What a scary story for the family of this young man, a brother and son apparently captured and sold to the Taliban. Then on top of all that they now have to deal with rumors and whispers about him being a deserter, who got into this situation because of his desertion. No matter how you feel about this war, and what the facts turn out to be, you have to feel bad for this family.
"The soldier, Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Idaho, is the first serviceman captured since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. According to a person actively involved in the search, a top Afghan insurgent commander has taken credit for capturing the soldier and has now moved the soldier to South Waziristan, Pakistan. U.S. armed forces are not permitted to operate inside Pakistan except under extreme circumstances. The insurgent leader, Mullah Sangeen, has reportedly demanded the U.S. halt air raids as a condition for the return of the soldier..."
