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In reply to the discussion: Pfc Bradley Manning Must Be Pilloried to Maintain the USofA’s Authoritarian Rule [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)38. Changed the subject
Unrelated subject and non-responsive to the issues I raised.
Quit wallowing and start learning. For the zillions effin' time, can a modern nation survive without some intelligence apparatus, and cannot some of that be covert? Can't some information be classified without it being a plot against us?
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rhett o rick
Jun 2013
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Whistle-blowers are the enemy of the Ruling Elite Class and their conservative enablers. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#2
God forbid that a "mere employee" should have the gall to call a corporation or gov't agency
byeya
Jun 2013
#3
Some here side with the right-wing and want manning given the harshest sentence.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#4
In a true democracy we would value transparency and prosecute those that tried to deny it. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#23
That would take an educated populace that those who control the political economy want to keep
byeya
Jun 2013
#30
Of course it is and that's why Churchill and Truman followed Harriman's advice to keep
byeya
Jun 2013
#33
Manning seems to be a bright but confused young person, and his motives really aren't clear
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#8
Do you feel better with that rationalization? Does that justify him spending the rest of his
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#10
You're entitled to your opinions, whatever they are, but we should be able to agree on the facts
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#13
When our government is using laws to hide their crimes, then those doing the hiding
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#26
We can be reasonably sure that his defense will make every possible effort
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#29
Manning doesnt stand a chance fighting the government. He must be made a scapegoat
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#32
Ok I am willing to make you a deal. Pfc Bradley Manning should be sentenced 1/1000th of whatever
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#37
Those that use the classification system to hide crimes are more guilty than Manning. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#41
How would you know? Did you know him before he was put in solitary?
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#11
Get out your calculator and your 2009 and 2010 calendars. Count the weeks Manning was in Iraq
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#12
And factor this into your equation, you do not need to read the entire document to get the gist
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#14
Ask yourself how long it would take you to "get the gist" of every page in a thousand 750 page books
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#19
And there's the main reason for this, another being that this is a perfect distraction to bring
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#15
Harm to the USA that cannot be repaired? That's the joke of the day. Most of these
byeya
Jun 2013
#21
When laws are made or used to hide crimes or breaches of trust, then it may be necessary to break
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#24
Gee, if a PFC can cause such harm violating his oath imagine if an official with real
GoneFishin
Jun 2013
#27
I totally agree there should be some information that should be considered "classified".
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#40