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244. I was referring to the Afghans that were helping the US in Afghanistan.

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Officers of the United States Government should be on trial -- not PFC Bradley Manning. [View all] Octafish Jun 2013 OP

Manning isn't a whistleblower... SidDithers Jun 2013 #1

Really? That's a most, eh, conservative take on it. Octafish Jun 2013 #3

Yup. Link is right here... SidDithers Jun 2013 #14

Are you trying to damage the server? Octafish Jun 2013 #34

'Cause you never link to your own posts, octafish... SidDithers Jun 2013 #46

Big difference is I post useful information that adds to what we know about the gangsters. Octafish Jun 2013 #90

Octafish has more credibility here than you do, Sid. By a LOT. Occulus Jun 2013 #131

How is that NOT a personal attack? randome Jun 2013 #133

Well, you know, there was a preface... SidDithers Jun 2013 #137

you just can't compare with that anti vax woo machine Sid... dionysus Jun 2013 #256

PROPAGANDA 101: Labels are powerful things. Octafish Jun 2013 #289

The truth is a personal attack? I don't think so. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #198

What you just posted is nonsense. Everyone here is subject to being asked for links with backup. stevenleser Jun 2013 #134

Occulus' post was accurate. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #201

... SidDithers Jun 2013 #136

I'm hurt Occulus Jun 2013 #149

Of course you don't, but a whole lot of other people, do. Occulus, a great DUer like Octafish sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #197

How's that RFK jr homework coming... SidDithers Jun 2013 #224

So far, due to the fact that RFK Jr has credibility, as opposed to his few detractors, and I sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #265

"debating a topic like an adult rather than with obvious biases... SidDithers Jun 2013 #278

It's like an automatic reaction. Octafish Jun 2013 #267

even though we have had our disputes in the past backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #188

+ a million. And it would be a perfect 100% over the people high fiving that personal attack on him Number23 Jun 2013 #202

I couldn't agree more, and I have no doubt at all that a majority of people here sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #195

yup, their anti vax woo, as well as constant campaigning against Dems, makes DU special... dionysus Jun 2013 #255

Like when you called a liberal constitutional scholar a douchebag? Octafish Jun 2013 #275

correction: greenwald is a libertarian douchebag dionysus Jun 2013 #286

Either way, that is Labeling, a technique of propaganda. Octafish Jun 2013 #290

i call it an apt description dionysus Jun 2013 #323

Call it what you want, you're still wrong. Greenwald is correct on Manning vs. the Warmongers Octafish Jun 2013 #329

Sid - Ellsberg didn't have time to read all the Pentagon Papers, either. Your argument is trash. leveymg Jun 2013 #234

Excellent post and everyone knows that the nonsensical claim that 'he didn't read sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #270

Wait... SidDithers Jun 2013 #272

Sid, Ellsberg actually says the term "data dump" . . ." is the opposite of the truth." leveymg Jun 2013 #294

He can't answer because - He's the one Dragonfli Jun 2013 #15

Releasing thousands of diplomatic cables crossed the line, pnwmom Jun 2013 #109

and that's just your opinion. Swagman Jun 2013 #228

Manning's too, since he's been willing to plead guilty on that. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #252

These diplomatic cables should have been declassified leveymg Jun 2013 #241

The cables contained the unredacted names of innocent people pnwmom Jun 2013 #251

I believe the names were of corrupt Afghan officials leveymg Jun 2013 #295

There were a lot more names that that in the thousands of cables. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #297

Show me an instance where someone was harmed. leveymg Jun 2013 #298

251,000 cables were released UNVETTED and unredacted. pnwmom Jun 2013 #303

But, not a single act of persecution as a result of a quarter million unvetted docs in 3 yrs? leveymg Jun 2013 #314

Much of the case is being withheld for security reasons, so I wouldn't expect pnwmom Jun 2013 #316

That's a little circular. Secrets to protect secrets, etc. Are you speculating, or is that based in leveymg Jun 2013 #319

I just amended the previous post to give an example. And then I found this one: pnwmom Jun 2013 #320

As someone who's prepared hundreds of Ethiopian asylum claims, I am not in the least leveymg Jun 2013 #321

So since he escaped his country alive, he wasn't really harmed then? pnwmom Jun 2013 #322

The bottom line is: Maedhros Jun 2013 #30

It depends on whether you want to live in a democracy or not. Octafish Jun 2013 #41

Ignorance is bliss? nineteen50 Jun 2013 #42

I think there is no question we would be better off if it had not been released. If Manning had stevenleser Jun 2013 #135

I did not read all the Wikileaks, but I feel better off that he released them. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #153

This Option B is sponsored by Leo Strauss and the University of Chicago. Occulus Jun 2013 #155

We are better off, although it may take a while for this country to acknowledge that. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #204

I'll take the most famous and most credible Whistle Blower's word on that. Daniel sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #164

wow backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #193

Anyone who objects to a whistle blower exposing war crimes committed during sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #194

but he didnt just whistle blow did he backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #196

Manning is not a whistle blower AnalystInParadise Jun 2013 #217

absolute garbage. Who is this "private entity" that has "hostility to the USA"? Swagman Jun 2013 #231

U.S. policy AnalystInParadise Jun 2013 #237

Except that Manning was not a whistleblower, premium Jun 2013 #271

That he didn't follow "legal procedures" doesn't make him any less a whistleblower - it just put him leveymg Jun 2013 #299

The difference is that Ellsberg tried the legal way first, premium Jun 2013 #302

The difference is, Nixon unleashed the Plumbers on Ellsberg and got himself Impeached. leveymg Jun 2013 #315

apparently SidDithers doesn't believe in the court system Swagman Jun 2013 #227

DU is part of the court system?... SidDithers Jun 2013 #280

I musta missed the memo, premium Jun 2013 #288

Manning is no fucking hero, premium Jun 2013 #2

No. Otherwise the Pentagon would not report that national security was not harmed by WikiLeaks. Octafish Jun 2013 #5

And I'll side with the UCMJ, premium Jun 2013 #8

He has not been convicted, yet you think him so. Is that based on something you learned on tee vee? Octafish Jun 2013 #12

He's already plead guilty to 10 charges... SidDithers Jun 2013 #48

Yes I Would Love To See Those Links As Well HangOnKids Jun 2013 #67

Take it with all the salt you want, premium Jun 2013 #76

Ahh how clever HangOnKids Jun 2013 #79

Well, we all have our difference of opinion now, don't we? nt. premium Jun 2013 #88

Where are the links? n/t HangOnKids Jun 2013 #80

I just know you're not going to accept this, but, here goes. premium Jun 2013 #86

Sorry The Link Does Not Work HangOnKids Jun 2013 #89

Strange. My link below works fine but Premium's does not. I don't see the difference. randome Jun 2013 #91

Fixed it. premium Jun 2013 #93

The Link works fine for me, premium, and I appreciate it. Good Cha Jun 2013 #146

Thank you. premium Jun 2013 #242

I'd like to those links also. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #206

CBS says 'hundreds' of informers' names were leaked. randome Jun 2013 #81

The thing is that CBS report also goes to The Times article that was debunked from 3 years ago. Octafish Jun 2013 #125

If you have anything debunking it, I would like to see that, too. randome Jun 2013 #128

There are zero follow-up reports. No evidence reported. Three years on. Ergo, de-bunked. Octafish Jun 2013 #165

Oh, Binka... SidDithers Jun 2013 #126

Two posts hidden per month is not a bad rate. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #245

The essence of authoritarianism Maedhros Jun 2013 #33

Leaking the names of hundreds of overseas informants was NOT the right thing to do. randome Jun 2013 #38

He had no idea what he was leaking for the most part. premium Jun 2013 #39

This keeps getting stated as fact: Maedhros Jun 2013 #61

There are more links above but this one specifically mentions 'hundreds'. randome Jun 2013 #63

See post #125 by Octafish above Maedhros Jun 2013 #177

Why was he given access to so much information in the first place? JDPriestly Jun 2013 #160

Great question. Thanks also for sharing that story about your relative, the WAC. Octafish Jun 2013 #248

Thank you. I do not know whether my relative was a codebreaker. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #249

The UCMJ also requires sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #44

Like this guy...? Pelican Jun 2013 #47

Is he the guy defending his country, or invading it? OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #54

Thank You HangOnKids Jun 2013 #69

Of course, sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #78

+1. The mentality of the helicopter murder chucklers is not unlike... Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #171

Even Assange said it looked like these guys were carrying RPGs. randome Jun 2013 #57

How about the two guys the helicopter lights up who are carrying wounded think Jun 2013 #156

Alot of us are not that familar with the UCMJ so could you link the specific section that cstanleytech Jun 2013 #173

UCMJ 918.Art.118.Murder sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #247

Interesting. There is a problem though. cstanleytech Jun 2013 #274

1,2 and 3 apply. sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #287

And the rest of my question? cstanleytech Jun 2013 #296

See, you keep sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #306

Well I certainly cannot force you to answer the question. cstanleytech Jun 2013 #309

I have answered the question, repeatedly. sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #312

Colonel Jessup, is that you? Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #152

How cute, NOT! nt. premium Jun 2013 #276

The Late 80s called. They want their lame retort back. nt Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #281

Talk about lame retorts. premium Jun 2013 #283

Yes, speaking of ... Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #307

Your superior intellect premium Jun 2013 #308

I'm happy for you. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #334

He will serve time for the things that he has admitted. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #158

Acc. to the UN charter, only the UN Security Council can authorize a CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #186

'National security' may not have been impacted... randome Jun 2013 #9

Really? Got a link? Octafish Jun 2013 #13

From Rachel Maddow's show last night. randome Jun 2013 #17

Great. A splash page for the show. The only place I've seen anyone link to such is Free Republic. Octafish Jun 2013 #22

You just need to wait a few seconds for the video to load. randome Jun 2013 #24

I think you'd get better responses... Wait Wut Jun 2013 #65

+100! zappaman Jun 2013 #97

Who'd I call a freeper? Octafish Jun 2013 #100

"The only place I've seen anyone link to such is Free Republic." Wait Wut Jun 2013 #118

So? That's a different thing, entirely. You have yet to show where I called anyone a freeper. Octafish Jun 2013 #121

I'm done. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #122

Bye. It's no game. Octafish Jun 2013 #124

Exactly, Wait Wut, When they have nothing that's what Cha Jun 2013 #147

Concur, completely. MADem Jun 2013 #223

Well said...nt SidDithers Jun 2013 #284

Do you have source materials, an 8 minute video from an opnion show is not really news. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #23

Only a Wikipedia source so far. randome Jun 2013 #25

Are you as concerned Maedhros Jun 2013 #35

Got it... Pelican Jun 2013 #50

I understand that Manning broke the law. Maedhros Jun 2013 #66

They need to look the other way. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #68

But he didn't accept the consequences and neither did his supporters... brooklynite Jun 2013 #95

There is some precedent for that belief Maedhros Jun 2013 #111

Well said, Maedhros, well said. nt Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #162

In a perfect world, there would be no drones and no government malfeasance. randome Jun 2013 #51

Even in the crappiest democracy there wouldn't be assassination of Americans without trial. Octafish Jun 2013 #291

The pentagon does not have covert agents in the field. Get back to me when the CIA says it has not stevenleser Jun 2013 #132

Like we're supposed to believe the CIA about anything? Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #150

Are we five years old now? Is any country going to acknowledge the elimination of its agents or stevenleser Jun 2013 #167

In a democracy Maedhros Jun 2013 #151

LOL, Manning didn't do that. He released hundreds of thousands of documents at random. stevenleser Jun 2013 #168

A man's life is at stake here Maedhros Jun 2013 #176

This message was self-deleted by its author stevenleser Jun 2013 #179

LOL is an entirely appropriate response. He had options for addressing the specific wrongdoing stevenleser Jun 2013 #180

If the sentence comes by Predator drone, you'll wet yourself. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #232

This is the first time navarth Jun 2013 #263

There is good reason for being happy with Manning's punishment stevenleser Jun 2013 #269

Have you served Steve? HangOnKids Jun 2013 #273

Yes. I also witnessed the IG address wrongdoing. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #277

You mean, apart from the Army's interns at CNN and NPR, a direct phone call from CIA works wonders. Octafish Jun 2013 #338

you are no fucking hero either Swagman Jun 2013 #229

Manning pleaded guilty to 10 crimes AnalystInParadise Jun 2013 #240

Hey Swagman, premium Jun 2013 #243

Manning has already plead guilty to 10 charges... SidDithers Jun 2013 #285

I gave you a rec, but don't fully agree. NCTraveler Jun 2013 #4

Thank you for adding your perspective, which adds to our understanding. Octafish Jun 2013 #10

So you think the public's right to know Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2013 #36

What I know: People killed by Bradley Manning-0. People killed by Bush & Cheney-100,000+ Octafish Jun 2013 #335

I agree. Well said. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #19

Indeed. CanSocDem Jun 2013 #6

Most Americans have no idea what the USG does in their name. Octafish Jun 2013 #16

Thank you for the link, Octafish navarth Jun 2013 #37

if the US had not been involved in criminal G_j Jun 2013 #7

Bush. Cheney. Powell. Rumsfeld...When will they go on trial for lying America into war? Octafish Jun 2013 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jun 2013 #71

kick & recommended. William769 Jun 2013 #11

'Washington Babylon' explains why things are so messed up that money really does trump peace. Octafish Jun 2013 #31

Thanks for that Refresher....Amazing what goes down the rabbit hole of KoKo Jun 2013 #254

One does not preclude the other. Both committed crimes. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #18

And yet in one case we are told to 'turn the page, look forward, turn a blind eye to crime' Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #27

I advocate for the prosecution of Bush, Cheney et al, often on my radio show. So thats not true. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #129

I'm eagerly awaiting the trials of the murderers and other miscreants he exposed. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #21

Can you name them? That would be helpful. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #32

No, I can't. The government is keeping them secret. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #49

Wait a second!!! That makes no sense!! Manning dumps 700k documents and videos and msanthrope Jun 2013 #52

Boggles the mind, doesn't it? nt. premium Jun 2013 #53

No one can name ANYONE that committed a war crime? nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #59

That's correct jberryhill Jun 2013 #105

Maybe he's in on it. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #110

George Walker Bush and Dick Cheney Rex Jun 2013 #112

We needed a Bradley Manning to tell us that Bush and Cheney are criminals??? I think not. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #117

No I was just answering your question. Rex Jun 2013 #141

George Walker Bush for commiting the supreme crime against the peace, CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #324

We needed a 700k paper dump to tell us that? nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #326

You asked, you were answered and you then proceeded to CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #327

Obviously, the "dumping" of documents was harmless and he should be released. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #56

'Harm' isn't an element of the statute. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #58

IOW, premium Jun 2013 #62

Bradley Manning is a foreigner? Who knew? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #116

I was referring to the Afghans that were helping the US in Afghanistan. premium Jun 2013 #244

Those named were corrupt officials whose names were originally in a Dari-language academic paper. leveymg Jun 2013 #300

You're seriously saying that the only names outed were corrupt officials? premium Jun 2013 #304

It's interesting that in 3 yrs since that article appeared, not one verified case of harm. leveymg Jun 2013 #310

Just because we haven't heard of it, premium Jun 2013 #311

Believe me, if there was one severed head, we would have seen it. Over and over and over again. leveymg Jun 2013 #313

Same here premium Jun 2013 #337

I think people would be more likely to see it this way IF hughee99 Jun 2013 #26

Great point. The thing is, the other documents revealed State Department work for money grubbers. Octafish Jun 2013 #253

The papers had a field day with it, but releasing classified documents that hughee99 Jun 2013 #279

It is well known that there is a rather large portion of Govt. that is above the law. Dragonfli Jun 2013 #28

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #29

Just get it over with and lock him up railsback Jun 2013 #40

You Know What Was On Manning's Mind? HangOnKids Jun 2013 #84

So, you know what was on Manning's Mind? railsback Jun 2013 #92

This is what was on Manning's mind. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #96

The chat logs with Adrian Lamo are closer to the event, and are not msanthrope Jun 2013 #115

Um, yeah railsback Jun 2013 #154

It is "grown up" OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #169

Ah, so its 'grown up' to have delusions of grandeur railsback Jun 2013 #209

You prefer to attack those who bring to light OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #230

Wasn't it also Goering who said AnalystInParadise Jun 2013 #239

I Never Claimed To Know What Was On His Mind HangOnKids Jun 2013 #101

LoL. I'm not denying it. railsback Jun 2013 #157

But you are just so likeable! HangOnKids Jun 2013 #215

(02:14:21 PM) Manning: listened and lip-synced to Lady Gaga’s Telephone while exfiltratrating possi msanthrope Jun 2013 #114

Stomping on a lowly soldier who got disgusted with our horrible forever wars... Peace Patriot Jun 2013 #43

That was a great books. Octafish Jun 2013 #170

Coping with Manning's crime was my job for a while Proud Public Servant Jun 2013 #45

Scale RobertEarl Jun 2013 #55

No, of course not Proud Public Servant Jun 2013 #60

Doubled down, eh? RobertEarl Jun 2013 #64

Serious question Proud Public Servant Jun 2013 #72

Well RobertEarl Jun 2013 #83

"Danced around"? Oh, please. Proud Public Servant Jun 2013 #98

That is *definitely* the issue. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #102

Why Are You Posting Here If You Believe This HangOnKids Jun 2013 #106

Because it's true? ucrdem Jun 2013 #113

Read Again HangOnKids Jun 2013 #120

Okay, I did, and you're completely misreading it. Reread it carefully. n/t ucrdem Jun 2013 #123

Just for starters. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #94

LALALALA WE CANT HEAR YOU!!! Ash_F Jun 2013 #200

+1 THE LIST...it should be a Stickie to any Manning post here on DU. KoKo Jun 2013 #260

Is any of this true? GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #233

It pisses ME off. But what Manning released had nothing to do with Bush. randome Jun 2013 #75

You may be a public servant, but Ellsberg disagrees CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #190

You certainly have my sympathy. MADem Jun 2013 #73

Thanks RobertEarl Jun 2013 #107

You love to follow me round, don't you? MADem Jun 2013 #142

If Manning is convicted and Bush remains free, this country CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #191

That's just a silly thing to say. MADem Jun 2013 #199

Bush has the blood of (at a minimum) 100,000 innocent poeple on his hands. Go CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #203

Call me when he's indicted. MADem Jun 2013 #208

If it were not for the original sin of Operation Shocking and Awful, Manning CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #210

If Manning hadn't volunteered to join the Army, he never would have served either. MADem Jun 2013 #211

Well, if you go back to my original post that began this little sub-thread CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #212

Well, he didn't do it on his own. MADem Jun 2013 #216

Your Cheney and my Cheney are two quite different monsters. The last time CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #218

Well, you must be following the guy closely. MADem Jun 2013 #219

Not Fox. Truthout. Here ya go: CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #220

Good grief, that's an advocacy site read by less than one percent of the country. MADem Jun 2013 #221

Truthout reports on an appearance by Cheney on ABC's CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #259

Three YEARS ago. Not last week, not last month, not even last YEAR. MADem Jun 2013 #305

There is no statute of limitations for war crimes or for murder. - nt CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #325

But there is one for what constitutes "news"--and a cite from three years ago is not news. nt MADem Jun 2013 #328

Thanks. That's exactly why I've thought all along that wikileaks is bad news ucrdem Jun 2013 #104

Thank you. moondust Jun 2013 #140

Thank you, Proud Public Servant, it is really beneficial Cha Jun 2013 #148

Thank you so much for your post. Number23 Jun 2013 #161

The Arab Spring was certainly inspired dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #213

Can you explain why in 3 yrs there hasn't been a single verified victim of the "data dump"? leveymg Jun 2013 #318

A post like this really gets under the skin of the conservatives. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #70

But But But Some Day They Will Have Their Boot On Someones Throat HangOnKids Jun 2013 #74

Classic authoritarian behavior. Find someone small to pick-on. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #82

Pity them when the small person turns out to be so much bigger HangOnKids Jun 2013 #85

They can stand with the torturers and mass murderers kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #103

They're not very Democratic. Octafish Jun 2013 #119

Seven Myths about Bradly Manning. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #77

An Excellent Point. KoKo Jun 2013 #262

Solidarity with PFC Manning! n/t Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #87

Me, too. OTOH, the leaders who lied America into war aren't getting deserved attention these days. Octafish Jun 2013 #282

Anybody who makes it through basic training... NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #99

Of course he should be on trial. He broke the law. Simple as that. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #108

Presidenture Poppy Bush and Secretary Cheney broke the law by lying America into war in 1990. Octafish Jun 2013 #330

He's a criminal... sweet pudgy little pink cheeks and all. n/t lamp_shade Jun 2013 #127

Did you come up with that all by yourself? HangOnKids Jun 2013 #139

As opposed to "Did you come up with that all by yourself"? You think that's original? nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #182

Are we debating originality here Steve? HangOnKids Jun 2013 #183

Your question was about originality. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #184

No it wasn't HangOnKids Jun 2013 #185

I'm happy to let DUers interpret whether "Did you come up with that all by yourself?" addresses stevenleser Jun 2013 #189

Knock Yourself Out Steve HangOnKids Jun 2013 #205

Agreed, starting with Bush and Cheney... KansDem Jun 2013 #130

Who was Really “Aiding the Enemy?” Octafish Jun 2013 #331

1. Totally agree and K and R. 2. Slightly off topic: does anyone have a relevant link Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #138

Daniel Ellsberg talking about Manning case on The Cycle (MSNBC): link from Charles Pierce's column deurbano Jun 2013 #143

Berrigan's support of Manning means alot to me duhneece Jun 2013 #144

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #145

So what does the government expect felix_numinous Jun 2013 #159

Have any of you John2 Jun 2013 #166

He didn't take anything off base. He opened a backdoor and transferred files. MADem Jun 2013 #222

I believe there is already something in place Manning could have used which is cstanleytech Jun 2013 #175

Another hero, who like Manning, would not sacrifice his humanity. He rescued the two children sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #163

Awesome! tblue Jun 2013 #207

Yes, indeed...Important Post...thanks Sabrina. KoKo Jun 2013 #266

Almost Gone by Graham Nash and James Raymond (Manning song) johnnyreb Jun 2013 #172

Most Excellent Video Johnnyreb HangOnKids Jun 2013 #214

Solidarity with Manning! Hell Hath No Fury Jun 2013 #174

Bravo! - nt CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #178

Nope, Bradley Manning should be on trial Riftaxe Jun 2013 #181

I'll bet you would have been A-OK with jailing CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #192

K&R idwiyo Jun 2013 #187

if manning was the patriot Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #225

Col. Ted Westhusing went that route and for his trouble ended up dead. Octafish Jun 2013 #336

the ignorance being disseminated about Bradley Manning is embarrassing Swagman Jun 2013 #226

He has pled guilty to ten charges hack89 Jun 2013 #236

LOL another one who doesnt know anything about military law AnalystInParadise Jun 2013 #238

Bullshit he exposed no crimes. GoneFishin Jun 2013 #246

Manning exposed no crimes, provided one pays no attention whatsoever CharlesInCharge Jun 2013 #258

K&R midnight Jun 2013 #235

"The truth is Manning has done a great service, both to MI5 and the UK as a whole." ucrdem Jun 2013 #250

Please take the hyperbole elsewhere HangOnKids Jun 2013 #257

Don't bother explaining, I don't want to know. Bye. nt ucrdem Jun 2013 #264

What a HOOT! n/t HangOnKids Jun 2013 #268

Who're the real traitors? Bush and Cheney who lied America into war? Octafish Jun 2013 #293

Problem with Cheney and Bush is cstanleytech Jun 2013 #301

Are you suggesting that some of the docs were leaked intentionally? Tunisia, Karzai, Iran cables? leveymg Jun 2013 #317

Not some, all. Climategate? ucrdem Jun 2013 #333

Hmm . . . leveymg Jun 2013 #339

Our government has been up to some dirty shit. JEB Jun 2013 #261

SECRECY means NO ACCOUNTABILITY Octafish Jun 2013 #292

When the deceptive operation of the warfare state can’t stand the light of day G_j Jun 2013 #332