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sabrina 1

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37. Whistle Blower Daniel Esllsberg among others, do not agree with you.
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 06:20 PM
Nov 2012

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 Ellsberg’s petition to free Bradley Manning



Bradley is treated much better at Ft. Leavenworth, yet he’s still deprived of his due process rights. Though promised a “speedy trial,” he’s 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 shouldn’t 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.


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.
Bradley Manning testifying today... [View all] Luminous Animal Nov 2012 OP
I wish freedom for this man. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #1
From Kevin Gosztola Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #2
He is extremely intelligent. That was apparent from the sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #27
k/r Solly Mack Nov 2012 #3
Keep in mind that the press is not allowed to take notes and can only Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #4
From Nathan Fuller Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #5
... Lucinda Nov 2012 #6
A fine write-up on yesterday's proceedings (Psychiatrist testimony). Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #7
This Trial will go down in history as a travesty to the Bill of Rights lovuian Nov 2012 #16
Um, Quantico is in Virginia. hootinholler Nov 2012 #21
Since when is Quantico not on american soil? kossp Nov 2012 #25
This post will go down in history as a travesty of geography...nt SidDithers Nov 2012 #35
vaht? don't diss the sweet baby jesus Sid. dionysus Nov 2012 #42
lovuian is the sweet baby jesus? Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #44
From Nathan Fuller again.. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #8
He was tortured. And where is the outrage we used to see, at least from the Left, sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #28
Alexa O'Brien Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #9
Manning is done with defense quetioning. Tomorrow is the prosecutions turn. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #10
Thanks! KoKo Nov 2012 #11
Oh, man...that's just sick. They tortured him. nt Zorra Nov 2012 #12
Yes they did. Many kudos to Glenn Greenwald being one of the first to raise the alarm Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #13
Second day, prosecutions turn... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #14
Obama promised to defend whistle-blowers. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #15
But not leakers who hand documents over to foreign nationals. randome Nov 2012 #18
Manning is a whistle blower. More Whistle Blowers have been prosecuted under this administration sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #29
That is why he should not defend Manning. He is not a whistle-blower. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2012 #22
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
Whistle Blower Daniel Esllsberg among others, do not agree with you. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #37
Thank you, Sabrina... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #40
But...but!!! Ellsberg exposed crimes by a sitting President! He's a TRAITOR! blahblahblah! Zorra Nov 2012 #45
I fully understand your position. I don't agree with it. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #46
Note: do not read the Yahoo article on this. There are some truly disheartening comments. Initech Nov 2012 #17
Thanks for the heads up! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #20
The Right Wing hates Manning because he exposed mostly Bush War Crimes. I expect nothing sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #31
The comments have nothing to do with that. Initech Nov 2012 #36
I've read the Right Wing's comments on Manniing so I know their views. I did not read sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #38
That's pretty damn funny! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #39
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
More... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #23
One more from Kevin... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #24
Very brave. He could have done what they wanted him to do and lied. But it was always clear sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #33
K&R woo me with science Nov 2012 #26
Glenn Greenwald writes... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #41
We should be ashamed. But that would mean we had a conscience and all the other human sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #43
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