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Scapegoating Another American Veteran
The scapegoating of Bowe Bergdahl is a political diversion away from the illegal and failed policies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Warmonger Media Storm Against Saving Sgt. Bergdahl Shows Why We Have So Much War
The political forces that are trashing the deal to rescue Sgt. Bergdahl are the same political forces that got us into the Iraq war and who want to keep …

The Inside Story of Bowe Bergdahl: Afghan War Vet Matthew Farwell on “America’s Last POW”
As the controversy over the prisoner swap grows, new information has emerged about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's time in Afghanistan.

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The Real Villains of the Bergdahl Tale
The right-wing media is denouncing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl as a “deserter” who wasn't worth ransoming from the Taliban, but the real villains are the architects of the disastrous Iraq …

13 “Other” Things You Need to Know About POW Bergdahl
How simplistic it is to also exchange Berghdalu2019s “due process” for a guilty verdict, accusing him of deserting.

“There Were No Good Options”: Bergdahl Should Get Honorable Discharge, Says Lawyer for Deserters
Despite winning the freedom of the only known US prisoner of war, the deal has come under Republican attack amidst reports Bergdahl voluntarily left his base after growing opposed …

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Father of Freed US Soldier: “Nobody Can Relate to Guantánamo Prisoners More Than Our Family”
Bowe Bergdahl, the last known American prisoner of war in Afghanistan, has been freed in a prison swap with the Taliban five years after his capture.

Ex-Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld Committed War Crimes
Richard Clarke, the nation's former top counterterrorism official, says he believes President George W. Bush is guilty of war crimes for launching the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: US Drone Program Under Obama “Got Out of Hand”
“The excessive secrecy is as counterproductive as some of the strikes are,” says Richard Clarke.

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The Tragedy Unfolding on the American Homefront
While a teenager recently fatally shot his veteran father in self-defense, the national conversation failed to register that although veterans must be held accountable.