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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the five Taliban prisoners who were released in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "are not a threat to the United States." (NBC News)

Clinton: Taliban Five ‘are not a threat to the United States’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

(Associated Press)

White House shifts reason for failing to notify Congress in Bergdahl trade

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bergdahl trade will rightly scare allies

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Afghan Traitor Swap Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

LYONS: Presidential appeasement

By James A. Lyons

This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. U.S. officials say the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is in U.S. custody. The officials say Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's (boh BURG'-dahl) release was part of a negotiation that includes the release of five Afghan detainees held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

Pentagon believes Bergdahl was drugged in proof-of-life video

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican (Associated Press)

Obama officials fail to quell questions on Taliban exchange

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Monday, June 9, 2014, image taken from video obtained from the Iraqi military, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, military soldiers prepare to take their positions during clashes with militants in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Iraqi Military via AP video)

Sunni militants overrun Mosul as Iraq’s P.M. calls for state of emergency

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This May 14, 2012, file photo shows conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh speaking during a ceremony inducting him into the Hall of Famous Missourians in the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Julie Smith, File) **FILE**

Rush Limbaugh on swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl: Obama’s ‘replenishing the enemy’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. WWII photographer Tony Vaccaro, right, attend the inauguration of the Tony Vaccaro Square, in front of the Saint-Briac-sur-Mer city hall, western France, Saturday, June 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Jean Sebastien Evrard, Pool)

John Kerry on chances of freed Taliban attacking Americans: ‘Baloney’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

People comfort a family member of a security officer killed in late Sunday's attack at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, June 9, 2014. The Pakistani Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for a brazen five-hour assault on the country's busiest airport that saw gunmen disguised as police guards storm the international terminal in Karachi, set off explosions and killing over a dozen of people. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Karachi attackers aimed to hijack planes; passengers felt ‘like sitting ducks’

The Washington Times

Illustration on deteriorating respect for President Obama as Commander-in-chief by Alexander Hunter/ The Washington Times

DIMOND: The president’s military trust deficit

By Diane Dimond

Accompanied by President Barack Obama, Jani Bergdahl and Bob Bergdahl speak during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Saturday, May 31, 2014 about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Bergdahl, 28, had been held prisoner by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. He was handed over to U.S. special forces by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees held by the United States. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kerry says exchanged Taliban fighters could re-enter terror war — at ‘enormous risk’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Obama has vehemently defended his decision to swap five Taliban guerrillas for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, but the president may no longer have control over the narrative and likely will face increasingly intense questioning over the deal. (Associated Press)

President Obama under bipartisan attack over Bergdahl exchange

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on closing Guantanamo by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

TRACCI: The wrong way to close Guantanamo

By Robert N. Tracci

A Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade in the tribal region of Waziristan, Pakistan, a stronghold of the Haqqani network. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Top intelligence official claims: Obama admin. just funded terror network ‘for the next ten years’

By Lachlan Markay — The Washington Free Beacon

** FILE ** This May 14, 2014, file photo shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaking in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Clinton: ‘We demanded the release’ of Bowe Bergdahl

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, pauses during an interview with The Associated Press, Friday, May 3, 2013, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Sen. Angus King: No guarantee from administration that Gitmo detainees will stay out of fight

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

From left, PFC Matthew Martinek, SSG Kurt Curtiss, PFC Morris Walker, SSG Clayton Bowen, 2LT Darryn Andrews, SSG Michael Murphy. This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The case of Bergdahl, held by the Taliban since 2009, has arisen again as the U.S. and other countries engage in diplomatic efforts to end his capture. But if he is released, will America&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s only prisoner of the Afghan war be viewed as a hero or a deserter? (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

HUMPHRIES: Our troops are political pawns to the Obama administration

By Rusty Humphries