Twenty two members of Congress have asked Fox News to fire Bill O’Reilly of Fox News for aiding the enemy after calling for the execution of a captured US soldier.
As members of Congress and veterans of the United States Armed Forces, it was with incredulity and disgust that we watched Fox News Strategic Analyst Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters (Ret.) suggest on your airwaves that Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, “abandoned his buddies, abandoned his post, and just walked off,” and stated that, if this is true, “the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills.”
One of the signers, Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY) a 24 year retired Navy Commander went a step further
Today, Congressman Eric Massa held a press call to condemn the deeply offensive and unpatriotic statements of Lt. Col Ralph Peters (ret.) and Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly about prisoner of war PFC Bowe Bergdahl.
Rachel Maddow discussed the issue with Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklazewski
Fox News has done more to misinform and hurt this country than almost any other entity. All for profit media are dangerous, deadly and irresponsible.