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Unfortunately, They Don’t Have X-Ray Vision
What is good intel? And how do army analysts help a recovered hostage remember it? Andrea and Michelle (not their real names) talk about how an intel debriefing works.
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Emails About the Bergdahl Deal
These emails between Obama administration officials give us a look behind the scenes in the months, weeks and days leading up to Bowe Bergdahl’s release.
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Obama’s Rose Garden Announcement
On May 31, 2014, President Obama stepped into the White House Rose Garden with Bob and Jani Bergdahl to announce that their son was coming home. Immediately the event hit a nerve with the public.
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How the Taliban See Themselves
Barney Rubin, an expert on Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the Taliban's views during the early years of the war and why the five detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl were important to them.
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The Other Side of Some Abyss
Bowe Bergdahl on what it felt like to be rescued.
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Entry-Level Discharges From the Coast Guard
Bowe Bergdahl was discharged from the coast guard in 2006, a few weeks after he joined. This graph shows the number of coast guard recruits each year since 2001 and the percentage of recruits who were discharged within six months.