New details emerge surrounding Spc. Bergdahl's capture
BOISE - U.S. military commanders ordered all operations stopped in the moments after Spc. Bowe Bergdahl was reported missing in Afghanistan June 30, 2009, new secret military documents reveal.Within hours, soldiers started looking for the Hailey, Idaho, native using various tactics including drones, a paratrooper, a tracking dog team and ...
Sailor who vanished from eastern Afghan province is dead
KABUL, Afghanistan — One of two US sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week — a 30-year-old father of two — has been confirmed dead and his body recovered, a NATO spokesman said yesterday.The search continues for the other missing sailor, said Lieutenant Colonel Todd Breasseale, a spokesman for NATO ...
VIDEO: Bergdahl family remains hopeful
The family of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. soldier known to be held captive in Afghanistan, remains hopeful about his release a year after his disappearance.The family, who now lives in Hailey, Idaho, but has roots in the Santa Ynez Valley, issued a statement on the one-year anniversary of ...
Record Western military deaths in Afghanistan in June
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — As the Afghan war's bloodiest month for Western forces drew to a close Wednesday, the widening scope and relentless tempo of battlefield casualties pointed to a formidable challenge for U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the incoming commander. At least 103 coalition troops were killed ...
Ceremony to honor Bowe Bergdahl today
One year ago, the stark reality of the war in Afghanistan came crashing in on the placid Wood River Valley when native son Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl was captured by Taliban militants. Three videos of the missing soldier have been released by his captors on the Internet, but his whereabouts are ...
NATO: Kidnapped US Soldier a 'Top Priority’
The search for an American serviceman who was kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan one year ago remains a "top priority" for US-led NATO forces, the military said Tuesday. After Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, 24, went missing in southeastern Paktika province, the Taliban has issued three videos of him ...
U.S. Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Kills 4
A U.S. Air Force helicopter crashed late Thursday in Afghanistan's southeast, killing at least four people and wounding "numerous" others, the military said. A spokesman for the Taliban said its fighters had shot it down, but an Afghan official said it appeared to have crashed due to mechanical failure. The ...
Taliban releases video of US soldier: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Taliban has released a new video of US soldier Bowe Bergdahl captured last year in Afghanistan, calling for his exchange for Taliban prisoners, the IntelCenter monitoring service said Thursday.The nearly eight-minute-long video showed Bergdahl, in a beard and wearing an army jacket, reading a newspaper and ...
Afghan Taliban issue video of US soldier Bergdahl
The Afghan Taliban issued a video of an American soldier captured last summer that showed him saying "please bring me home."The video of Idaho National Guard Private Bowe Bergdahl was posted and described by SITE Intelligence Group which monitors web sites used by extremist groups.The Afghan Taliban had previously issued ...
Taliban release video of captured US soldier
WASHINGTON – The Taliban released a video Wednesday of a man identified as an American soldier captured in Afghanistan last June, showing him pleading for his freedom and to be returned home.In the video, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl says he wants to return to his family in Idaho and that the ...
Taliban to execute US soldier if Aafia not released
PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban on Thursday demanded the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist who has been convicted by the US court on charges of her alleged attempt to murder US soldiers in Afghanistan, and threatened to execute an American soldier they were holding currently. They claimed Aafia ...
Otter: Pray for Idaho soldier's safe return
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter reminded Idaho in his State of the State speech that one resident is far from home, in enemy hands.Bowe Bergdahl, a 23-year-old U.S. Army private from Hailey, Idaho, was captured in June in Afghanistan and is being held by the Taliban.Otter told ...
Family still hopeful for soldier’s release
The family of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. soldier known to be held captive in Afghanistan, remains hopeful about his release despite a lengthy propaganda video released Christmas day that showed footage of him denouncing the U.S. military.The family now lives in Hailey, Idaho, but has roots in the ...
We have an update on a Northwest soldier, who is believed to be the only U.S serviceman held captive at this time. The country first learned that the Taliban in Afghanistan captured Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl in July. New video of him has been released and is now circulating ...
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January 17th, 2012
STOP SOPA: Why MichaelMoore.com Will Be Blacked Out Wednesday, January 18th
My websites MichaelMoore.com and Mike's High School Newspaper will both be going dark for 24 hours starting at midnight tonight in protest of the Stop ...
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75 Years Ago Today, the First Occupy
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December 28th, 2011
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December 24th, 2011
A Little Christmas Gift for You to Download
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Here's a New Free Chapter from HERE COMES TROUBLE
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December 18th, 2011
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A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
It's Saturday night and I didn't want the day to end before I sent out this note to you. One year ago today (December 17th), ...
September 11th, 2010
If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
OpenMike 9/11/10 Michael Moore's daily blog I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero. I want it built on ...
December 14th, 2010
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Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that ...
May 12th, 2011
Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different." – Michael Moore in ...
November 22nd, 2011
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and ...
September 22nd, 2011
A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS
I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask ...
December 16th, 2010
Dear Swedish Government: Hi there -- or as you all say, Hallå! You know, all of us here in the U.S. love your country. Your ...
November 2nd, 2010
This letter contains (almost) no criticisms of how the Democrats have brought this day of reckoning upon themselves. That -- and where to go from ...
Home Front: Portraits from Sheikh Jarrah
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