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Bowe Bergdahl court-martial conviction for Army desertion thrown out by federal judge
2023-07-26
[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.
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Bowe Bergdahl: 2021-08-25 Biden Ready to Make Deal with Taliban for Last U.S. Hostage, But Needs Proof of Life
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Posted by:Skidmark

#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  

#4  Why bother to have a separate military justice system at all?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-07-26 10:41  

#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  

#2  Can you say "Reggie Walton?"
Posted by: Sgt. D.T.   2023-07-26 02:10  

#1  But he said he was "guilty?"
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-07-26 01:38  

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