Comments on: Military feared independent reviews of Bradley’s treatment

By: Margaret Macartney

Margaret Macartney — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:17:47 +0000

I grew up during the 1940s, WWII. Can anyone tell me the difference between what is happening to this courageous young man and what happened to Germans and the resistance to the Nazis during that time? A group of students found out exactly what the Nazis were doing and distributed fliers to inform the public. They were beheaded. And if you say that Pfc Manning still has his head, that would not be an answer that makes sense to me. Bradley Manning demonstrated heroic courage in exposing the horrendous activities of our US military members. He should be thanked by President Obama. He should be singled out for his citizenship.

This makes me so very sick at heart, seeing a courageous person tortured. Why was he made to remove his clothes at all? Why is he being held in solitary?

This kind of treatment for Manning makes me ashamed to be an American.

By: Susan Easlick

Susan Easlick — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:42:35 +0000

Wow, there should be a trial, for the heinous souls that tortured Bradley. President Obama stated that he would protect whistle blowers. Where did that intention go? I am all for getting rid of the men that made these decisions for torturing Bradley. As Janet (above) said, “So are these real men running our wars and our country? ” Please let’s get them out of power before they do something else horrible, like start another illegal war, especially one using illegal bombs (cluster in Iraq’s case).

By: Janet Baer

Janet Baer — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:39:11 +0000

So are these real men running our wars and our country? They seem pretty juvenile to me. I am
the mother of 3 grown sons and 6 grandchildren.
Protect/free Bradley Manning for being a whistleblower.