Last week Obama White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told CNN:
We Don’t Negotiate With Terrorists
But, that was not true.
The Foreign Minister of Qatar told reporters this week the country was asked to negotiate the Bergdahl swap with the Taliban.
#Qatar Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Attaiah: We've been asked to negotiate the Bergdahl swap. pic.twitter.com/7vyBaKpSqL
— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) February 3, 2015
Last week, one of the “Taliban 5 Dream Team” who was swapped for Bergdahl reached out to the Taliban, according to CNN.
Five top Gitmo Taliban detainees were swapped for deserter Bowe Bergdahl.