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Imagine the shudder that would go through our military industrial complex. sgtbenobo Jun 2013 #1
Whistle-blowers are the enemy of the Ruling Elite Class and their conservative enablers. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #2
God forbid that a "mere employee" should have the gall to call a corporation or gov't agency byeya Jun 2013 #3
Some here side with the right-wing and want manning given the harshest sentence. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #4
Some here are right-wing and applaud repressive laws and want the spy agencies byeya Jun 2013 #20
In a true democracy we would value transparency and prosecute those that tried to deny it. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #23
That would take an educated populace that those who control the political economy want to keep byeya Jun 2013 #30
Keeping the population afraid is a form of terrorism. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #31
Of course it is and that's why Churchill and Truman followed Harriman's advice to keep byeya Jun 2013 #33
Check this out..when you have time: KoKo Jun 2013 #5
Thank you for that. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #7
good definition of the phenomenon quinnox Jun 2013 #6
Manning seems to be a bright but confused young person, and his motives really aren't clear struggle4progress Jun 2013 #8
Who needs your facts...? Pelican Jun 2013 #9
Woooo HangOnKids Jun 2013 #16
Do you feel better with that rationalization? Does that justify him spending the rest of his rhett o rick Jun 2013 #10
You're entitled to your opinions, whatever they are, but we should be able to agree on the facts struggle4progress Jun 2013 #13
When our government is using laws to hide their crimes, then those doing the hiding rhett o rick Jun 2013 #26
We can be reasonably sure that his defense will make every possible effort struggle4progress Jun 2013 #29
Manning doesnt stand a chance fighting the government. He must be made a scapegoat rhett o rick Jun 2013 #32
Why are you dismissing all this as an authoritarian curtain? treestar Jun 2013 #36
Ok I am willing to make you a deal. Pfc Bradley Manning should be sentenced 1/1000th of whatever rhett o rick Jun 2013 #37
Changed the subject treestar Jun 2013 #38
Those that use the classification system to hide crimes are more guilty than Manning. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #41
How would you know? Did you know him before he was put in solitary? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #11
Get out your calculator and your 2009 and 2010 calendars. Count the weeks Manning was in Iraq struggle4progress Jun 2013 #12
And factor this into your equation, you do not need to read the entire document to get the gist usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #14
Have you ever considered? loose wheel Jun 2013 #18
Ask yourself how long it would take you to "get the gist" of every page in a thousand 750 page books struggle4progress Jun 2013 #19
Good post and links....thanks. KoKo Jun 2013 #22
And there's the main reason for this, another being that this is a perfect distraction to bring Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #15
Excellent point. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #25
What was Manning, then? loose wheel Jun 2013 #17
Harm to the USA that cannot be repaired? That's the joke of the day. Most of these byeya Jun 2013 #21
When laws are made or used to hide crimes or breaches of trust, then it may be necessary to break rhett o rick Jun 2013 #24
Gee, if a PFC can cause such harm violating his oath imagine if an official with real GoneFishin Jun 2013 #27
We must persecute the scoundrels and let the war criminals off. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #28
Rule change. Look forward not backward ... for anyone above a PFC. GoneFishin Jun 2013 #34
No that's not the issue, the issue is classified information treestar Jun 2013 #35
I totally agree there should be some information that should be considered "classified". rhett o rick Jun 2013 #40
K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #39
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