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In reply to the discussion: Bradley Manning testifying today... [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)37. Whistle Blower Daniel Esllsberg among others, do not agree with you.
Ellsberg views Manning as a Whistle Blower much as he was. He has more or less describe himself as the 'Bradley Manning of my day'.
Sign Daniel Ellsbergs petition to free Bradley Manning
Bradley is treated much better at Ft. Leavenworth, yet hes still deprived of his due process rights. Though promised a speedy trial, hes spent more than 800 days in prison without court martial. President Obama has illegally declared him guilty before a trial even began. The prosecution has prevented the defense from showing the lack of harm from WikiLeaks releases. More to the point, Bradley is a heroic whistle-blower who believed the American public deserved to know what their government does at war and in secret. He shouldnt be on trial in the first place.
Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the Bradley Manning Support Network call on you to stand up for Bradley again. Sign our petition and share it widely. Bradley put his future on the line for a transparent government and a better democracy. Now he needs you to call on U.S. officials to do the right thing.
Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the Bradley Manning Support Network call on you to stand up for Bradley again. Sign our petition and share it widely. Bradley put his future on the line for a transparent government and a better democracy. Now he needs you to call on U.S. officials to do the right thing.
Some of the most respected human rights individuals and organizations, support Manning as a courageous Whistle Blower. I will go with their expert assessment on this rather than what is mostly the Right's hatred for someone who blew the whistle on Bush's War Crimes and Policies.
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He was tortured. And where is the outrage we used to see, at least from the Left,
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#28
Manning is done with defense quetioning. Tomorrow is the prosecutions turn.
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#10
Yes they did. Many kudos to Glenn Greenwald being one of the first to raise the alarm
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#13
Manning is a whistle blower. More Whistle Blowers have been prosecuted under this administration
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#29
Manning is a Whistle Blower. I will take the word of some of this country's most respected
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#30
I am sure he has no clue what he released to this day. He is not a whistle-blower.
NCTraveler
Nov 2012
#34
But...but!!! Ellsberg exposed crimes by a sitting President! He's a TRAITOR! blahblahblah!
Zorra
Nov 2012
#45
Note: do not read the Yahoo article on this. There are some truly disheartening comments.
Initech
Nov 2012
#17
The Right Wing hates Manning because he exposed mostly Bush War Crimes. I expect nothing
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#31
I've read the Right Wing's comments on Manniing so I know their views. I did not read
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#38
Michael Ratner from the Center of Constitutional Rights on Democracy Now
Luminous Animal
Nov 2012
#19
Sick. Disturbing beyond belief. But then, when we learned of our torture policies towards
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#32
Very brave. He could have done what they wanted him to do and lied. But it was always clear
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#33
We should be ashamed. But that would mean we had a conscience and all the other human
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#43