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2023-07-26 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Bowe Bergdahl court-martial conviction for Army desertion thrown out by federal judge

[FOX] A former U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to desertion after leaving his post while deployed in Afghanistan and was subsequently captured and tortured by the Taliban had his court-martial conviction vacated Tuesday.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in Washington D.C. said that military judge Jeffrey Nance, who presided over the court-martial of Bowe Bergdahl,

...that’s former Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who deliberately left his base to meet up with the Taliban in 2009, for which he was charged with desertion and some other things before President Obama decided to trade him for some high value Talibs who were taking up space in Guantanamo. After five years as a Taliban prisoner he was traded for Mohammad Fazl, Khairullah Khairkhwa, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Norullah Noori, and Mohammad Nabi Omari. All five went on to high positions in the Taliban government...

failed to disclose that he had applied to the executive branch for a job as an immigration judge, creating a potential conflict of interest.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-07-26 01:29|| || Front Page|| [11150 views ] Top

#1 But he said he was "guilty?"

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-26 01:38|| 2023-07-26 01:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Can you say "Reggie Walton?"

Posted by Sgt. D.T. 2023-07-26 02:10|| 2023-07-26 02:10|| Front Page Top

#3 This new ruling makes sense only if it is established that Bowe Bergdahl applied to the Taliban for citizenship status. Otherwise the conflict is a non sequitur.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-07-26 10:36|| 2023-07-26 10:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Why bother to have a separate military justice system at all?

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-07-26 10:41|| 2023-07-26 10:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Walton presided over the Scooter Libby case. He has been promoted by Reagan, both Bushes, and John Roberts. He got his law degree from American University in D.C.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-07-26 11:14|| 2023-07-26 11:14|| Front Page Top

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