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idwiyo

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37. K&R He also helped to expose Pentagon's involvement in torture prisons,

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 06:17 AM

Jun 2013

and training of Iraq's death squads.

Revealed: Pentagon's link to Iraqi torture centres
Exclusive: General David Petraeus and 'dirty wars' veteran behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/06/pentagon-iraqi-torture-centres-link

The Guardian/BBC Arabic investigation was sparked by the release of classified US military logs on WikiLeaks that detailed hundreds of incidents where US soldiers came across tortured detainees in a network of detention centres run by the police commandos across Iraq. Private Bradley Manning, 25, is facing a prison sentence of up to 20 years after he pleaded guilty to leaking the documents.

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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