Forum Post: Bradley Manning 'craved' notoriety
Posted 10 years ago on June 3, 2013, 2:43 p.m. EST by MattLHolck
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/03/us/manning-court-martial/index.html
selfish interest can't understand why anyone would care about the truth
SO I guess bradly manning is on trial today
the good old boys club wants to keep its secrets and its advantage
''Bradley Manning In His Own Words : In Leaked Court Recording, Army Whistleblower Tells His Story for First Time'' :
''He explains to the military court in his own cadence and words how and why he gave the Apache helicopter video, Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Logs, and the State Department Diplomatic Cables to WikiLeaks. Manning explains his motives, noting how he believed the documents showed deep wrongdoing by the government and how he hoped that the release would "spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan."''
So consider : ''Hypocrisy Lies At The Heart Of The Trial Of Bradley Manning'', by Gary Younge :
"In 2009 the American ambassador to Tunisia spent the evening at the home of Mohamed Sakher el-Materi, the president's son-in-law. By any standards the dinner was lavish – yogurt and ice cream were flown in from St Tropez – and the home was opulent. In a cable, made public by WikiLeaks, the diplomat wrote: "The house was recently renovated and includes an infinity pool … there are ancient artefacts everywhere: Roman columns, frescos and even a lion's head from which water pours into the pool. Materi insisted the pieces are real." By Tunisian standards it was particularly obscene. El-Materi owned a tiger and fed it four chickens a day.
"The US diplomatic corps in Tunis understood this was a problem. In a cable the previous year, entitled What's yours is mine, they'd written: "With Tunisians facing rising inflation and high unemployment, the conspicuous displays of wealth and persistent rumours of corruption have added fuel to the fire." But the US continued to back the Tunisian president anyway, considering him a reliable ally against terrorism and preferring a dependable dictatorship to an unpredictable democracy. Until, of course, a couple months after the WikiLeaks revelations, Tunisians rose up and ejected him, unleashing a wave of revolutions in the region. WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them.''
Further, "The United States Should Be In The Dock, Not Bradley Manning'', by Owen Jones :
''That is why Manning has done us such a service. He has encouraged us to scrutinise the hidden realities of US power, and consider the dire consequences of decisions shrouded in secrecy. His actions should compel us to build a more open, balanced world, where great powers are less able to throw their poorly understood weight around. It would be a long-term investment: the US is in long-term decline, and autocratic China may take its place, quite possibly using its power more unjustly. Better, then, to challenge this world order now.
''I happen to believe the creation of such a world is not a naïve fantasy. It can and must be built. And however your trial goes, you, Mr Manning, will be remembered for your own contribution in building it.''.
Finally, reflect upon : ''Bradley Manning's Legal Duty to Expose War Crimes'', by Majorie Cohn :
''The court-martial of Bradley Manning, the most significant whistleblower case since Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, has begun. Although Manning pled guilty earlier this year to 10 offenses that will garner him 20 years in custody, military prosecutors insist on pursuing charges of aiding the enemy and violation of the Espionage Act, carrying life in prison. The Obama administration, which has prosecuted more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all prior presidencies combined, seeks to send a strong message to would-be whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut.''
''Apparently if Bradley Manning had committed war crimes, instead of exposing them, he would be a free man, instead of facing life in prison for his heroic deeds.''
e tenebris, lux ...
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What amazes me about all this, is that though Manning exposed much criminal activity, it is he who is being put on trial while the real criminals are walking around free.
is that ironic?
I can never figure out what irony
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Was the prosecutor wearing hip-waders when making that statement?
does not government want to win the case of secrets over people ?
if the comments on that story are any indication it is over the fat lady has sung we mine as well line up for the mark of the beast and get it over with.
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I think the word nieve carries an authority
as a matter of fact emperor, this cloth is woven from such a material