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In reply to the discussion: Pfc. Bradley Manning offers guilty plea in Wikileaks case [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Ask those who are trying so hard to avoid admitting that Manning did report the war crimes he witnessed to his superiors. The game being played here is to claim there is no proof of what Manning said. They are waiting to play 'gotcha' with that response, which I have refused to allow.
So, skip the game and the 'gotcha' moment which is not going to happen, and YOU ask them that question. I have made no claims that such an investigation happened or did not.
But here is what we do know. Manning in his own words has stated he reported those crimes. I have never seen a denial from the Military that this happened. I HAVE seen excuses as to why his superiors ignored his reports.
So with no public denial or any known investigation from my pov, he was telling the truth.
The next step in the game being played is that he should have sought protection under the Whistle Blower's Act. Lol, and the question from me, post the name of one whistle blower who has received protection under that act over the past number of decades. They could not and that of course answers the question why he chose the Press to reveal those crimes.
Maybe you can explain why a very intelligent man which Manning is, decided he would get nowhere and maybe even prosecuted if he used the Whistle Blower Act. Could it be because our Government DOES NOT protect Whistle Blowers, they prosecute them.