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Saturday, June 22, 2013

‘Very Optimistic’: Taliban Prisoner-Swap Offer Sparks Emotions at Idaho POW Rally | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘Very Optimistic’: Taliban Prisoner-Swap Offer Sparks Emotions at Idaho POW Rally | Video | TheBlaze.com
John Butts@JBMedia - Reports:
HAILEY, Idaho (TheBlaze/AP) — The tearful mother of the only known U.S. prisoner of war said Saturday she’s feeling “very optimistic” about his eventual release after his Taliban captors offered last week to exchange him for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s mother, Jani Bergdahl, spoke to about 2,000 people gathered in Hailey, his hometown, in a city park where he played as a toddler and little boy.http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/22/very-optimistic-taliban-prisoner-swap-offer-sparks-emotions-at-idaho-pow-rally/