Comments on: Assange says Manning’s Quantico conditions designed to coerce testimony

By: Nick Healy

Nick Healy — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:24:59 +0000

Keep it public.

Enemies are a lot easier to fight than friends with a guilty secret.

A brave young soldier exposing cowards from his own unit, shows rare courage beyond what the country asks of its military, and is locked up for it. I hope Bradley Manning’s strength of character helps him to keep his spirits up while incarcerated PRIOR to a verdict.

The American culture on show, movies TV entertainment, is a long way from that which is hidden by the driving force of embarrassment.

Bradley Manning needs to win, not only for American people, but its allies of which I’m one.

Nick Healy
Melbourne, Australia

By: Sacred Plants

Sacred Plants — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:03:40 +0000

It is absolutely amazing to watch the surveillance regime going mad over the simple fact that just one person has seen the light and began returning to the people a first taste of the data they have stolen from us for so long. For sheer ideological reasons they cannot believe that it is as it is and there is no such thing as any sort of conspiracy between Manning and Assange or anyone else. When one Persian exile complained about psychological abuse by the CIA, some American commentator said the agency was behaving like a clingy ex, but even though it fits like a tinfoil hat on a botox face that would be an undeserved compliment here. It is worse. They are turning him into another Georg Elser, of whom the Gestapo could not believe that he had made his own plans, his own decisions, and even his own mistakes, but kept fantasising about an alleged international conspiracy as long as they could, even when it all came down to the fact that someone just had to get it done. They are clutching at every straw which allows them to imagine what he did was something else than the most reasonable choice in the situation, because that idea is critical for their ability to rationalise their continued crimes. By demonising the man they have entrapped themselves into a self-inflicted demand for conspiracy theories to compromise his motives. Maybe UFO lizards seduced him into putting principles above peer pressure?

By: sail

sail — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:59:00 +0000

Another American, I can only hope that there are more with your wisdom. My generation (Boomers) has screwed your clueless generation over so incredibility bad. My generation enjoyed the immense freedom of the 60s/70s, the longest bouts of no war, the successful means of education, the most profitable investment periods and the greatest potential for success. Our generation’s legacy to you? Here you go: a (carefully maintained) fascist public mindset, a collusive media network, a corrupt justice system, 1 out of 14 people in prison or judicial constraints (fed,state & muni levels), a war mongering hierarchy, a plague of public debt, a loan-shark type student loan program, a plutocratic government, questionable monetary management, a diminishing middle class, an array paranoid/spying/over-funded government agencies, intrusive data-basis(s), a deflationary economy and an unsustainable standard of living. You can thank me later.

By: skipinsand

skipinsand — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:56:56 +0000

After WWII we executed Nazis for not doing what Private Manning did do.

By: Shamell

Shamell — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:28:10 +0000

@Another American — I totally agree with everything you are saying, this is a new generation and we are about to spark something unprecedented to the World as it is presently known.

I like the quote “Life is what happens when you are out trying to make grand plans”

I’ve actually read that in a book once before my Dr. Phil called “Life”

Anyway your response basically took the words right out of my mouth. You seem like one of the few, at least at our age, who care to recognize things in this world not taught in the textbook. Sometimes there’s no one to talk to about these things so you just keep it all in.

I pray that this case recieve much publicity, for it really slaps the US in the face. They should have just acted proud to recieve such information… and then assasinated the person before they testify (as usual lol)

But on a serious note, I wish no harm on anyone and my justice shine down

By: Robert Clarke

Robert Clarke — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:46:38 +0000

This whole Wikileaks/Mannings saga has really got me so angry and I now understand some of the hatred that the Middle East has towards America. Whereas I once considered myself strongly pro-America, these days I would consider myself anti-American. The stupid idiots should have been more careful with their “secrets” and have no one else to blame other than themselves. Clearly, they are punishing Manning before trial with the reason to elicit damaging testimony against Assange.

By: Another American....

Another American.... — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:28:08 +0000

Dear Brad-

I cannot even imagine the hardships you are going through, nor could you understand mine. Being the same age as you, we are locked behind different fates. You are stuck behind a gated wall, yet I am able to walk out my front door.

Seeing our country the way it is, I couldnt be happier someone from my generation had the “balls” to “blow the whistle” on such acts. But you see Brad, it will only come from this generation, the now. I will stand beside you until the day this is over, and if I wasnt a student I would donate a lot more to your defense fund, only because I KNOW how important that aspect is in something like this.

Brad-
for the sake of our country, to your generation, the same as mine and futures to come; hang in there!!! Life is what happens when people are to busy making grand plans for it!

Well its happened,life, and justice will soon follow. Please keep your head up and know hundreds of THOUSANDS stand behind you, Brad.

Yours Always!

Forever Thankful!!!! ; )

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:12:37 +0000

This reminds me of how the FBI used Myrtle Poor Bear to extradite Leonard Peltier! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier)

By: Ed-M

Ed-M — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:48:50 +0000

Dean Procter,

Actually, he does have charges against him: a Rap Sheet filled out on May 29th, 2010 containing 4 violations of UCMJ Article 92 and 8 violations of UCMJ Article 134. But so far, NO Article 32 Indictment, let alone a Court-Martial!!!

The Government needs to restore Manning’s mental and physical health, and expedite the trial based on his Rap Sheet. But they won’t because, when you look at the facts of the case, the Government has no case! But that has to be borne out in court.

By: Ed-M

Ed-M — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:43:42 +0000

Thank god for Al-Jazeera!!!!

We in the United States are living in an age of compulsory, universal deceit. And here, telling the truth is not just a revolutionary act, it is treason!!!!!