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Kathianne
09-08-2015, 03:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/military-selects-rarely-used-charge-bergdahl-case-144326544.html


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Military prosecutors have reached into a section of military law seldom used since World War II in the politically fraught case against Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner for years by the Taliban after leaving his post in Afghanistan.

Observers wondered for months if Bergdahl would be charged with desertion after the deal brokered by the U.S. to bring him home. He was — but he was also charged with misbehavior before the enemy, a much rarer offense that carries a stiffer potential penalty in this case.

"I've never seen it charged," Walter Huffman, a retired major general who served as the Army's top lawyer, said of the misbehavior charge. "It's not something you find in common everyday practice in the military."

Bergdahl could face a life sentence if convicted of the charge, which accuses him of endangering fellow soldiers when he "left without authority; and wrongfully caused search and recovery operations."

Huffman and others say the misbehavior charge allows authorities to allege that Bergdahl not only left his unit with one less soldier, but that his deliberate action put soldiers who searched for him in harm's way. The Pentagon has said there is no evidence anyone died searching for Bergdahl.

"You're able to say that what he did had a particular impact or put particular people at risk. It is less generic than just quitting," said Lawrence Morris, a retired Army colonel who served as the branch's top prosecutor and top public defender.

The Obama administration has been criticized both for agreeing to release five Taliban operatives from the Guantanamo Bay prison and for heralding Bergdahl's return to the U.S. with an announcement in the White House Rose Garden. The administration stood by the way it secured his release even after the charges were announced.

The military has scheduled an initial court appearance known as an Article 32 hearing for Bergdahl on Sept. 17 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The proceeding is similar to a civilian grand jury, and afterward the case could be referred to a court-martial and go to trial.

Misbehavior before the enemy was used hundreds of times during World War II, but scholars say its use appears to have dwindled in conflicts since then. Misbehavior before the enemy cases were tried at least 494 times for soldiers in Europe between 1942 and 1945, according to a Military Law Review article.

Legal databases and media accounts turn up only a few misbehavior cases since 2001 when fighting began in Afghanistan, followed by Iraq less than two years later. By contrast, statistics show the U.S. Army prosecuted about 1,900 desertion cases between 2001 and the end of 2014.

The misbehavior charge is included in Article 99 of the military justice code, which is best known for its use to prosecute cases of cowardice. However, Article 99 encompasses nine different offenses including several not necessarily motivated by cowardice, such as causing a false alarm or endangering one's unit — the charge Bergdahl faces.

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darin
09-08-2015, 05:07 AM
He's a model citizen for liberals. heck, I wouldn't be surprised if he was pardoned after conviction.

Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
09-08-2015, 07:44 AM
He's a model citizen for liberals. heck, I wouldn't be surprised if he was pardoned after conviction.

First, he must be convicted and the obama (muslim-in-hiding) only has limited amount of time in office.
I think the trial will be expedited so as to be finished while the obama is still in office--only way he can pardon the damn traitor! Too late if he is out of office when the verdict comes in.
Message must be sent that Allah reigns supreme by pardoning the coward and traitor IMHO..-Tyr

Voted4Reagan
09-08-2015, 07:52 AM
First, he must be convicted and the obama (muslim-in-hiding) only has limited amount of time in office.
I think the trial will be expedited so as to be finished while the obama is still in office--only way he can pardon the damn traitor! Too late if he is out of office when the verdict comes in.
Message must be sent that Allah reigns supreme by pardoning the coward and traitor IMHO..-Tyr

if Obama pardons the Traitor it will doom Democrats for two or three election cycles.

Political Suicide for Democrats to allow it....

Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
09-08-2015, 08:00 AM
if Obama pardons the Traitor it will doom Democrats for two or three election cycles.

Political Suicide for Democrats to allow it....
Trust me,he doesn't give a damn about that. They are mistaken even about his legacy and what he wants it to show.
He wants it to show his true allegiance to Allah. Pardoning a coward that deserted to be with Allah's Faithful warriors would be a great sign of how HE(OBAMA) THE MAGNIFICENT, PRACTICED JIHAD BY STEALTH AS A "MUSLIM -IN-HIDING"!!!
Time is running out and he will ramp up his last acts to give a clear signal to muslims of the charade he has pulled off and how stupid are the gullible Americans--Allah's enemies!
His ego will force him to do this and if he does not it will only be because his handlers(globalists) absolutely forbid it!!-Tyr

Gunny
09-08-2015, 08:06 AM
He's a model citizen for liberals. heck, I wouldn't be surprised if he was pardoned after conviction.

Was there a doubt?:laugh:

NightTrain
09-08-2015, 09:14 AM
if Obama pardons the Traitor it will doom Democrats for two or three election cycles.

Political Suicide for Democrats to allow it....


Actually, it wouldn't surprise me to see liberals hold him up as some kind of icon - 'the courage to be a coward' or something along those lines.

darin
09-08-2015, 09:56 AM
if Obama pardons the Traitor it will doom Democrats for two or three election cycles.

Political Suicide for Democrats to allow it....

Uh...do you have NO idea of the democrat base? Not enough of the base gives a shit about honor and doing the right thing. Wouldn't change anything.

Black Diamond
09-08-2015, 12:07 PM
Uh...do you have NO idea of the democrat base? Not enough of the base gives a shit about honor and doing the right thing. Wouldn't change anything.

I agree the left will defend her to the bitter end, at least from a criminal standpoint.
Oops I thought we were talking about Hillary.

Black Diamond
09-08-2015, 12:13 PM
This coffee aint working this morning.