Comments on: Military decrees media access to Manning’s hearing is a privilege, not a right

By: Gary Jones

Gary Jones — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:04:39 +0000

Free the nation from Fascism and free Bradley and all other whistleblowers. Then, let’s use those empty cells and unused waterboards for banksters, Wall Street racketeers and war criminals.

By: marina

marina — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:03:46 +0000

I am pretty sure judge Lind is simply taking orders. If she refused it would be an inspiration but she would just be replaced by another obama-bot.

By: Jon Adams

Jon Adams — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:33:55 +0000

I am afraid you are right.

The most recent example of suppressed news — of which I learned firstly, from Reuters, then confirmed by Colbert!! is the ability of an American corporation to block coverage of major disasters.

For example, consider this order from the FAA to airmen, which prohibits overflight over Mayflower Arkansas on 01 Apr 2013:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_8699.html

By: Jon Adams

Jon Adams — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:28:44 +0000

The “enemy” which was “provided aid and comfort” was the American Public

PFC Manning has been held for three years as a hostage, as a “message” to all the currently active duty members who are probably disgusted and angry over the moral decline of the US military in the past ten years.

Who owns this country? For whom does the government work? Just consider this: special privileges afforded another foreign state — an “ally”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/13/barbara-boxer-aipac-israel-discrimination

Who owns this country? For whom does the government work? Why would the FAA issue this NOTAMS for Mayflower, Ark [ site of a massive tar sands oil spill] for 01 Apr 2013??

By: Disillusioned 2013

Disillusioned 2013 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:15:25 +0000

The way to reign in any bureaucracy is to attack funding. Historically, I have favored a strong military, but waste, corruption and arrogance have convinced me that we need to drastically cut military appropriations and we need to start tossing incumbent politicians, sidelining Dems & Repubs alike and replacing them with independents.

By: Ezdihar Shalabi

Ezdihar Shalabi — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:43:54 +0000

The 1st Amendment to the Constitution protects free expression through speech or press against suppression by the government: “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” All 50 state constitutions contain guarantees of free expression similar to those in the U.S. Constitution.

By: Polymath Poet

Polymath Poet — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:13:35 +0000

http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-law/news-media-and-law-fall-2012/military-appeals-court-weighs

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:54:44 +0000

Translation:
“I’m angry about someone recording Manning’s statement and now that I’m all angry & sh*t I’m gonna’ continue to deny all 300+ million American citizens the privilege of knowing what’s going on in this very important trial that affects all of them tremendously.”

By: ken howland

ken howland — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:10:59 +0000

If the American people and the government fail to acknowledge and give credit to Bradley Manning’s courageous effort to inform us about the true nature of this outrageous, immoral and illegal war then shame on all of us.
50 years ago while in boot camp at Fort Ord ,California; I almost volunteered to go to Vietnam but I had the benefit of learning from an African at Michigan Stater University about the Independence Movement in what was then called third world. I was suspicious about the Vietnam War from the very beginning.
In June of 1963, I arrived at Fort Meade as a young 24 year old medic and when the Buddhist monks began sacrificing themselves in an effort to end the war that summer, I knew that war was wrong. And here we are again! Damn.

By: Don Belanger

Don Belanger — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:33:55 +0000

This sounds like a “Star Chamber” rather than a trial.