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In reply to the discussion: To the Manning defenders... [View all]MH1
(17,600 posts)139. That's a statement we ALL should be able to agree on.
IF these other accusations against Manning are true, no way should he have had access to the kind of material he did. Some of the top brass should have been reassigned just for that incredible lapse of security.
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Yep. It was the fireballs that convinced me. Crime in government - naah, but anal fireballs?!
saras
Dec 2011
#107
Technically he said "Perhaps she insulted him and deserved it." ... no need to take out of context
LooseWilly
Dec 2011
#149
You're not saying that insulting someone deserves a physical response, are you?
Shoe Horn
Dec 2011
#191
As every single other accusation that has been presented in any case that has been presented on this
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#16
Every dyke that I know calls themselves a dyke. (Thus, dyke march) Every gay
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#37
I think the civilians writing up this stuff don't understand that a leading petty officer or other
MADem
Dec 2011
#99
It sounds to me that he is ill mentally. I hope he is getting some treatment while in custody. nt
Mojorabbit
Dec 2011
#81
Whether or not it's "court-martiable" is not really the issue as I see it.
FedUp_Queer
Dec 2011
#182
It's really starting to sound like the government/military dropped the ball on this thing.
ChadwickHenryWard
Dec 2011
#110
There seemed to be very little in terms of physical or adminstrative control...
NavyDem
Dec 2011
#142
He was demoted in rank for hitting a female soldier and on his way to being discharged.
tammywammy
Dec 2011
#93
Do you have any evidence to back up her "she said" claim? And Julian Assange is a rapist ... right?
Better Believe It
Dec 2011
#118
Has he publicly admitted they were real? The fact that you have not heard a denial is not evidence.
Bjorn Against
Dec 2011
#137
If they're not authentic then I'm sure Coombs will quickly bring that up in the hearing.
tammywammy
Dec 2011
#140
Wow, this whole OP is a pile of out-of-context tripe spinning... spectacular!
LooseWilly
Dec 2011
#171
he struck a superior. in the military, that is not.a small issue. also "trained for combat"
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#186
He was a good QB, and his extracurriculars, say what you like, didn't affect the point spread
kenny blankenship
Dec 2011
#5
My understanding is that he is being held and tried for exposing military 'secrets'--
bertman
Dec 2011
#8
I am aware of the credentials of the investigating officer, and the request that he recuse himself.
NavyDem
Dec 2011
#35
So you think somebody who is working on wiki leaks as a civillian is a-ok?
nadinbrzezinski
Dec 2011
#36
Where was it reported that the investigating officer worked on the Wikileaks case?
Azathoth
Dec 2011
#41
This isn't an example at all -- you're simply asserting something without any documentary evidence
Azathoth
Dec 2011
#47
Countdown misspoke, if they did say such a thing. There is no conflict of interest.
MADem
Dec 2011
#102
It is transparently ridiculous for this individual to be assigned this case given
EFerrari
Dec 2011
#54
Oskar Schindler cheated on his wife and clusterfucked every business he ever ran...
backscatter712
Dec 2011
#34
Hey now! If it weren't for "strawmen", we would have missed out on this splendeforous thread!
Behind the Aegis
Dec 2011
#56
few people on planet earth are with out character defects and moral holes in them.
xchrom
Dec 2011
#68
It takes less nerve to hold up Manning than to make a post like this without
Vinnie From Indy
Dec 2011
#74
I'm surprised there is this much controversy... no reason to complicate this.
Shipwack
Dec 2011
#104
Dear Cid--thank you for exposing this. When I posted it yesterday, 'crickets.'
msanthrope
Dec 2011
#109
classic GOP-style smear campaign -- it's a shame some in our party are so threatened by Manning
nashville_brook
Dec 2011
#127
Because it has nothing to do with his status as a whitsleblower or the way he's been treated?
Puregonzo1188
Dec 2011
#141
I thought Manning was being defended against the false charges of being a traitor?
DirkGently
Dec 2011
#159
I separate the art from the artist, the cause from the individual, etc...
LanternWaste
Mar 2012
#213