Bradley Manning court-martial opens

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20. 'Assange even said himself that informants get what they deserve.'

So their lives mean nothing, or is he saying that the Taliban are the good guys here?

The same Taliban who conducted public amputations, stoning and other gruesome acts when left by themselves to rule Afghanistan. The cult that shoots little girls in the head for daring to get an education, starves the women and children of families whose husbands have been killed so that they must beg on the streets and be further harmed. And deals in the sale of little boys and girls for sex?

Who can defend that, even in the name of self-determination and respecting a culture? And mind you, a lot of the money for all of this folly comes from the USA.

How does Assange expect to be dealt with an informer himself?

That's a rash statement to make, in this context, at least. At times I wonder if he and all the rest are under the payroll of some wack job religious sect that wants to take over the world or something.

And that sounds very much like a 'the end justifies the means' way of thinking, which makes one wonder just what 'the end' they are working toward is. I don't think 'the means' as that, will lead to freedom of information, or liberating people, etc.

Very strange and murky stuff.