Threats against the family of former Taliban prisoner Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are being investigated by federal, state and local authorities.
William Facer, a spokesman for the FBI’s Salt Lake City division, said Saturday in a statement: “The FBI continues to monitor the situation in Hailey, Idaho. We are working jointly with our state and local partners and taking each threat seriously.”
The soldier’s parents, Bob and Jani Bergdahl, live in Hailey, Idaho.
Facer did not detail the nature of the threat.
On Wednesday, Bergdahl’s hometown abruptly canceled plans Wednesday for a welcome-home celebration, citing security concerns over the prospect of big crowds — both for and against the soldier.
The town of 8,000 has been swamped with hate mail and angry calls over Bergdahl, whose release after five years of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan has touched off a debate over whether the 28-year-old should be given a hero’s welcome or punished as a deserter.
Why does the celebration have to be “a hero’s welcome?” Why can’t his home town and friends demonstrate their relief and happiness that he’s back home–which seems to be the case. They’ve supported him all along, and unlike the RW (and some weaselly Dems), they aren’t turning tail now, because their concern was real.
And I’ll bet every threat was from a Republican, the big bullies.
These rightwing nutcases would threaten to kill Jesus if he returned
And if Obama had not gone for his return, the same people would be screaming just as loudly, with an equal amount of jumping to conclusions based on equally lacking information. It’s pretty obvious that they are nothing but ignorance, bigotry and hatred. Something has to change soon, and I hope and pray that it’s at the ballot box, but given the circus we’ve viewed this past week, I’m not extremely positive. I don’t think anything other than either full scale revolution or complete control of the entire country will satisfy their lust.
I suppose there have always been people who will behave this way in our country but in the past they didn’t have as much access to information and to groups who encourage this sort of crazy hatred. The digital age has its drawbacks.