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classof56

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20. Then there were the Rosenbergs...

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2013, 05:36 PM

Aug 2013

They were of course executed as "Enemies of Democracy". That was during the McCarthy Madness, rife with fear of evil Communism. I was old enough to remember that, and to this day I remain somewhat confused, but at the time it was generally accepted that as spies who sold our secrets to the Soviet Union, they got what was coming to them. Pretty sad, though.

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People Who Got Shorter Sentences Than Chelsea Manning: Spies Selling Secrets To Russians etc... [View all] Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 OP

Can there be any doubt now that the Manning trial was simply our Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #1

I fully agree with you gopiscrap Aug 2013 #19

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #2

How many of those were serving members of the armed forces subject to the UCMJ? Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #3

Good point, and a good reason to stay out of the armed services! n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #4

The people responsible for the abuses at Abu Ghraib got shorter sentences. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #9

The people actually responsible for Abu Ghraib were never tried at all. N/T Just Saying Aug 2013 #27

As we called it in my day-The Uniform Code Of Marsupial Justice hobbit709 Aug 2013 #13

Let's see, we have William Calley .. I won't go into it but you can read it yourself YOHABLO Aug 2013 #25

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He released over 700,000 documents... NaturalHigh Aug 2013 #34

He didn't "consort" to spy on us for another country or take money." eom. KoKo Aug 2013 #35

Most get life zipplewrath Aug 2013 #6

The Marine Haditha murderers. Catherina Aug 2013 #7

But they were Amur-kens! Fighting for our raht... burnodo Aug 2013 #16

Recommend....that was horrendous...and it should have gotten attention and KoKo Aug 2013 #31

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Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Aug 2013 #11

I personally wonder if Hicks and Lindh were simply victims of politics: they may both just have been struggle4progress Aug 2013 #10

This isn't about justice, this is about sending an intimidating and punitive message myrna minx Aug 2013 #12

It's even more chilling to see those that applaud it. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #14

Pssst... It's Chelsea Manning. KamaAina Aug 2013 #15

Oh bloody hell. Cut-and-pasted the title and obviously wasn't thinking. Will edit. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #21

^ Wilms Aug 2013 #17

Geez people, FairWinds Aug 2013 #18

Outed a CIA Agent..but, he's part of the "Ruling Class." n/t KoKo Aug 2013 #32

Then there were the Rosenbergs... classof56 Aug 2013 #20

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Its almost as if there is some kind of order... napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #28

k&r toby jo Aug 2013 #29

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