Comments on: Update 1/26/12: The UN again condemns solitary confinement http://bradleymanning.org/press/update-12612-we-help-organize-whistle-blowers-conference-the-un-again-condemns-solitary-confinement Exposing war crimes is not a crime! Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: David http://bradleymanning.org/press/update-12612-we-help-organize-whistle-blowers-conference-the-un-again-condemns-solitary-confinement#comment-2725 David Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:24:16 +0000 http://bradleymanning.org/?p=21593#comment-2725 I have an additional question. First a little background: On November 19, 2005, in Haditha, Iraq, Marines shot and killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilian men, woman and children, most dressed in their pajamas. 19 were shot in their homes and 4 students and the driver were pulled from a taxi and shot.

There was an attempt to cover-up this atrocity but it was exposed by a Time Magazine reporter and subsequently investigated. The findings were consistent with the allegations. However, of the 8 Marines, 7 had charges dropped or dismissed and the 8th was allowed to make a plea deal & plead guilty to dereliction of duty and sentenced to a reduction in rank & pay cut.

My question: How can anyone justify war crimes such as the murder of civilians be treated so cavalierly and yet a person who exposes war crimes be subjected to such harsh pre-trial conditions with the government intent on making them pay so dearly? #OccupyJustice

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