagger West to say that Bergdahl's father said a few lines from the Quran in Arabic at the White House and that act by itself makes the White House a mosque. Allen West wants to file articles of impeachment, even though he accused Obama of leaving Bergdahl behind.
++Paul Waldman laments the GOP's inability to argue their case and try and persuade anyone. Instead,they act like President Obama released Marvel Comics Heros capable for ending life as we know it.
++Jason Chaffetz, who had urged the Administration to obtain Bergdahl's release, says "We gave the Taliban their starting team back".
++John McCain ,who also was for the release of Bergdahl, said that Obama released "the toughest of the tough".
++Lindsey Graham said that Obama released "The Taliban Dream Team."
++Ollie North--yes, Ollie North--worries that Obama gave ransom and funds to a terrorist group.
++Earlier this morning,Republicans who had tweeted their congratulations on Bergdahl's release quickly deleted their messages.
++Talking Points Memo mentions that the last video prior to today's of the release of Bergdahl showed him in a very weakened condition and that this video convinced James Clapper to sign off on the prisoner exchange.
++Intelligence and Pentagon personnel who resisted the exchange were concerned about whether any of the networks the Taliban commanders ran still existed and whether Qatar would take adequate measures to ensure they didn't get back on the battlefield until we left.
++Others pointed out that they had not been charged with any attacks on the US military and had been away for almost 13 years.
++The New York Times this morning discounted the reports by the GOP-inspired military personnel that Bergdahl's flight had led to the deaths of Americans.
++It should be noted that the Taliban is not listed as a terrorist organization by the United States. Technically,those at GITMO were enemy combatants and would have to be released once the United States ceased military operations.
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