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Ohio Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-25-11 05:37 PM
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12. Well...
I really don't want to be in a foxhole with anyone, I expect it would be a wicked dangerous place regardless of my companion.
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  -Bradley Manning Can Be Both a Criminal and a Hero. tekisui  Apr-25-11 05:12 PM   #0 
  - downloading tens of thousands with hope of criminal or embarassing data is not hero  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 05:18 PM   #1 
  - He is a f---g traitor in my opinion and deserves whatever he  doc03   Apr-25-11 05:23 PM   #4 
  - that is how i see it. i see nothing admirable. nt  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 05:54 PM   #18 
  - He knew enough to know there would be crimes uncovered,  tekisui   Apr-25-11 05:28 PM   #6 
     - i could go into any computer, download tons and find something to embarass a company, govt, person  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 05:54 PM   #17 
        - How blithely you overlook the war crimes that have been revealed.  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 05:59 PM   #20 
        - i guess we interpret the info differently. learning putin is an alpha dog really  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 06:00 PM   #21 
           - Propagandizing that the cables only contained insignificant info won't make it true.  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 06:13 PM   #26 
           - kinda like insisting and demanding he is a hero is not gonna make him one. nt  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 06:14 PM   #27 
              - Pretending that nothing of substance has been release is purposely ignoring  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 06:42 PM   #29 
                 - he has downloaded tens of thousands. a couple pieces that MIGHT be worth anything  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 06:43 PM   #30 
                    - From February 2011: Cablegate to Date: 32 Major Revelations (and Counting)  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 06:54 PM   #32 
                    - Over Half of 2011's New York Times Issues Rely on WikiLeaks  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 07:57 PM   #38 
           - Are you still peddling this line?  JackRiddler   Apr-25-11 06:51 PM   #31 
              - And what is wrong with our people that we condemn not the crimes but those  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 06:56 PM   #33 
                 - Indeed. Except you mean condemn, not commend. But I understand and agree.  JackRiddler   Apr-25-11 06:58 PM   #34 
                    - Ack! Stupid dyslexia! (Thank you.)  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 07:00 PM   #35 
        - Embarrassment is different than criminal acts.  tekisui   Apr-25-11 06:03 PM   #22 
           - i really see this issue differently than you  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 06:10 PM   #24 
  - He's no hero. He would also be high on the list of people no one should ever want to be in a foxhole  Pirate Smile   Apr-25-11 05:19 PM   #2 
  - He's absolutely a hero. Crimes have been exposed thanks to him.  tekisui   Apr-25-11 05:29 PM   #7 
  - He's a traitor.  Pirate Smile   Apr-25-11 05:35 PM   #10 
     - Not in the least.  tekisui   Apr-25-11 05:42 PM   #14 
  - Well...  Ohio Joe   Apr-25-11 05:37 PM   #12 
  - I completely agree. nt  ZombieHorde   Apr-26-11 12:29 AM   #43 
  - i absolutely would nto trust him, with not only my back, but anything else  seabeyond   Apr-25-11 05:55 PM   #19 
  - Why would anyone want to be in a foxhole with anyone?  Tierra_y_Libertad   Apr-25-11 08:07 PM   #40 
  - Indeed  gratuitous   Apr-25-11 05:23 PM   #3 
  - Manning took an oath...  Phoenix63   Apr-25-11 05:26 PM   #5 
  - +1  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 05:41 PM   #13 
  - Barack Obama took an oath too  kenny blankenship   Apr-25-11 06:08 PM   #23 
  - I really don't see what that has to do with the subject at hand.  cherokeeprogressive   Apr-25-11 07:10 PM   #37 
  - In fact, that oath arguably obligates him to reveal wrongdoing when he finds it.  JackRiddler   Apr-25-11 07:06 PM   #36 
  - +2  rgbecker   Apr-25-11 08:10 PM   #41 
  - Nope... just criminal...  Cid_B   Apr-25-11 05:31 PM   #8 
  - I strongly disagree.  tekisui   Apr-25-11 05:33 PM   #9 
     - Good point...  Cid_B   Apr-25-11 05:44 PM   #15 
  - Yep. A criminal act is not always an unjust act...  Luminous Animal   Apr-25-11 05:35 PM   #11 
  - Of course he can be. The question is, though, is he?  uppityperson   Apr-25-11 05:49 PM   #16 
  - Yes, as I remember Nelson Mandela spent many years in jail, and he is  MasonJar   Apr-25-11 06:11 PM   #25 
  - Please.  Wait Wut   Apr-25-11 06:35 PM   #28 
     - How dare Manning betray the pervasive corruption of the political class.  EFerrari   Apr-25-11 08:02 PM   #39 
  - We built monuments to the "criminals" and "traitors" of 1776. Now we imprison one.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Apr-25-11 08:12 PM   #42 
  - Indeed, there is a fine tradition of disobeying immoral laws.  MilesColtrane   Apr-26-11 01:01 AM   #44 
 

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