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struggle4progress

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6. I think all Manning's "supporters" should commit, for the next twenty years,

Sun Aug 18, 2013, 05:58 AM

Aug 2013

to read one new document every day from his massive document release and then to write him a letter every day to thank him: that way, every "supporter" would read through 1% of the release and he'd have mail to read

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Just a reminder: Desmond Tutu salutes Manning (and thank Hank, I am on the right side of history.) [View all] Luminous Animal Aug 2013 OP

And for the folks that haven't heard... Tx4obama Aug 2013 #1

OMG you are right! Tutu is an idiot! ROFL ROFL ROFL. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #2

Assange: "The only hope, as far as electoral politics are concerned in the United States, presently, struggle4progress Aug 2013 #5

And? Why should I care about his politics? nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #34

Poster, to whom I responded, misrepresented Assange's views expressed in article struggle4progress Aug 2013 #38

We have known he favored libertarians since he first released information. Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #39

FUCKIN WOW!! I just lost all respect for Assange...thx for this, the whole SnowGlen shit is looking uponit7771 Aug 2013 #10

"I just lost all respect for Assange..." Union Scribe Aug 2013 #20

I can only have respect via anonymous post on a forum uponit7771 Aug 2013 #28

So, sadly, no is the answer? nt Union Scribe Aug 2013 #29

It was a question not a statement....still would like to know an answer from you uponit7771 Aug 2013 #41

Are you in the wrong thread? Tutu salutes Bradley Manning is the topic. So do I. How about you? sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #22

Thank Manning... August 18th letter writing campaign. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #3

I think all Manning's "supporters" should commit, for the next twenty years, struggle4progress Aug 2013 #6

This is a GD thread about a statement by Desmond Tutu. It is not a Meta thread about how others Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #13

They can't respond to you on that point. It would require them to admit they are wrong. stevenleser Aug 2013 #25

I've read possibly thousands of them. And the information in them is stunning. In fact sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #26

There are several peoples' diaries that have been made into books. Those are fascinating too. stevenleser Aug 2013 #30

I didn't find them exciting, I found most of what I read to be extremely disturbing. I generally sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #31

I don't put much stock in the impressions of diplomats that they send back to Foggy Bottom. stevenleser Aug 2013 #32

War logs, cables, war crimes on video. Support for Dictators and the cynical reasons why. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #33

Nice! Rex Aug 2013 #36

Nope, I've read plenty of them. I never confuse a memo with reality, I require verification. stevenleser Aug 2013 #44

Well if you read them, perhaps you can explain why we are still supporting Karamov of Uzbekistan sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #49

Well, if you read them, can you explain why it was necessary for us to know the eating habits of stevenleser Aug 2013 #50

Can you answer my question, or did you only read the fluff which I mostly ignored and searched for sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #53

+100 nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #35

I admire them all but regard their support for Manning as a surrogate for other issues struggle4progress Aug 2013 #4

I cannot agree. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #11

Really? Is it better to have military secrets like how to make advanced weapons like nukes public? stevenleser Aug 2013 #15

Way to distort. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #16

It's not a distortion, it's the exact point. No, it's not always better. And the moment you stevenleser Aug 2013 #17

Well that's a new one, anyway. Union Scribe Aug 2013 #23

And if you knew anything aqbout Manning you would know that he carefully chose what to release sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #37

No, he didn't. He did not read through 700,000 diplomatic cables. PLUS he apologized for hurting stevenleser Aug 2013 #45

His 'apology' meaningless. People who have been tortured and persecuted are understandably sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #46

That's what defense attorneys are for. If his apology was B.S., his attorney could have told us that stevenleser Aug 2013 #48

Well, that is my point. Defense attorneys have a duty to try to get the best deal for their clients sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #52

I think I agree with everything you wrote. Very well said. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #19

Most of them relate to the Bush era. Do you think Bush's crimes should protected from exposure? sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #27

You know, Quantess Aug 2013 #7

Who attacked Tutu? nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #21

Post #1 was knee jerk snark against Tutu Quantess Aug 2013 #42

Tutu wasn't mentioned or referred to in that post. In fact it was a pretty OT comment. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #43

Why wasn't he mentioned?? That is the topic of this OP. And that is the problem with sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #47

You will have to take that up with the person who made the comment. I flunked out of mind reading nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #51

You don't have to be a mind reader. Some things are just obvious. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #54

If Manning wins the Nobel Peace Prize..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #8

not a chance of that happening struggle4progress Aug 2013 #40

! blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #9

Desmond Tutu is a great man. I notice much snark toward him along with the off topic comments Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #12

YEP. Rex Aug 2013 #18

No one snarked at Tutu under this OP. Is there another OP you are talking about? nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #24

K & R Quantess Aug 2013 #14