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there's heavy political fallout from the deal that freed sergeant bowe bergdahl, the only known american p.o.wign correspondent is in germany. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. u.s. military officials have spoken to are happy that sergeant bergdahl was recovered, that he's alive. but frankly, there's a lot of anger too. five years ago bergdahl wandered off of his base in eastern afghanistan, he was reportedly disillusioned with the conduct of the war, he was unarmed, he had a compass, and didn't take long before he was captured by militants. they held him for all of these years, much of it in pakistan, then with a prisoner exchange he was freed. now he is at the landstuhl medical center where he is being treated, also starting his reintegration process. he's given time to decompress, reconnect with family and finally tell his story, so far in private. natalie. >> richard engel in germany, thank you. earlier on "today" outgoing white house press secretary jay carney insisted the prisoners traded for sergeant bergdahl who will be first sent to qatar do not pose a danger. >> we be

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american p.o.w. that calculus seems to have shifted given the narrative around bergdahl's desertion of his army post. the white house must have known. this was something in the press years ago. this is part of the story. did you get the sense that the release would have neutralized us? >> they just thought that there would be a little rallying around the soldier. they assumed that there would be some soldiers that served with him that would stand up for him. they have been surprised that there is really nobody that is standing up for him in a notable way that served with him. that is something that has them scratching their heads a little bit. they are trying to pushback now. i have received some e-mails. they are circulating an oped over memorial day weekend saying keep sergeant bergdahl in your thoughts and prayers. i reiterate that i hope the defense department is doing everything they can to get them back. so they are trying to push back a little bit on the political incoming that they are getting. you look at the deal itself. you had jimmy carter's national security adviser raising doubts about whether calling this a one-sided

american p.o.w. is being released or condemnation for the u.s. government getting him out, not professions of surprise for what the deal was. even though everyone has known what the deal was going to be for months if not years now. the exact terms have been published including pictures them new claim is the bergdahl thing is a hoax. it's made up. a weather weapon or false flag or actors, whatever. republican congressman steve womack of arkansas says this bergdahl thing causes one to be suspicious of the timing of the episode. is it nothing more than the opportunity the president took to get public's attention away from the v.a.? the whole thing smells bad. smells bad to him in arkansas. wouldn't believe how it smells here. you can also access that conspiracy theory across the street at the home of our friends at the fox news channel. >> here's the bigger concern for me. i really waud would like for somebody to look at this and answer it. was this done to take the v.a. off the front page of the newspapers? >> actually the v.a. story was doing a pretty good job getting off the front page of the newspaper on its own. we will have more on that later in the s

american -- throughout the american government and around the world, international governments around the world. thank you. >>> sergeant bowe bergdahl is the last-known p.o.w. from afghanistan from the afghanistan and iraq wars. >>> al jazeera's randall pinkston joins us from washington d.c. we are hearing from defense secretary chuck hagel. he arrived in afghanistan. what is he saying about bowe bergdahl's release. >> en route to afghanistan he told reporters that the u.s. had to move quickly to obtain sergeant bowe bergdahl's release. his health was failing and bowe bergdahl's life was in jeopardy. he saw an oping to free him so they can make the deal. bowe bergdahl's release helps to fulfil two promises, to bring american combat activity to app pd and reduce the detainees at guantanamo bay. can it change the president's ratings on foreign policy in any way. if i take a guess rrival i'd say in the mediate short-term, the president is already receiving criticism for the prison swap. of course, everyone is happy that sergeant bowe bergdahl is free. some members of congress accuse the president obama administration of violating a law requiring 30 day notice