by Matt Farwell
Good Conduct Medals for service in captivity awarded to, 279
homeschooling of, 18–19
hometown support and vigils held for, 131–33
impatience and disillusionment with Army mission in Afghanistan, 69–71
joins Coast Guard and discharged on medical grounds, 42–45
last dinner with Coe and Afghan soldiers, 69
mail/email to friends and family prior to going AWOL, 66–68, 73–74
at Mid-South Institute of Self Defense Shooting, 39–41
moves in and life with Harrison family, 34–38, 45
OP Mest assignment and, 63–66
pot raid at Dellacorva’s during visit of, 300–301
promotions while in captivity, 275
proof-of-life videos. See proof-of-life videos
QRF mission to Omna and, 59–61
release of. See release of Bergdahl
religious upbringing of, 19, 20–21
as SAW gunner, 54–55
treated for infections before deployment, 55–56
weaponry and martial arts enthusiasm of, 37–38
works on fishing trawler on Bristol Bay, 46
See also DUSTWUN
Bergdahl, Jani Larson, 14, 35, 37, 39, 216–18, 224–30, 239, 245, 328–29, 337
begin building network of military and government connections, 131–33
CENTCOM trips of, 196–97, 224
informed Bowe missing, 129–31
interviewed by Hastings for Rolling Stone, 226
meeting with Mullen, 196–97
Rose Garden announcement after release of Bowe and, 258–60
security clearance given to, 196
support systems for and Army communications with, 190–97
Bergdahl, Robert, Sr., 9, 14–19
Bergdahl, Sky, 16, 17, 21, 37, 39, 49, 190, 191
Bethea, Nathan Bradley, 264–65
Betsey (ship), 183
Bhutto, Benazir, 153
Biden, Joe, 200
Bigelow, Kathryn, 283, 285, 286–87
Big Hole National Battlefield, 18–19
Billings, John, 68, 77–78, 80–81, 84–85, 85–88, 295
bin Laden, Osama, 22, 23, 27–28, 138, 142, 219
Black, Cofer, 25
Blackfoot Company 2nd Platoon
Bergdahl assigned to, 53–54
Bergdahl goes AWOL from, 79–84
first search for Bergdahl, 85–88
NTC training exercises, 54–55
OP Mest assignment, 63–66
QRF mission to Omna, 59–61
reports Bergdahl missing, 84–85
speak out about Berdgahl, 263, 264–66, 269–71
Blinken, Tony, 257
Blitzer, Wolf, 159
blowback, 29
Boal, Mark, 283, 285–88, 292, 293, 298, 308–11
Book of the Five Rings, The (Musashi), 53
Bourke-White, Margaret, 139, 140
Bowe Prayer Run, 190–91
Boyle, Joshua, 233, 336
Brandes, Cheryl, 331–32
Brennan, John, 222, 227
Breshears, Roy, 191
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), 272–73
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 11, 12, 14
Buetow, Evan, 108, 270, 281, 325
Burroughs, Robert, 186
Bush, George H. W., 95, 96
Bush, George W., 22–23, 57, 137
Indian embassy bombing in Pakistan and, 144
2002 State of the Union speech of, 25–26
Butler, Michael, 252, 253
Butler, Phil, 226
Calley, William, 304
Calvin and Hobbes, 18
Campbell, John, 231
Capen, Dick, 188
captivity of Bergdahl, 172–79
duration of, 174
dysentery during, 175, 177
escape attempts, 172–73, 177–79
movement to new locations, 174–76
torture, 173–74
capture of Bergdahl, 97–99. See also reaction to Bergdahl capture
Carmichael, Chris, 9
Carter, Jimmy, 10–11
Central Command (CENTCOM), 29–30, 121–22, 170
Bergdahl (Bob) visit to, 196–97, 224
Bergdahl (Bowe) as responsibility of, 136
Dach’s and other intelligence reports of Bergdahl moved to Pakistan not accepted by, 124–25, 265
lack of personnel recovery (PR) team in Afghanistan, 119–20
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 30, 121–22, 234
Davis incident, 217–18
espionage powers of, 122
Furlong and, 121, 122–23
intelligence failures of, 166–67
National Security Act forming, 140–41
Operation Cyclone and, 12
Pakistan as jurisdiction of, 120
Pentagon and CIA feuding, post-Chapman attack, 166, 167–68
Chapman attack (al-Balawi suicide bombing), 162–66
Chase, Brad, 266
Chicago Tribune, 188
Christopher, Warren, 151
CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Clapper, James, 252
Clarridge, Duane, 95–97, 217
CIA career of, 95
Iran-Contra and, 95–96
runs Eclipse Group, 96–97
Clinton, Hillary, 124, 151, 169, 206–7, 212, 213, 218
CNN, 268, 278, 301–2
Coast Guard, 42–44
Cochran, Thad, 262
Coe, Joseph, 53, 68, 69, 269, 316–17
blocking position assignment of, 111–13
reports Bergdahl missing, 79, 80
Coffee, Jerry, 133, 194–95, 226
COIN. See counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy
Coleman, Caitlan, 233, 336
Conflict Resolution Cell (CRC), 211, 218, 222, 257
Cooper, Anderson, 301–2
Cornelison, Joshua, 125, 126, 266, 270–71, 312
counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy, 30–31, 55, 66, 111, 114, 165
Counterinsurgency Guide (State Department), 30–31
court-martial of Bergdahl, 291–99
Abrams rules Bergdahl to face general court-martial, 299
Article 32 preliminary hearing, 294
case referred to FORSCOM for processing, 291–92
charges brought against Bergdahl, 291
Dahl’s testimony, 295–96
Fidell and media petitions to lift protective order, 294–95
Fidell represents Bergdahl pro bono, 293
McCain’s comments and, 297–98
media coverage of, 292–93, 298–99, 301–2
protective order issued in, 292, 294–95
Russell’s testimony, 296–97
Visger recommends case should proceed to special court-martial, 297
witnesses called by prosecutor Kurz, 295–97
See also general court-martial of Bergdahl
Crapo, Jeff, 110–11, 161
Crayton, Render, 133
criminal investigation of Bergdahl (Army Regulation 15-6)
Bergdahl assigned desk job at Fort Sam Houston during, 288–89
Dahl assigned to, 283–84
Dahl’s 15-6 report and recommendation of desertion charge, 289–91
Dahl’s interviews of Bergdahl, 1–5, 289
investigative team assembled by Dahl, 284
Cross, Shane, 68, 79
cutting, 38, 48–49
Dach, Amber, 119, 120, 124–25, 245, 275–78, 279–80, 330
Dahl, Kenneth, 117
crimi
nal investigation of Bergdahl and. See criminal investigation of Bergdahl (Army Regulation 15-6)
testimony of, at court-martial of Bergdahl, 295–96
Daily Beast, 264
Daily Mail, 268
Daur, Ghulam Qadir Khan, 154
Davis, Raymond, 217–18
Davis, Richard, 285
Deadline Hollywood, 283
debriefing and reintegration of Bergdahl, 272–82
brought to Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), 272–73
Dach’s initial debrief, 275–76
drone strikes following, 278
isolation and torture of Bergdahl, 279–80
phases of, 278
planning for, 275
recalls details of captivity, 276–78
Taliban disinformation campaign, extent of, 279–80, 281
value of intelligence provided by, 278
degradation ceremony, of Dreyfus, 333
Dellacorva, Kim. See Harrison, Kim
Dempsey, Martin, 252, 256
Department of Defense
espionage powers of, 122
National Security Act forming, 140–41
POW policy and reforms after Vietnam War, 185–90
See also Central Command (CENTCOM)
Dereliction of Duty (McMaster), 165
DiSalvo, Joseph P., 273
diya (blood-money payoffs), 217–18
Dobbins, James, 242
Dostum, Abdul Rashid, 23, 26, 203
Dreyfus, Alfred, 333–34
drones/drone strikes, 87, 104–6, 278, 335
Drudge Report, 267
Drussel, Jane, 261
Durand, Henry Mortimer, 28
Durand Line, 28
Durant, Mike, 274
Durrani, Asad, 164
DUSTWUN
aircraft and drone support for, 87, 104–6, 111
Bergdahl family, support systems for and Army communications with, 190–97
Bergdahl goes AWOL from OP Mest, 79–84
Bergdahl smuggled by Taliban to Pakistan and Sangeen, 116–17
Bergdahl’s parents informed as to, 129–31
Billings orders first search for Bergdahl, 85–88
capture of Bergdahl, 97–99
changes to war effort resulting from, 111–15
false leads and intelligence followed by Army in, 117–19
first proof-of-life video, 98–99, 132, 161
Flynn apprised of, 92–94
Furlong hires Clarridge to track Bergdahl, 94–95, 97
Furlong’s intelligence assessments versus CIAs, 121–22
Gates apprised of, 111
Howard orders River City condition, 104
lack of personnel recovery (PR) cell in Afghanistan, 119–20
nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) forced on soldiers involved in, 125
Operation Yukon Recovery, 111–15
procedures for and implications of, 72–73
Silvino activates, 84–85
soldiers speak out about Berdgahl, 263, 264–66, 269–71, 301–2
Taliban’s first contact and ransom demands, 108–11, 161–62
Taliban’s July 18th release of video of Bergdahl, 124
used as internal military tactic for approval of missions, 125–26
Wilson and Pelton gather intelligence for forecast on potential movements of missing soldier, 100–3, 116–17
See also intelligence/intelligence operations; proof-of-life videos
Eclipse Group, 81, 96–97, 123–24, 217
Eggers, Jeff, 257, 258
Eisenhower, Dwight, 316
Ephesians 2:10, 19
extraordinary rendition, 95
Farouq, Ahmed, 335
Farris, Mark, 36–37, 47, 50
Fazl, Mohammed, 26, 205–6
Fazlullah, Maulana Qazi, 153
FBI
Bergdahl (Bob) as intelligence source for, 243–44
claim Bergdahl (Bowe) recovery as jurisdiction of, 234
JSOC-FBI plan for Bergdahl’s release, 244
refuses to share case files with Amerine, 242, 243
Feinstein, Dianne, 286
Femling, Walt, 45–46
Ferrell, Glenn, 130
Fidell, Eugene, 1, 2, 289, 293–95, 293–96, 298, 306, 307, 310
Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan (Flynn and Pottinger), 166–69
FlorCruz, Celia, 3
Flynn, Michael T., 89, 97, 136, 311–12
assessment of and prescription for fixing intel, 166–69
career of, 90
COIN strategy, views on, 165
inadvertently reveals government secrets to Pakistan, 169–70
informed of Bergdahl missing, 92, 94
intelligence mess in Afghanistan inherited by, 91–92
in Iraq operations, 90–91
McChrystal and, 90
promotion of and appointment as assistant director of national intelligence for partner engagement, 170–71
sanctions Furlong’s intelligence operations, 123
FM 3-24: Counterinsurgency (Petraeus and Mattis), 31
FOB Sharana, 57–58
Foley, Diane, 336
Fontaine, Anna, 34, 47, 50, 261
“Former Spy with Agenda Operates a Private C.I.A.” (Mazzetti), 217
FORSCOM (U.S. Army Forces Command), 291–92
Fox & Friends, 301
Fox News, 133–34, 266, 267, 268, 269–71, 281, 292, 297, 307–8
French Foreign Legion, 41–42
Full, Cody, 53, 54, 263, 266, 269
Fullmer, Dylan, 46
Furlong, Michael, 91–95, 120–24
hires Clarridge to help with finding Bergdahl, 94–95, 97
military career of, 92–93
security clearance of, 94
work for McKiernan, 94
Gadahn, Adam, 335
Gardez incident, 195
Garfield, 18
Garwood, Bobby, 304
Gates, Robert, 111, 145, 167
general court-martial of Bergdahl, 302–32
arraignment, 302–3
Banks delivers closing defense, 328
Bergdahl declines to raise insanity as defense, 321
Bergdahl delivers unsworn statement on stand, 327
Bergdahl’s psychological history as mitigating factor, 321–22
classified evidence controlled by prosecution in, 306, 307
coded messages in Bergdahl’s letters, 326–27
defense team, 303–4
guilty plea in, 320–21
Morgan’s schizotypal personality disorder diagnosis for Bergdahl, 322–23
Nance delivers sentence, 330–31
Oshana’s closing statement for prosecution, 327–28
prosecution team, 305
Serial coverage of Bergdahl case, 308–13
soldiers injured in Bergdahl search as element of prosecution case, 317–19, 324–25
Trump’s assessment of, 307–8, 334
veterans reaction to sentence of, 331
General Intelligence Directorate (GID) (Mukhabarat)
al-Balawi recruitment by, 162
Operation Cyclone and, 12
Germany, 206, 211, 212–14
Gillespie, Dizzy, 141
Glasscock, Larry, 85
Global Military Justice Reform (online journal), 293
Gonsalves, Marc, 273
Go Public campaign, 187, 188
Graham, Lindsay, 264
Graham, Mark, 304
grave desecration incident, at OP Mest, 63, 65–66
&nbs
p; Grenell, Richard, 265–66
Grisoli, William, 283–84, 291
Grossman, Marc, 218, 222, 225
Grubb, Evelyn, 186–87
Guantanamo Bay prison, 26, 206, 252–53
Guantanamo Five/Bergdahl prisoner exchange, 2, 222–26, 249–54
Gul, Awal, 210
Gul, Haji, 278
Gunter, Jeff, 18, 268
Haemmerle, Fritz, 267, 268, 338
Hagel, Chuck, 252, 256
Hall, Bobby, 274
Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 221
Hannity, Sean, 281
Hanoi Hilton, 185–86
Haqqani, Jalaluddin, 27–29, 100, 153. See also Haqqani Network
Haqqani, Mohammad, 201
Haqqani, Sirajuddin, 144, 149
Haqqani Network, 27–28, 152
attempts to negotiate exchange of Bergdahl, 198–99, 203–5
al-Balawi’s suicide bombing carried out by, 163–64
as bin Laden protector, 27–28
kidnapping business of, 147–52
Pakistani private approval and public denial of actions of, 144, 145
as Taliban’s most effective fighting force, 28–29
U.S. funding and support of, during Soviet occupation, 27
Harriman, W. Averell, 188
Harrison, Kayla, 33, 66
Harrison, Kim, 33, 34–36, 37, 40–41, 44–45, 50, 285, 300, 321
Harrison, Shane, 33
Hastings, Michael, 89, 170, 226
Hatch, James, 301–2, 317, 325, 331
Hayes, Jeff, 212, 213, 218–19, 223–24, 225
Heathcliff, 18
Hein, Larry, 80, 81
Hekmatyar, Gulbuddin, 153
Hensley, Michael, 52–53
Herridge, Catherine, 292
Hezbollah, 165
Hickey, Kevin, 262
Hoh, Matthew, 159–60, 169
Holbrooke, Richard, 151, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 214–15
Holder, Eric, 252
Horton, Lieutenant Colonel, 284
hostage negotiations
non-U.S. hostages, 235
U.S. and. See POW/hostage negotiations
Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, 336
Howard, Michael, 62–63, 78, 104
Hurt Locker, The (film), 283, 285–86
Idaho Mountain Express, 22
Idaho Statesman, 268
intelligence/intelligence operations
assessment of Taliban insurgency, 164–65
al-Balawi’s suicide bombing and, 162–64
Dach’s assessments rejected by CENTCOM, 124–25, 265
Eclipse Group and, 81, 96–97, 123–24, 217
false leads and intelligence reports followed by Army, 117–19
Flynn’s assessment of and prescription for fixing, 166–69
Furlong’s assessments versus CIAs, 121–22
