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Mannings Biggest Revelation of All..............................
Indeed, it could be argued that the biggest journalistic stories of the past half-decade can be attributed to the courage that Pfc. Manning showed by providing these documents to WikiLeaks back in 2010. But, in a sense, none of these are the biggest revelations that Pfc. Manning brought to light.
Sadly, the biggest story is the lengths that the U.S. government will go to in its attempts to silence and punish whistleblowers, and the shameful silence of the American public at large when these abuses are carried out in plain sight.
Manning, the whistleblower who brought to light countless stories of malfeasance and corruption, was tortured and denied any semblance of a fair trial. President Obama ensured that the military court-martial would be little more than a kangaroo-court show trial when he declared Mannings guilt in his infamous statement, He broke the law.
This was all a striking blow to those of us clinging to some sense of hope and change, that phony campaign slogan from 2008.
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If you think about that long enough and hard enough you'll see colors.
East Coast Pirate
Aug 2013
#81
fantasy ? Don't flatter yourself, none of my fantasies include you, and certainly not prison.
NM_Birder
Aug 2013
#62
Wishing "Manning a very long and tormented prison life" speaks volumes about your views on this.
suffragette
Aug 2013
#98
Once more: SHE. pfc Manning is a woman. Please, start using proper pronouns when talking about her.
idwiyo
Aug 2013
#79
Everything I said is true, I see you agree with me, but I don't think you mean it ;)
NM_Birder
Aug 2013
#52
pfc Manning is a wistleblower and NOTHING will ever change that. BTW, it's SHE. She is a woman.
idwiyo
Aug 2013
#77
I would like to bookmark your post. Could you start a new thread with it so that I can?
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#41
That was my view in the beginning. When I saw how Manning was being railroaded into a long
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#43
yes, not to mention his incredible cruel imprisonent early on-- tantamount to torture
NoMoreWarNow
Aug 2013
#100
You know, so Did John Adams, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, all the Founders
Demeter
Aug 2013
#20
In 35 years she could be the President of the US. Did you ever hear of Nelson Mandela?
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#70
I would not wish "a long and tormented prison existence" on anyone. What a horrible wish.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#63
Dennis Kucinich would have been viewed by many, as he so often was, as only a kook.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#112
Yes. And discouraged. I worked very hard to get Obama elected and re-elected.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#116
Another gem from the Manning leaks: US State Department killed a minimum wage increase in Haiti
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#24
The term of Bush-appointee Ambassador Sanderson ended less than a week after
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#88
Yeah. Aren't you glad Manning leaked these docs exposing how the State Dept.
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#89
During Bush years here at DU, I took the view that "Ownership Society" was code
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#90
I think your main point is this was Bush's fault, not Obama's. Is that right?
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#92
Regarding those who condemn Manning and believe he did more harm than good, I must
GoneFishin
Aug 2013
#35
It's no matter to me. I am none of those you attempt to mischaracterize me as. You know nothing
GoneFishin
Aug 2013
#67
An ironic argument from someone with a name like yours. The early Americans that said
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#72