The obligatory "Release of Bergdahl" video - Granite Grok

The obligatory “Release of Bergdahl” video

(H/T: CNSNews)

Oh, and those “harmless” Talibani just released into the security of Qatari officials to be highly monitored for a year?  Prison time?  Er, no so much:

A senior Gulf official speaking to Reuters has said the five Guantánamo detainees traded for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl are being kept in an “accommodation facility” and will be allowed to roam freely in Qatar before moving to other parts of the world. The claim undermines President Obama’s claim that they will be monitored.

Is there ANY truth to be found in ANY of the Obama Administration’s claims on this?

…A senior official speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters Tuesday that these individuals will indeed be allowed to move freely within Qatar, though they will not be able to leave the country during that one-year term. “All five men received medical checks, and they now live with their families in an accommodation facility in Doha… they can move around freely within the country,” affirmed the source. After that term, they are free to leave the country – even return to Afghanistan, the source noted.

The new claims contradict those by the Obama Administration that the Taliban members would be closely monitored upon their release. As Fox News explains, “if true, Qatar’s plans are likely to stir concerns from Washington, particularly from GOP lawmakers who warned that these prisoners could return to the battlefield.” The trade, President Obama contended, “was conditioned on the Qataris keeping eyes on them and creating a structure in which we can monitor their activities.” The President nonetheless conceded that there was “absolutely” a risk that the Taliban members would return to the battlefield and pose a threat to the United States.

(H/T: Big Peace) This is supposed to make us feel all warm and cozy that Obama had our best interests at heart, as two of these folks are wanted by the UN for crimes against humanity and one was a deputy intelligence minister for the Taliban – the Taliban “Dream Team” (and I bet they can’t sink a free throw to save anyone’s lives).

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