Comments on: Analysis: Bradley Manning accepts responsibility for act of conscience http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility Exposing war crimes is not a crime! Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:21:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jeff Paterson http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2199 Jeff Paterson Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:01:16 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2199 Conscientious objection is a specific US military regulation that covers individuals whose moral (or deeply held) beliefs no longer allow that person to serve in a professional army. Bradley Manning, on the other hand, is a whistle-blower who exposed wrongs, motivated by his conscience.

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By: Peaceful Girl http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2198 Peaceful Girl Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:10:53 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2198 Joe your comments are rideclous. You want to protect the lives of soldiers who committed war crimes. You are obviously also homophobic. I do not care about Manning’s sexuality, he is still a hero for daring to do the right thing in spite of all the pain and suffering it caused him.

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By: frank Nadspal http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2197 frank Nadspal Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:32:38 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2197 If Mr. Manning is to plead “guilty” he should be required to alocute. Sinceproviding information to Wikileaks was an “act of conscious”, why did he not seek “Conscientious Objector” status! I would suggest Mr. Manning find a theological vocation….I doubt anyone will ever hire him.

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By: Wei-Ting Chen http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2196 Wei-Ting Chen Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:28:58 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2196 Manning exposed crimes committed and covered by US government and its army in Iraq and Afghan. Those crimes cost lots of innocent lives.

Now you are not talking about putting those people already committed the war crimes into jail and stopping those still on going crimes. You are not angry about the crimes themselves. You are not angry about the army and the governments used secrecy to cover the crimes. You are not angry about the government wasting tax money in conducting criminal wars. However, you are crying about that Manning did not consider other soldier’s lives (we even don’t know if this accusation is valid or not). How absurd it is. Apparently, you only care about the lives of murderers and care nothing about the people killed by the murderers. Another possibility is that you think only western soldier’s lives are lives, not for those civilians in Mid-East.

Since when it is wrong to expose crimes and those who commit them under the protection of secrecy to the public. Even those criminal’s lives might be endangered sometimes, then so what? If you don’t perform the criminal act, then there will be no danger at all. Shouldn’t we blame the crime itself, not the people who expose it?

Not to mention now we only see more crimes are exposed but no one’s life is in danger.

As for his motivation. All you mentioned can, but not necessary, be parts of the motivation. However, they are not in contradiction to the motivation to expose crimes.

The information revealed by Wikileak shows the government is wasting taxpayer’s money doing all kinds of disgusting and immoral stuffs under the protection of secrecy, and those being exposed are just a tiny part of an iceberg. This also indicates the whole system now need to be overhauled to make the government being more transparent to people. The slogan “Too much for people” is nothing but bxll shxt.

Finally, I want to say: thank you! Wikileak and Bradley Manning.

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By: Joe http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2195 Joe Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:05:43 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2195 People are talking about Pvt Manning as if he’s some kind of hero for exposing Military Secrets (i.e. War Crimes) however this wasn’t some 17 year old kid, he knew exactly what he was doing, felt alienenated, abd discriminated by the Army because of his sexuality, sought to get even by releasing serets. It has also been reeported that he was distraught becuase of the breakup of his relationship and was seeking attention. He didn’t think about the soldiers he could get killed because he wanted attention. Life in prison is too good for him becuase the taxpayer will still have to pick up the tab.

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By: Paisley Marks http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2194 Paisley Marks Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:45:16 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2194 Well said!

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By: Jeff Paterson http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2193 Jeff Paterson Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:34:44 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2193 Of course this is opinion article, and I have no ability to admit anything on Bradley’s behalf.

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By: Philip Fornaci http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2192 Philip Fornaci Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:05:51 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2192 I think this greatly overstates the content of Bradley’s proposed plea. Accepting a guilty plea to some charges is not an admission, and will not be considered as such.

Regardless of whether Mr. Patterson finds the prosecution’s proferred evidence “credible,” it has not been proven. (Also as a courtroom observer, I have not found it so credible.) Mr. Patterson has made similar assertions over the course of these proceedings, and they are misleading. There should be no rush to “admit” anything on Bradley’s behalf, which is actually a disservice to him. Yes, the prosecution case often looks compelling when it is unchallenged, and it has not been challenged yet. Yes, his lawyer proposed a plea, but this is not the same as admitting he did something. It only indicates that, in the prosecution’s court, they have a strong chance to convict him. His lawyer is creatively trying to limit the damage.

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By: Kevyn http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2191 Kevyn Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:41:23 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2191 The source of wiki-leaks information, although he wasn’t following orders he was staying true to the oath he took. Has his timing been good enough to save him from being made an example of to other whistle-blowers? Just like Julian Assange, labeled a war criminal? Anyone ready to expose illegal acts of the military is a true modern day hero, we shouldn’t have to be leaking the truths and be punished for exposing the persecutors. If we were actually free like they say we are, he wouldn’t be in prison. Also I can almost guarantee the media will not touch this story so again I say, “the internet is the news of the people”.

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By: Richard http://bradleymanning.org/news/analysis-bradley-manning-accepts-responsibility#comment-2190 Richard Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:17:52 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=26090#comment-2190 Bradley Manning is a hero. I guess his plea means we’re free to call him that, instead of having to call him an “alleged hero.” Plea bargains, on the other hand, are dirty things that serve the interests of injustice – though I wouldn’t blame anyone for accepting one, given the usual alternatives. Many thanks to Jeff for explaining what’s going on here.

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