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randome

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18. A leaker is not a whistle blower.

Reply to tama (Reply #14)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 11:42 PM

Dec 2012

The video of a helicopter shooting people in Iraq has more than one interpretation. If you think those specific individuals are guilty of war crimes, then someone needs to make the case. Manning made NO case. He simply gave that video and hundreds of thousands of unreviewed documents to a foreign national.

Even if everyone was to agree that the helicopter shooting constituted a war crime, it has absolutely no impact on Bush and the gaggle of buffoons who led us to invade a country that did us no wrong.

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The Bradley Manning Case and Our Decade of Denial [View all] marmar Dec 2012 OP

Manning spending the rest of his life in prison is too good for him n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1

wow. Earth_First Dec 2012 #4

The only thing that is unreal is idiots idolizing this traitor. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #5

We know. We know. You're either with us, or you're against us, right? marmar Dec 2012 #9

You either think or flow with the sheep RomneyLies Dec 2012 #10

ROFL...Umm, okay. marmar Dec 2012 #11

Glad you agree wiht me now. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #12

That's ironic coming from the person spouting military propaganda about oaths and orders. white_wolf Dec 2012 #15

Baaaaaa Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #19

Of course nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #33

One question Lordquinton Dec 2012 #37

A leaker is not a whistle blower. randome Dec 2012 #2

Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, disagrees with you. white_wolf Dec 2012 #8

Understandable. I disagree with him. randome Dec 2012 #13

Ellsberg was a reporter? Um. No. I suggest you do some research. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #20

Yes, I had it wrong. He was a military analyst. randome Dec 2012 #23

And yet Ellsberg does not make that distinction and considers Manning a hero. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #28

Yes, Ellsberg worked for the Daily Planet. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #31

Ellsberg was a government employee who had access JDPriestly Dec 2012 #35

Speaking of denial. See the two posters above me. white_wolf Dec 2012 #3

I KNOW the U.S. has committed horrible crimes. randome Dec 2012 #6

How does it stand? tama Dec 2012 #14

A leaker is not a whistle blower. randome Dec 2012 #18

Oooh foreign national. Ooh, scary. Actually he turned over the info to a global free press. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #21

I understand what you are trying to say. May I ask a couple of questions? Bonobo Dec 2012 #22

Sure. randome Dec 2012 #25

Manning was, and likely is, emotionally disurbed. randome Dec 2012 #26

Thank you for your answers. nt Bonobo Dec 2012 #27

"He suffers from gender identity disorder." JDPriestly Dec 2012 #36

He suffers from being confused as to gender. randome Dec 2012 #40

You are referring tama Dec 2012 #29

In a civilized country, Manning's pre-trial treatment PDJane Dec 2012 #7

You know I thought we had this little thing called the 8th amendment... white_wolf Dec 2012 #16

k/r Solly Mack Dec 2012 #17

Mess with the bull you get the horns Egnever Dec 2012 #24

Manning is NO whistleblower railsback Dec 2012 #30

This piece reminds me of a question I asked early on Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #32

This is NOT a "Black and White" issue. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #34

Manning and Assange removed the "I knew nothing" defense of those who protect murderers. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #38

On the issues of the crimes leaked, Manning's leaking, and Assange's publishing of those crimes, snot Dec 2012 #39