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Army Times Report: Bergdahl's platoon mates seek book, movie deal
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:04 pm
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Six former platoon mates of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who spent nearly five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan, are shopping proposals for a book and movie that is sharply critical of him, Yahoo News is reporting.
Bergdahl is now being questioned by the Army concerning the mysterious circumstances surrounding his capture in 2009. The Army is trying to determine whether he merely wandered too far from base or should be charged with desertion.
A draft of the book proposal, obtained by Yahoo News, asserts that Bergdahl was a “premeditated” deserter who “put all of our lives in danger.”
Bergdahl’s former colleagues describe him as a “loner” who sometimes was gung-ho about fighting the Taliban. But shortly before his disappearance, the soldiers write, Bergdahl started “to talk about what it would be like to just get lost in the mountains surrounding the outpost.” He also began studying the local languages and mailed his laptop, photos and other personal items home.
When Bergdahl disappeared, the platoon frantically searched for him, chasing fragments of intelligence that included reports that a “strange white man” matching Bergdahl’s description had been seen “crawling in the reeds” just outside the base.
But the controversy over Bergdahl’s release — he was swapped May 31 for five Taliban prisoners held at the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — is reportedly complicating the book’s chances at publication. At least one publisher raised concerns that the book would give ammunition to conservative critics of the Obama administration.
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Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:07 pm to Wolfhound45
Like mushrooms on a turd.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:07 pm to Wolfhound45
It's an interesting story and one worth telling. No issue with them trying to make money off of their experience. They aren't the first and won't be the last. I have no problem with Bergdahl doing the same. Of course I think he'll likely be in jail for decades before he is able to benefit from his book deal, but that's ok.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:10 pm to Wolfhound45
That's the American way, kill 2 birds with one stone.
Make money, and out a traitor.
Make money, and out a traitor.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:23 pm to Wolfhound45
The interesting part is that, apparently, an exec at Simon And Schuster refused to take the book explicitly for political reasons, e-mailing their agent that they don't want the Berghdal exchange to be used against Obama by the Republicans.
I'm not holding my breath waiting for S&S to declare this as an in-kind contribution to the President.
I'm not holding my breath waiting for S&S to declare this as an in-kind contribution to the President.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 2:56 pm to Wolfhound45
Good for them. Would be nice to hear what the employees from Benghazi have to say also.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 3:43 pm to Wolfhound45
quote:Not surprising.
At least one publisher raised concerns that the book would give ammunition to conservative critics of the Obama administration.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 4:02 pm to Wolfhound45
Good. I want the truth told; we know that Obama is going to whitewash the Bergdahl desertion and his (Obama's) outrageous trade of terrorist high-up to get him back.
Not the mention the $350K payday for a man who got his mates KILLED, looking for him.
I hope those soldiers get filthy rich, for standing up and telling the truth. I'd go see the show even if it sucked.
Not the mention the $350K payday for a man who got his mates KILLED, looking for him.
I hope those soldiers get filthy rich, for standing up and telling the truth. I'd go see the show even if it sucked.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 8:54 pm to Wolfhound45
quote:
At least one publisher raised concerns that the book would give ammunition to conservative critics of the Obama administration.
Are you trying to sell books, or suck Obama's cock?
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:36 pm to Wolfhound45
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At least one publisher raised concerns that the book would give ammunition to conservative critics of the Obama administration.
Expanding on that sentence:
""I'm not sure we can publish this book without the Right using it to their ends," Sarah Durand, a senior editor at Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, wrote in an email to one of the soldiers' agents.
"[T]he Conservatives are all over Bergdahl and using it against Obama," Durand wrote, "and my concern is that this book will have to become a kind of 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth'" — a reference to the group behind a controversial book that raised questions about John Kerry's Vietnam War record in the midst of his 2004 presidential campaign. (Durand did not respond to requests for comment. "We do not comment about our editorial process," said Paul Olsewski, vice president and director of publicity at Atria.)"
Posted on 8/14/14 at 8:18 am to Wolfhound45
quote:The problem is that the main thrust of their book is based on something they don't know. It's a guess.
A draft of the book proposal, obtained by Yahoo News, asserts that Bergdahl was a “premeditated” deserter who “put all of our lives in danger.”
Unfortunately they will then produce anecdotes that fit their narrative.
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