Taliban release Video of Captured American Soldier Bowe Bergdahl

by Infidelesto on December 26, 2009 · Comments

He was captured 6 months ago, and this is the second video released of him.  Pray hard for this kid.  I can’t imagine what he may be going through.

This video is kinda fishy. Bergdahl is wearing a helmet and sunglasses. He also is confidently spouting reverse-psychological talking points eg. Afghanistan is another Vietnam.  In the first video released within days of Bergdahl’s capture. Note he is wearing casual clothing, is not wearing sunglasses and is visibly nervous. There is no post-production used, just raw video.

The video below is 2 minutes long and has professional post-production values including sound-synchronised effects. I don’t doubt that the Taliban have facilities to do this but the question has to be asked – why would they bother? And, how did this video fall into the hands of Western media?

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  • Tony
    This A-hole walked off FOB Sharana turning his back on his fellow soldiers of the 25th Brigade and turning his back on his country. It is not easy to walk off the FOB with the security they have in place. Lives were lost and all operations were canceled while search parties looked for this guy for up to a month afterwards. He appeared on the first video where he violates the "Code of Conduct" and opened himself up to multiple charges. This video will convict him of treason.
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