'Who didn't see this coming?' Report: Gitmo detainee released in Bergdahl swap may have 'returned to fight'

Posted at 4:58 pm on January 29, 2015 by Doug P.

Isn’t it though?

Last year, the Obama administration released five detainees from Gitmo in return for Bowe Bergdahl. After the five were let go, Obama said that Qatar would keep an eye on them. How’s that going so far?

BREAKING ON @TheLeadCNN – US suspects one of detainees exchanged for #BoweBergdahl engaged in militant activity – @barbarastarrcnn
— Adam Levine (@cnnadam) January 29, 2015

#Breaking: Exclusive: Pentagon suspects Bergdahl swap detainee returned to fight http://t.co/Z9gBveXMDg
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 29, 2015

Breaking:1 of the 5 detainees exchanged for Bergdahl may have returned to militant activities: http://t.co/oiHDDCD97x pic.twitter.com/lOTNaR8m3B
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) January 29, 2015

Senior US official confirms to @foxnews: one of #Taliban5 released in #Bergdahl prisoner swap has been making phone calls to #Taliban.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) January 29, 2015

What. A. Shock.

@CNNPolitics And this js surprising to …. nobody?
— neighhay (@neighhay) January 29, 2015

@CNNSitRoom @CNN who's surprised by that? I'm surprised that all 5 haven't
— James Hoppe (@JamesHoppe1960) January 29, 2015

@CNNPolitics who didn't see this coming?
— Lynne Shine (@Lynne_Shine) January 29, 2015

Simply maddening.

This is shaping up to be a big political mess, esp if Bergdahl ends up being charged w desertion.
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 29, 2015

Releasing these terrorists & allowing them 2 return 2 the battlefield is aiding & abetting the enemy. Is that not treason? #Taliban #GITMO
— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) January 29, 2015

I am SEETHING right nowMT @NatSecCNN: 1 of 5 former GITMO detainees exchanged for Bergdahl has attempted to return to militant activities
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) January 29, 2015

So the President releases Gitmo detainees and then we catch them trying to rejoin terrorists. Whose side is he on again?
— Mike Ball (@TheFenixProject) January 29, 2015

Barbara Starr reports that this condition is “A potential political firestorm for the White House." I'd call it a kinetic firestorm.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) January 29, 2015

https://t.co/ab6aL8JukO RT @HotlineJosh: CNN: one of the 5 Taliban prisoners traded by WH for Bergdahl has "returned to militant activity"
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) January 29, 2015

@HotlineJosh @instapundit "Shaping up"???? This has been a disaster from day one.
— Randy Cole (@RandyCole13) January 29, 2015

The White House might spin it this way:

@lachlan @HotlineJosh At least the Taliban aren't "terrorist" terrorists.
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) January 29, 2015

"Wait, wait. The guy traded for Bergdahl went back to 'armed militancy,' not 'terrorism.'" — Josh Earnest, probably.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 29, 2015

It's a good thing the Taliban aren't terrorists, otherwise this might be bad. http://t.co/gCocRjNq6c
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) January 29, 2015

Sad but true.