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Kelvin Mace

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15. Gosh, I wonder why they wouldn't let him meet

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #13)

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 04:26 PM

Nov 2012

with Manning privately. Perhaps they had something to hide that they were afraid Manning would spill? Perhaps they didn't want anyone seeing Manning physical/psychological condition? Why not give people free access to inspect the facilities and the conditions?

My choice of who to believe is the UN and Manning's lawyers, or people who routinely shove Mickey Finn suppositories up "detainees' asses and haul them around to "black sites" for "interrogation".

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Judge Gives Bradley Manning Permission to Plead Guilty for Wikileaks Dumps [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP

I'm curious how this will play out. blackspade Nov 2012 #1

I'm sure the military will make every possible move to ensure that it has at least struggle4progress Nov 2012 #2

...to foreign nationals. randome Nov 2012 #3

...to all of us. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #4

Along with everyone else. blackspade Nov 2012 #7

So let me see; greiner3 Dec 2012 #20

Consider working on your reading comprehension skills struggle4progress Dec 2012 #21

Whistleblowers will be fine provided they blow the whistle the right way. cstanleytech Nov 2012 #11

Obama just signed a new Whistle Blower law that I would assume would prevent this guilty plea from midnight Nov 2012 #5

I'd suggest reading "Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012" before struggle4progress Nov 2012 #6

Because the US judicial system Riftaxe Nov 2012 #8

Um, no. Mr. Manning did not choose to follow whistle blower laws, so he cannot msanthrope Nov 2012 #14

Its fairly facinating how many people seem to ignore that tiny fact wouldn't you say? n/t Bodhi BloodWave Nov 2012 #16

Will the judge extend the same courtesy Kelvin Mace Nov 2012 #9

What's the evidence Manning has been tortured? struggle4progress Nov 2012 #10

Here you go Kelvin Mace Nov 2012 #12

Juan Mendez never met with Manning. To my knowledge, he never personally struggle4progress Nov 2012 #13

Gosh, I wonder why they wouldn't let him meet Kelvin Mace Nov 2012 #15

why exactly should Manning have been granted an exception to the normal rules regarding visitors? nt Bodhi BloodWave Nov 2012 #17

(1) I have no objection to your decision to "believe" Juan Mendez: I do object to the constant struggle4progress Nov 2012 #18

Why should Manning get what my clients in jail and prison don't? And what stopped Mendez from msanthrope Dec 2012 #19