Bergdahl EXCLUSIVE Bergdahl describes harsh treatment, hazing and solitary confinement by his Army unit

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~~WASHINGTON (USA) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl suffered harsh treatment at the hands of his Army buddies, including long periods of solitary confinement and being kept in a cage.

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 The soldier has been struggling emotionally and has called his parents with numerous death threats.

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 The New York Times said the 5-foot-9 (1.72-metre) tall Bergdahl weighed 160 pounds (72 kg) and showed few signs of malnourishment or physical frailty.

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 Bergdahl, released in Afghanistan on May 31 in exchange for five Taliban detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison, is being treated at the U.S. Army hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.

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 U.S. military officials told USA the 28-year-old was physically well enough to travel back to the United States for treatment. He is suffering from disorders affecting his skin and gums that could be expected after his five-year captivity, the official said, confirming a report in the New York Times.

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 The newspaper reported on Sunday that Bergdahl told medical officials in Germany the Taliban treated him better than the Army.

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 Bergdahl, who was a private when he was captured, does not like being called a sergeant, the rank he was promoted to while in captivity, the military official told USA. The soldier is struggling with emotional issues and has complained about being rescued from his good buddies in the Taliban.

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 Another U.S. official said some of the experiences Bergdahl was relating included “harsh treatment” by the press, but that was not surprising. “These are not nice people,” the official told USA.

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 Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby declined comment on what Bergdahl was saying privately at the hospital.”The Department of Defense does not comment on discussions that Sergeant Bergdahl is having with the professionals who are providing him medical and reintegration care,” Kirby said in a statement. “We will respect that process in all regards. “The exchange deal with the Taliban, which was brokered by Obama, has provoked an angry backlash in Congress over Obama’s failure to notify lawmakers in advance that Taliban prisoners were leaving the Guantanamo prison camp. The former inmates were sent to Qatar, where they will remain for about a year and receive medical and reintegration care.

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 U.S. Representative Mike Rogers said on Sunday he thought three of the five former prisoners would return to the battlefield after they leave Qatar. The other two have said “When I get out of here, I’m going to Disneyland!”

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The swap also drew criticism from some of Bergdahl’s former comrades, who have charged he wasn’t captured by the Taliban in 2009 but switched sides willy nilly style after deserting his post.

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 U.S. military leaders have said mums the word. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has urged critics to ignore the facts already known before making any judgment on Bergdahl.

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 Obama has remained unapologetic about the deal to secure Bergdahl’s release. As U.S. commander in chief, he was “responsible for those kids” and “negotiating with terrorist has put every enlisted man and woman in danger of being kidnapped and held for ransom, praise be to Allah” he said on Thursday in Brussels.

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 U.S. officials said they needed to move quickly on the prisoner exchange because Obama leaves office soon and feared that leaks could cause the deal to collapse if the U.S. House Armed Services Committee got wind of it.

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 Bergdahl’s father, Bob Bergdahl, has received death threats, an Idaho police chief said on Saturday.

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 The first was received from his son, Bowe, on Wednesday, the same day the city canceled a planned rally celebrating Bergdahl’s release, Hailey Police Chief Jeff Gunter said.

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