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06-01-2014, 09:06 PM
Afghan POW Rescue Operation Sped Up to 'Save His Life': Hagel
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Just a day after the White House agreed to release five Taliban prisoners held at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay detention camp in exchange for U.S. prisoner of war Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/prisoner-swap-soldier-freed-taliban/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the operation was quickly done without **tifying Congress because Bergdahl's life was in danger
Hagel told reporters on Sunday that Bergdahl's "safety and health were both in jeopardy, and in particular his health was deteriorating," according to the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/hagel-captives-life-was-danger).
See also: Prisoner Swap Frees U.S. Soldier Held by Taliban for 5 Years (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/prisoner-swap-soldier-freed-taliban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
"It's a good day." —President Obama to Bob and Jani Bergdahl on the recovery of their son, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl pic.twitter.com/8gb6tkdSZ0 (http://t.co/8gb6tkdSZ0)
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 1, 2014 (https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/472906887890223105) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/01/bergdahl-pow-congress-hagel/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Just a day after the White House agreed to release five Taliban prisoners held at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay detention camp in exchange for U.S. prisoner of war Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/prisoner-swap-soldier-freed-taliban/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the operation was quickly done without **tifying Congress because Bergdahl's life was in danger
Hagel told reporters on Sunday that Bergdahl's "safety and health were both in jeopardy, and in particular his health was deteriorating," according to the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/hagel-captives-life-was-danger).
See also: Prisoner Swap Frees U.S. Soldier Held by Taliban for 5 Years (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/prisoner-swap-soldier-freed-taliban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
"It's a good day." —President Obama to Bob and Jani Bergdahl on the recovery of their son, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl pic.twitter.com/8gb6tkdSZ0 (http://t.co/8gb6tkdSZ0)
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 1, 2014 (https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/472906887890223105) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/01/bergdahl-pow-congress-hagel/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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