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The Triumphant Return of the Gitmo Five

The Triumphant Return of the Gitmo Five | BERGDAHL:
A DESERTER
WHO SHOULD
HAVE BEEN
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We don't shoot deserters anymore. The last American to be executed for desertion was during World War 2.
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The decision by Obama to swap 5 full fledged terrorists for one half-assed deserter did not age well, now did it?

National Security
Obama defends decision to trade 5 Guantanamo detainees for Bergdahl
By Zachary A. Goldfarb and
Ed O'Keefe
June 3, 2014

WARSAW — President Obama on Tuesday strongly defended his administration’s decision to return five detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to the Taliban in exchange for the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after five years of captivity, though he acknowledged that some of the released detainees could once again try to harm the United States.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-defends-decision-to-trade-5-guantanamo-detainees-for-bergdahl/2014/06/03/759151a8-eb10-11e3-b98c-72cef4a00499_story.html

Obama Defends Swap of Taliban for American P.O.W.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/europe/obama-defends-bergdahl-taliban-guantanamo-swap.html

Khairullah Khairkhwa, part of 'Gitmo 5' released in 2014, planned Taliban's return: Report
Khairullah Khairkhwa was released from the Guantanamo Bay prison along with four other Taliban prisoners by former US President Barack Obama. The 'Gitmo Five' were labelled "hardest of the hardcore" by US intelligence officials who urged Obama to reconsider his decision.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/how-khairullah-khairkhwa-released-from-guantanamo-bay-planned-taliban-s-return-101629182398683.html
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BERGDAHL: A DESERTER WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHOT