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Bowe Bergdahl: America's Last Prisoner of War by Michael Hastings | Politics News | Ro... Page 9 of 14 The next morning, more than 24 hours after Bowe had vanished, U.S. intelligence intercepted a. conversation between two Taliban fighters:. "I SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. WHAT HAPPENED. IS THAT TRUE THAT THEY CAPTURED AN AMERICAN GUY?" "YES THEY DID. HE IS ALIVE. THERE IS NO WHERE HE CAN GO (LOL)" "IS HE STILL ALIVE?" "YES HE IS ALIVE. BUT I DONT HAVE THE WHOLE STORY. DONT KNOW IF THEY WERE FIGHTING. ALL I KNOW IF THEY WERE FIGHTING. ALL I KNOW THAT THEY CAPTURE HIM ALIVE AND THEY ARE WITH HIM RIGHT NOW." Then another intercept was picked up: "CUT THE HEAD OFF" Later that evening, a final intercept confirmed that Bowe had been captured by the Taliban, who were preparing an ambush for the search party. "WE ARE WAITING FOR THEM." "LOL THEY KNOW WHERE HE IS BUT THEY KEEP GOING TO WRONG AREA." "OK SET UP THE WORK FOR THEM." "YES WE HAVE A LOT OF IED ON THE ROAD." "GOD WILLING WE WILL DO IT." "WE WERE ATTACKING THE POST HE WAS SITTING TAKING EXPLETIVE HE HAD NO GUN WITH HIM. HE WAS TAKING EXPLETIVE, HE HAS NOT CLEANED HIS BUTT YET.' "WHAT SHAME FOR THEM." "YES LOOK THEY HAVE ALL AMERICANS, ANA HELICOPTERS THE PLANES ARE LOOKING FOR HIM." "I THINK HE IS BIG SHOT THAT WHY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR HIM." A third voice chimed in:. AYAR TNR DI HNNNNNNR CNV NIH IA OUNIE R YNAN NAEN NOE NEE AFGHANISTAN THAT WE HAVE ONE OF THE AMERICANS." "WE ALREADY HAVE A VIDEO OF HIM." The next day, American forces had a chance to free Bowe. The battalion operations officer, call sign GERONIMO 3, met with two tribal elders from the nearby village. The elders had been asked by the Taliban to arrange a trade with U.S. forces. The insurgents wanted 15 of their jailed fighters released, along with an unidentified sum of money, in exchange for Bowe. The officer hedged, unwilling or. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/americas-last-prisoner-of-war-20120607?print=t... 8/8/2013