Latest Breaking News

ronnie624

(5,764 posts)

37. The crimes

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 12:50 PM

Mar 2013

are the sum total of all of the atrocities that flow from the acts of aggressive war and such. What is exposed, is a glimpse into the inner workings of the corruption and duplicity that enable the crimes. Some of us think this is important to the desperately needed process of reforming our government.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

44 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Bradley Manning pleads guilty to leaking secret government documents [View all] IDemo Feb 2013 OP

After ALL this time, they've f-i-n-a-l-l-y broken him :( orbitalman Feb 2013 #1

Whistle blower has a specific meaning in US law hack89 Feb 2013 #10

... The judge, Col. Denise Lind, must decide whether to accept the guilty pleas, struggle4progress Feb 2013 #2

It's a Hail Mary, but it's all the defense has got left before facing a massive trial on msanthrope Feb 2013 #4

... The judge, Denise Lind, accepted his plea to 10 charges involving illegal possession struggle4progress Mar 2013 #33

Poor guy probably thinks it's the best deal he can get. Octafish Feb 2013 #3

But could the judge have legally allowed a whistleblower defense in light of the fact that Manning cstanleytech Feb 2013 #7

It's not a deal--the government didn't negotiate this. It's a proffer to the court by a defendant msanthrope Feb 2013 #9

How greatful the Nuremberg witnessess Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #5

Kelvin Mace Diclotican Feb 2013 #6

Solitary is torture Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #12

He has been out of solitary for nearly two years. hack89 Feb 2013 #15

Doesn't excuse the torture they put him through Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #16

Why would they want or need to abuse him once he is found guilty? hack89 Feb 2013 #17

Why do prison guards Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #19

I somehow missed the embassy cable exposing the mass-extermination camps and crematoria struggle4progress Feb 2013 #8

He provided video footage Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #11

If you want to oppose war, that would seem to me an entirely honorable position: one can take struggle4progress Feb 2013 #14

War Crimes appologists LiberalLovinLug Feb 2013 #20

The entire premise for the war in Iraq Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #21

Even very early in the game, there has been hardly anyone here at DU supporting the war, struggle4progress Feb 2013 #28

I am in almost complete agreement with all you have said here Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #31

Well, I'll drop it all now, since I think we largely agree on many issues, and it is not my object struggle4progress Feb 2013 #32

Any time a disagreement ends amicably on DU Kelvin Mace Mar 2013 #36

Hey, you are in this thread too. What's your rambling nonsensical apology for this one? Ash_F Mar 2013 #41

Don't stalk me. I replied to you in the other thread: struggle4progress Mar 2013 #42

I did not stalk you, I read all front page threads. Ash_F Mar 2013 #43

You're trolling: I never supported any rape or child prostitution, nor Limbaugh's nor Fox's BS struggle4progress Mar 2013 #44

Wandering the streets of Iraq with illegal RPGs... Whats_that Feb 2013 #13

The gunship folk also misidentified camera equipment as weaponry struggle4progress Feb 2013 #18

That is not a camera... Whats_that Feb 2013 #22

Yeah, that doesn't look like camera equipment, so I'll guess those aren't the Reuters guys struggle4progress Feb 2013 #23

Lie with dogs and you get fleas... Whats_that Feb 2013 #25

So the US owns the world? cpwm17 Feb 2013 #24

I'm sorry, I missed that in law school Peregrine Feb 2013 #27

I still think he is a true American Patriot. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #26

. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #29

Expose governmental criminality and receive torture & a prison sentence? How lovely! rachel1 Feb 2013 #30

Give me the single best example of government criminality you think Manning exposed struggle4progress Mar 2013 #34

You know... Whats_that Mar 2013 #35

The crimes ronnie624 Mar 2013 #37

I ask for a definite specific example and you produce vague generalities struggle4progress Mar 2013 #38

I know. ronnie624 Mar 2013 #39

But it's your own hoop: you made a vague sweeping claim, and I asked for a specific example, struggle4progress Mar 2013 #40