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TorchTheWitch

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21. Because all those tens of thousand of documents didn't show
Tue Jul 30, 2013, 11:19 PM
Jul 2013

any crime or wrong doing. They were classified for some other appropriate reason. Why classify something to try to cover up any wrongdoing or a crime when it DOESN'T show any crime or wrongdoing? Geez, we all sat here for weeks reading them. Manning didn't even KNOW what all those thousands and thousands of documents contained - he stole them for purely personal reasons having no intension of whistleblowing (how could he if he didn't know what they contained?), and they DIDN'T contain information that was either criminal or wrongful.

His attorney should never have touched that whistleblower rubbish with a ten foot pole, but it sure got a lot of money out of fawning suckers to pay for Manning's defense. The only thing that could have in any way helped Manning was to use the "nutball" defense... he was emotionally disturbed, didn't know what he was doing, not in his right mind at the time, temporarily insane, etc. There even already was evidence of the military knowing he wasn't right in the head - they should have used that. Instead his attorney went ape with all the claims of how sane he was as it went to his confinement status.

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k&r bananas Jul 2013 #1
Circus trial, its call a court martial....... Historic NY Jul 2013 #2
Court Martials can still be circus trials RC Jul 2013 #5
Yeah we should ask Billy Mitchell, now his really was. Historic NY Jul 2013 #7
The courts have ruled on several occasions that members of the military have the totodeinhere Jul 2013 #16
It is a circus trial. We should be ashamed. Many of us are. Some day when this country returns sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #26
What happened to Woo me with Science? Th1onein Jul 2013 #3
nothing happened kpete Jul 2013 #8
Hope you feel better, kpete. Th1onein Jul 2013 #9
Woo is one of DU's treasures. I'm not surprised he would have your back, if any help, I am with you sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #27
Thank you for the excellent, important posts you have been putting here. woo me with science Jul 2013 #33
Call Congress. RIGHT FUCKING NOW. Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #4
The Military rules forbid torture. Will you be urging Congress to ensure that those who violated sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #29
Very Important Post. Octafish Jul 2013 #6
K&R nt Mnemosyne Jul 2013 #10
Thank you.... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #11
From here on out, they'll make up the law as they go along kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #12
my point exactly kpete Jul 2013 #14
While I don't agree with the verdict... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #13
Wake up, Manning is not a whistleblower TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #15
The thing that turns me off about him being a whistleblower Peregrine Jul 2013 #17
You would rather NOT know this then? kpete Jul 2013 #20
Because all those tens of thousand of documents didn't show TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #21
Fantasize much? MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #18
Go on and tell me how stealing tens of thousands of TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #19
You missed the entire point of Bradley Manning or anyone like him lately... MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #23
You don't download Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #32
No, it is NOT obvious... not at all... MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #34
Not even worth responding to. n/t Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #36
Then, I would not have bothered to even say that... MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #37
Actually its hundreds of thousands.... Pelican Jul 2013 #25
K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #22
Crossing my fingers... dkf Jul 2013 #24
K&R think Jul 2013 #28
K&R. The Obama administration owns this tyranny. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #30
K & R AzDar Jul 2013 #31
I was watching, and i got the message: Hydra Jul 2013 #35
Out of curiosity, what was the specific secret(s) Manning was attempting to advertise to the world? LanternWaste Jul 2013 #38
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