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43. At the time, thats all there was, someone posted a more substantial story that came out later...

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Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:14 PM

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Officials: Congress not told of swap because Taliban threatened to kill Bergdahl if it leaked [View all] phleshdef Jun 2014 OP

Fox will send out military expert Steve Doocy Kingofalldems Jun 2014 #1

Do not DARE to discount Steve Doocy's decades of diplomacy and military service!!! onehandle Jun 2014 #3

Spelling correction. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #9

DUzy!!! riqster Jun 2014 #34

But the Republicans on the Intelligence Committee would NEVER have leaked the info., Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #2

I so hope you are right! ccinamon Jun 2014 #40

Well, well. What will the RW gasbags have to say now? TheCowsCameHome Jun 2014 #4

LOL, the sputtering over at Discussionist is hilarious. phleshdef Jun 2014 #6

Oh, the same old thing....YOU LIE!!!!!! SMH all american girl Jun 2014 #17

Yea, given 30 days notice to the crazy GOPers how wonderful Iliyah Jun 2014 #5

They really were going to kill Bergdahl, or at least allow him to die slowly. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #7

yes.first communications by Taliban after they grabbed him in the latrine.one said cut his head off Sunlei Jun 2014 #12

Given the incestuous leak culture that permeates Congress, I wouldn't tell them either. nt bemildred Jun 2014 #8

seeing as how the congress cesspool reacted, ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2014 #10

maybe now DiFi will shut the fuck.. frylock Jun 2014 #11

Does anyone else have an issue with the WH keeping information from members of congress hughee99 Jun 2014 #13

Considering the Constituion unambigously gives the President certain powers... phleshdef Jun 2014 #14

I'm not suggesting the president HAD to tell them anything, I'm not sure what the hughee99 Jun 2014 #15

Name one time when the Left attacked GWB for getting back an American POW. scruboak Jun 2014 #24

It depends on the totality of the circumstances jberryhill Jun 2014 #28

Not telling them so they cannot sabotage the deal seems fine to me. bemildred Jun 2014 #18

Some members of our current congress would have used his death for political gain herding cats Jun 2014 #25

Would you feel the same if a republican president gave this excuse as to why hughee99 Jun 2014 #26

I'm not the president. These were my words, not his. herding cats Jun 2014 #37

If the Dem members of course were as bad as the Rethugs agentS Jun 2014 #41

Note that Harry Reid was apparently informed but not Dianne Feinstein. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #30

Congress makes law. Their job is to LEGISLATE. MADem Jun 2014 #31

I didn't suggest that Obama wasn't within his rights to do what he did. hughee99 Jun 2014 #33

Those with no problem now with it would have no problem with Bush doing the exact same thing seveneyes Jun 2014 #36

The leadership just blows me away ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #16

If all this furor doesn't die down, Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #19

Right wing machine don't care. Iliyah Jun 2014 #23

Looks like they tried to starve libodem Jun 2014 #20

He didn't look any skinnier than the Afghan guys to me. Demit Jun 2014 #38

CBS has more on the story below herding cats Jun 2014 #21

Wow.. thanks herding cats. Wonder why the taliban didn't want any leaks so bad they were willing Cha Jun 2014 #45

This was very risky gwheezie Jun 2014 #22

This congress is the enemy within. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #27

How convenient. Psephos Jun 2014 #29

You're right about the Repubes. riqster Jun 2014 #35

And this is why the CiC must have flexibility under Article 2, Section 2 Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #32

Pakistani MO cosmicone Jun 2014 #39

I don't see where there's anymore to read beyond the headline.. am I missing something? Cha Jun 2014 #42

At the time, thats all there was, someone posted a more substantial story that came out later... phleshdef Jun 2014 #43

thanks! Cha Jun 2014 #44