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## Video: Army Launches Bowe Bergdahl Probe

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## Transcript

The main question in the Bowe Bergdahl controversy, is he a deserter? Now a two star general will investigate. The general will look into Bergdahl's disappearance from base in June of 2009. An army investigation in the months after he disappeared found that Bergdahl did deliberately leave his base. In the Paktika province of Afghanistan. But it did not find that Bergdahl deserted. That would depend on his intent, and the answer to that question is not yet known. You wanna make sure that he knows what's going on, that he is oriented and alert, and that he's not psychotic. By psychotic, I mean hearing voices that aren't there or seeing things that aren't there.

It's not clear when Bergdahl himself will be questioned. Afghan witnesses tell CNN that when he disappeared, Bergdahl was abducted and beaten. Some of his fellow soldiers say, he may have been trying to contact the Taliban. I heard it straight from the interpreters lips as he heard it from the radio, and at that point it was like this is, this is kind of snowballing out of control a little bit, there's a lot more to this story than just a soldier walking away. Another question, were any US troops killed while searching for Bergdhal? Some soldiers say yes, six troops were killed. The Pentagon says there's no evidence of that.

The answer to another question is also not know, just how long the investigation will take.

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