tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post935760494283203055..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: "Pour encourager les autres"? ~ Bradley ManningTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-41078797164955152132013-06-05T12:05:51.886-05:002013-06-05T12:05:51.886-05:00mike ~~ Thanks for that - I've added the video...mike ~~ Thanks for that - I've added the video to the post, above. Good one! :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-13280197887976024412013-06-05T11:40:17.753-05:002013-06-05T11:40:17.753-05:00Here's a great site with video in support of M...Here's a great site with video in support of Manning...actors Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Russell Brand, musician Moby, director Oliver Stone and former talk show host Phil Donahue are among celebrities who are showing their support for military whistleblower Bradley Manning.<br /><br />http://iam.bradleymanning.org/mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-86726100450332299372013-06-04T23:19:47.701-05:002013-06-04T23:19:47.701-05:00RJ Adams ~ Someone at Common Dreams pointed out in...RJ Adams ~ Someone at Common Dreams pointed out in a comment that:<br /><br /><i>The five war crimes that Bradley Manning legally reported on under the Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law include:<br /><br />1. The attack and killing of civilians<br /><br />2. The continued shooting of already wounded civilians<br /><br />3. The attack and killing of non combatants who came to the aid of those wounded civilians<br /><br />4. The use of depleted uranium- a weapon that fragments and kills indiscriminately through poisoning.<br /><br />5. Multiple incidences of systematic torture and mistreatment of detainees across Iraq and Afghanistan.</i><br /><br />And he will have to pay for that by being imprisoned for life (at best)? What kind of civilisation is this? <br /><br /> <br /><br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-22997708287638177032013-06-04T22:06:29.568-05:002013-06-04T22:06:29.568-05:00I share your fear that Manning will not come out o...I share your fear that Manning will not come out of this trial well. It's tragic farce that a once great nation can strive to promote democracy elsewhere (at least, its own brand) while methodically destroying the last vestiges of democracy at home.<br /><br />"<i> Britain's navy distinguished itself during the rest of the war, although whether this was because of Byng or simply because it was a very good navy is unrecorded by history.</i>" ...a little of both, I would suggest. There can be no doubt Byng's execution was a gross miscarriage of justice, though he was singularly inept as an admiral.R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-58749728513983953992013-06-04T14:24:09.640-05:002013-06-04T14:24:09.640-05:00mike ~ Yes, the re-telling of events from differe...mike ~ Yes, the re-telling of events from different viewpoints is fascinating - a bit like revisionist history, in a way. It always amuses me to read the diametrically opposite slants put on the same sets of circumstances by politically left and right commenters. It'd be funny if it were not so darned annoying!<br /><br />Yes, I wish that too mike - but "if wishes were horses, beggars would ride". <br />;-)<br />The IRS thing doesn't bother me as much as the continuing drone issue, oddly enough.<br /><br />There are a couple of good ones still in Congress, but even they are hog-tied, and when push comes to shove they toe the party line (cf Kucinich and the Airforce One ride with O.) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-69964295937402750032013-06-04T09:40:40.593-05:002013-06-04T09:40:40.593-05:00P.S. - I shouldn't be critical of the entirety...P.S. - I shouldn't be critical of the entirety of congress; there are still a couple of good bananas amongst the rotten.mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-71410663090690834602013-06-04T09:36:43.413-05:002013-06-04T09:36:43.413-05:00As is said, no good deed goes unpunished. Sadly, ...As is said, no good deed goes unpunished. Sadly, it's human nature to ostracize, condemn, and destroy those individuals courageous and ethical enough to reveal corruption and questionable activities.<br /><br />I've always been interested in the re-telling of events by the opposition versus the defense, typically resulting in diametric views of the same observations. I am personally aware of too many incidents to which the spoils went to the presenter of the fictional story. Truth does not always win-out, but it is known in the hearts of the truthful.<br /><br />Off the subject somewhat, I have been enjoying the congressional hearings regarding the IRS targeting conservative groups. I am getting a kick out of the corrupt congress questioning and demanding answers from the IRS' seeming corruption. A case of the pot calling the kettle black...ha ha ha. I wish the American public could indulge in some intense questioning of our congress' own liabilities concerning lobbyists, profiling, profiteering with insider knowledge, corporate partnerships, allowing citizen rights to be denigrated, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. So typical of the miscreants to inquire and be critical of the other miscreants.mikenoreply@blogger.com