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randome

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30. Even Assange said it looked like those guys were carrying RPGs.

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 06:53 PM

Jun 2013

Don't see it as a war crime for soldiers to fire on people carrying weapons. That's separate from whether or not we should have been in Iraq in the first place. We should not have been. But Manning did not show a war crime with that video.

In his statement, he described how the attackers acted like their targets were animals. He seemed to be more disgusted by soldiers killing people than he was by any objection to the war itself.

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Ten Revelations From Bradley Manning's WikiLeaks Documents [View all] G_j Jun 2013 OP

Interesting. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jun 2013 #2

But..but..think of the EMBARRASSMENT he caused!! Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #3

He dared to challenge the authoritarian rule that some worship. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #10

lol G_j Jun 2013 #11

It's awesome to have this condensed version 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #4

The only thing I see troublesome on that list (in a legal sense)... randome Jun 2013 #5

Please edit--you posted an entire article, as opposed to 4 paragraphs. nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #6

New member SamKnause Jun 2013 #8

It's the copyright link located at the bottom of each page tammywammy Jun 2013 #26

Oh, to see all those crimes out on the open! G_j Jun 2013 #9

Actually, without the hotlinks, it loses the punch that the author took pains msanthrope Jun 2013 #31

Bradley SamKnause Jun 2013 #7

Nonsensical term: military-style trade war. The actual term is MEASURED. From 2007. DevonRex Jun 2013 #12

If (more likely ) when Bradley Manning gets hammered , it will be the final nail maddiemom Jun 2013 #13

These are all disturbing, but this one is particularly disturbing.... Th1onein Jun 2013 #14

That was under Bush. 2007. There is no now. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #15

No. Obama is totally in Monsanto's pocket too. appal_jack Jun 2013 #43

The cable is from 2007. Some think the cables DevonRex Jun 2013 #49

Manning is a hero. blackspade Jun 2013 #16

less than 1 percent of the almost 77 million documents reportedly classified G_j Jun 2013 #17

and most of those likely have no business being classified at all! blackspade Jun 2013 #19

You're seriously saying he ONLY released 700,000 documents. OMFG. nt DevonRex Jun 2013 #20

no G_j Jun 2013 #25

B...bu...but this is "classified information" a...an...and we're not supposed to know this! KansDem Jun 2013 #18

K and R nt Stuart G Jun 2013 #21

doesn't paint a pretty picture quinnox Jun 2013 #22

But he didn't expose it to the citizens. He gave it to a private company run by an Australian. randome Jun 2013 #27

A private company? MattSh Jun 2013 #35

What on earth is it besides that? (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #46

That's an easy way to tell a civil libertarian from an authoritarian Maedhros Jun 2013 #28

so a burning question arises... G_j Jun 2013 #23

IIRC, Manning decided to leak these docs chervilant Jun 2013 #24

Even Assange said it looked like those guys were carrying RPGs. randome Jun 2013 #30

Man, if I'd shot up a bus full of civilians and someone leaked it, I'd just die of embarrassment. Bucky Jun 2013 #29

How can the person who exposed this be bad? whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #32

War is Peace? G_j Jun 2013 #33

great list of info annm4peace Jun 2013 #34

Sigh Recursion Jun 2013 #36

not correct re: Wuterich grant6712 Jun 2013 #44

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #48

K&R He also helped to expose Pentagon's involvement in torture prisons, idwiyo Jun 2013 #37

no wonder Obama didn't try to prosecute Bush burnodo Jun 2013 #38

They protect themselves above everyone else. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2013 #42

Thank you.... midnight Jun 2013 #39

Ok Manning defenders which story are you sticking with? AnalystInParadise Jun 2013 #40

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2013 #41

connecting Monsanto and the Military lovuian Jun 2013 #45

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #47