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Christmas gift from the Taliban: video released of captured US soldier
Hattip DrudgeReport. Ay Pee, so here's the summary:
Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl appears healthy, read prepared statement castigating US after stating an interesting mix of identifying information: name, rank, unit, birth place and name, blood type and mother's maiden name. The AP article notes that as non-state actors the Taliban are not party to the Geneva Conventions. |
Bergdahl is shown seated, facing the camera, wearing sunglasses and what appears to be a U.S. military helmet and uniform. On one side of the image, it says: "An American soldier imprisoned by the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. A statement read by a Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, appears at the end of the video and renews demands for a "limited number of prisoners" to be exchanged for Bergdahl.
Posted by: 2009-12-25 |
