Oliver North isnt just speculating. He was specifically asked to help facilitate Bergdahls release earlier and knows what hes talking about. So, assuming hes right and Bergdahls captors didnt even want the Taliban commanders but simply money instead, this exchange seems to be nothing more than a trumped up excuse for Obama to get rid of the top five Gitmo detainees regardless of their crimes or the danger they pose to Americans or anyone else in the future. Treason? NORTH: Well, one, Hugh, Bergdahl was never held by the Taliban. He was held by the Haqqani criminal gang. HEWITT: Right. NORTH: All they ever wanted was money. They never once mentioned in all of the dialogue that occurred trying to get him back earlier, that they wanted anything but money. So somehow, this administration concocted the release of five very senior, very brutal terrorists. Look, the senior guy in that bunch who was once the head of the so-called Taliban Army probably butchered, and forgive the use of the word on our network here, but butchered 100,000 people, Shiites, okay, because it was his mission to do that. And of course, they’re now free, and they’re walking around Qatar, and there’s no real control over whether they go back to the battlefield or not. realclearpolitics/video/2014/06/07/oliver_north_bergdahls_captors_only_wanted_money.html
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:47:09 +0000