You have to be ready to act and react on the fly.
It was hard not to come away with the impression that maybe Bergdahls P.R.
Bergdhals capture was the ultimate coup, a score of 24-karat proportions.
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And, as promised, Koenig speaks to the Taliban to let them explain why that is.
You see, kidnapping is a lucrative source of revenue for the Taliban.
And while an American captive is a big enough prize, an American soldier is something else entirely.
Koenigs source describes Bergdahl, their Golden Chicken, as being worth more than the lives of 5,000 individuals.
Its the equation of terror.
Koenig herself says the discrepancies are impossible to fact check.
We are in the land of He Said/They Said.
When they arrived on the scene, the Taliban told Bergdahl they were the Afghani police.
Did he think he was now safe?
Its hard to say his actions were confused.
He both seemed to want their protection and attempted to flee.
Some Taliban believed he seemed drunk.
And once again, were no closer to understanding why Bergdahl did what he did.
The fog gets thicker.
Whats clear is that the morning after his disappearance the Army snaps into all-hands-on-deck search mode.
The race is on.
The American militarys ethos of No man left behind is being tested to its breaking point.
And it has the result of stalling all other counter-intelligence objectives in the region.
Their trust has been shattered.
That synopsis is certainly seductive enough to get me to tune back in.
I dont totally doubt him, but I dont know if I totally buy his story yet either.
Which, of course, is just what those sly storytellers atSerialare counting on…
