Did the Department of Defense just reveal that former President Clinton lied to America in 1993? Could be.
At the Bergdahl/Hagel hearing going on in the House today, Democrat Rep. Adam Smith asked DoD General Counsel Stephen Preston for a specific example from the past where the United States “dealt with non-state actors who are holding a service member in order to achieve their recovery.” Preston cited the release of Michael Durant, the Army helicopter pilot of Blackhawk Down fame, who was held prisoner for eleven days by Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid after his helicopter was shot down in 1993. Preston suggested Durant was released in exchange for a number of Adid’s fighters who were captured during the same battle. Here’s the clip:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=oA-qX-UR_8A
I look forward to seeing what exactly, if anything, the DOD does send to Congress on the Durant release.