Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) Suggests Death Penalty For Wikileaks Whistleblower

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/03/mike-rogers-republican-co_n_668968.html

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) says that execution would be an appropriate punishment for Private Bradley Manning in the wake of charges that he helped leak classified military documents to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

Michigan-based radio station WHMI reports on what Rogers had to say on the matter in an interview he conducted with the outlet on Monday:

The Brighton Republican sits on the House Intelligence Committee and told WHMI that Private Bradley Manning appears to be guilty of treason in time of war, which is a capital crime. He also criticized what he called a "culture of disclosure" for encouraging someone like Manning into thinking that the release of such sensitive information was a good thing.

"I argue the death penalty clearly should be considered here," explained Rogers. "He clearly aided the enemy to what may result in the death of U.S. soldiers or those cooperating. If that is not a capital offense, I don't know what is."

[sharp_stick]

1. So the repuke

doesn't even care about due process or any of that nuisance shit in the Constitution? This dick is almost as vile as Steve King.

Perhaps we should wait for a trial before building a gallows you moronic asshole?

[midnight]

2. K&R for the constitution to be installed and the patriot act, and

it's narrow minded champions to be put out to pasture.

[tinymontgomery]

3. Someone should ask him

if he believes that cheney should get the same punishment.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. +1000!

:thumbsup:

[City Lights]

7. Exactly!

:thumbsup:

[louis-t]

12. Cenk came so close to asking him that today.

He stopped short.

[burnsei sensei]

5. Criminal charges are inappropriate

in this case.
The death penalty is wrong in every case.
Mike Rogers is a barbarian. Get him out of government.

[marmar]

6. Somewhere a bag of hammers is laughing at Mike Rogers.....

nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. He could kill him with his chin.... I mean look at that thing. Anyway, will Rove and Libby be next?

[Bozita]

9. Really, Mike Rogers? Execute? Does that include your ol' pal "Leaky Pete" Hoekstra (R-MI)?

Just dug this up from the ol' memory hole. It seemed like the right thing to do today.

http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3395

Pete Hoekstra Leaking Secrets Again
by: Richard Allen Smith
Wed Nov 11, 2009 at 16:01:13 PM EST

We already know that Representative Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) has a problem keeping secrets. Unsurprisingly, Hoekstra, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, is at it again. This time, Rep. Hoekstra is leaking details of intelligence monitoring to the press as they relate to a radical cleric with connection to Major Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter.
From Rachel:

MADDOW: Why is it Pete Hoekstra who's taking it upon himself to tell the press that this radical cleric is having his email read by U.S. intelligence agencies? The FBI had not said publicly that this cleric had been emailing Hasan. The CIA, the NSA, the White House - nobody else had reported this cleric was e-mailing Hasan. This is just Pete Hoekstra letting us know - and letting the radical cleric who is under surveillance know - that he's under surveillance.

Marcy Wheeler also has an extensive documentation of Pete Hoekstra's record of mishandling and outright lying when it comes to matters of intelligence and national security. Even though Hoekstra has proven that he cannot be trusted with intelligence, and occasionally makes up his own intelligence to get some press attention, he is still the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee.

If Hoekstra weren't retiring from the House to run for Governor of Michigan, I'd call for his removal from that committee. Come to think of it, maybe there is a connection between that, and him making shit up to get his name in a few papers.



Here's Rachel on "Leaky Pete" Hoekstra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3oIyThiivo&feature=play ...

[Bitwit1234]

10. SO===if I had my way I'd put all tea bags and republicans in jail

so there....lock em up.

[alsame]

11. Wait - I thought Manning was only charged with leaking the video

of the attack. When did he get charged as leaker to Assange?