Comments on: Did WikiLeaks Endanger Lives?

By: morgan silver dollar ebay

morgan silver dollar ebay — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:18:07 +0000

Much Thanks!…

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By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:34:00 +0000

Wikileaks endanger lives? Hilarious. Who’s the warmonger here? Why don’t they ask themselves if they’re endangering lives? What nonsense. Be prepared for a lot more of it before this is over. Remember what Gandhi said.

By: James

James — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:00:56 +0000

James Cerveny, your comment above about my post was very much appreciated.

I detest politics and what I read makes me very despondent at times. But there are occasions when you have to wrestle with this beast whether you like it or not.

PS Didn’t see that you’re a “James”, too, otherwise I would have used a different name.

By: Mike Gogulski

Mike Gogulski — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:43:35 +0000

@Marion: You sure can. All content here is public domain, but your link back and attribution are greatly appreciated.

By: Illusioned1

Illusioned1 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:35:47 +0000

Interesting News:

The number of civilians killed in the Afghan conflict in the first six months of the year rose 25 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, with insurgents responsible for the spike, the United Nations said in a report Tuesday.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/afghan-civilian-deaths-surge-in-first-half-of-2010-un-report-says/article1667681/

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The situation is getting more and more tense. They claim- the spike is due to insurgents are killing their own civilians…

A quick question, is there a way to verify civilian casualties actual vs civilian casualties reported by NATO based on the Afgan War Logs?

By: Marion

Marion — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:56:03 +0000

Can I reprint this article on another site, with a link back to here?

By: James Cerveny

James Cerveny — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:22:44 +0000

Thank you all for your comments. James, your post on the double standards regarding the “responsibility” of Wikileaks vis-a-vis that of Saddam for the sanctions against Iraq is brilliant.

By: Illusioned1

Illusioned1 — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:53:56 +0000

Thank you! Thank you for this concise editorial, James Cerveny!

Wikileaks might is only as perfect, as the humans running it it will still make mistakes, but I hope it learns from them and always keeps our best interests at heart.

What an amazing win for honesty and disclosure guys!

By: James

James — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:04:34 +0000

“Lesley Stahl on U.S. sanctions against Iraq: We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that’s more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?

“Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price – we think the price is worth it.”

60 Minutes (5/12/96)

http://www.fair.org/?page=1084

Let’s take a look at the military’s logic: the most brutal sanctions ever imposed on ANY nation that kills over 500,000 children and brings the whole of society to a virtual standstill (even schools were unable to function: http://pilger.carlton.com/page.asp?partid=115 ) is NOT America’s responsibility, but Saddam’s. Saddam was ultimately responsible for the 500,000 deaths, we were told – no matter that the White House armed Iraq in the 1980s (“Spider’s Web” by Alan Friedman) and allowed Saddam in 1991 to crush a rebellion that might have toppled him (Bush senior didn’t want Iraqis conducting their own regime change) – Saddam and Saddam alone was to blame for the deaths caused by the U.S.-imposed sanctions.

But, if anyone is killed by the Taliban over this leak, it’s suddenly NOT the responsibility of a vile regime – as it was for the 500,000 Iraqi children that died – but the responsibility of WikiLeaks.

A nice set of double-standards!

Had the military behaved professionally and ethically, this information would not have been leaked. Therefore, the military will be to blame for any deaths.

No one leaked any names deliberately. Whereas, the brutal U.S. sanctions on Iraq were imposed deliberately, and in full knowledge of the consequences – and NO ONE in the military or White House gave a damn.

By: James

James — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:14:08 +0000

When Bush invaded Iraq, how many Americans thought about the innocent civilians that were going to die? Bush got over 70% approval ratings at the start of the invasion.

When “The Lancet” published a study stating that hundreds of thousands of Iraqis had died as a direct and indirect consequence of the invasion, the corporate media pooh-poohed it. Again, a complete lack of concern for Iraqi lives.

This attack on WikiLeaks and Manning is nothing but a feeble character assassination attempt by the U.S. military to discredit those who shed some light on the evil being committed in secret with U.S. taxpayer dollars.