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In reply to the discussion: Like it or Not, Bradley Manning is a Traitor [View all]myrna minx
(22,772 posts)176. You and your fellow travelers should be ashamed for both your bigotry and right wing BS.
I thought I'd add your fellow travelers to my post since it's such a moment of pride for them:
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And then Private Manning negated that heroic act by doing the mass file dumps
jmowreader
Aug 2013
#157
Since you asked, there's a major difference between Manning and Dick Cheney.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#264
Chelsea Manning revealed the video tape slaughter of civilians, including two Reuters journalists
myrna minx
Aug 2013
#189
Ellsberg knew what he was leaking because he helped write it. Manning didn't. nt
ucrdem
Aug 2013
#48
And AFAIK, Ellsberg made no money off his release, neither did Manning. Nor did Ellsberg's helpers,
freshwest
Aug 2013
#114
I agree. It's sad because he obviously has psychological problems and needs help,
JaneyVee
Aug 2013
#77
The channels are a JOKE! Sibel Edmonds would LAUGH you in the face. She tried that way...
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#93
You are confusing prosecuting whistleblowers with prosecuting REAL wrongdoers they expose!
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#104
Then is Nelson Mandela the leader of South Africa? He was a "criminal" and...
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#74
The point is that just because our legal system says he's guilty doesn't mean it "ends" now...
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#283
And it is "so good" that these whistleblower "protection" acts DON'T protect security whistleblowers
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#311
Not full blaze? I saw someone here on DU claiming Manning should win the Nobel Prize
DontTreadOnMe
Aug 2013
#198
I also don't get the 'traitor to his country' phrase. It's more of a political term than legal one.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#135
I see nothing wrong with telling the world that a part of your country is barbaric.
BlueJazz
Aug 2013
#19
Chelsea Manning's expressed purpose was to bash the Obama administration which s/he despised.
ucrdem
Aug 2013
#65
"Hilary Clinton, and several thousand diplomats ... are going to have a heart attack"
ucrdem
Aug 2013
#128
Manning's intent was to embarrass the Obama administration by revealing private diplomatic cables.
ucrdem
Aug 2013
#134
The evidence doesn't support your views and you don't like it. Sorry about that. nt
ucrdem
Aug 2013
#150
Have you read this person's posts? He is constantly marginalizing anyone who is to the left of him
Bjorn Against
Aug 2013
#120
Sooooooo Showden should subject himself to the criminal mistreatment of Manning
burnodo
Aug 2013
#31
Poor kid. It is a hell of a process. Best wishes to her. Still has many years to get things right.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#192
So is Dick Cheney, but we don't see him being sentenced to rot in prison for 35 years.
Th1onein
Aug 2013
#49
like it or not, I don't give a rat's buttocks about your opposition to transparancy....
mike_c
Aug 2013
#54
I know. I just about died when I saw that post. 9 hidden posts in 4 little months
Number23
Aug 2013
#211
Treason is morally neutral. Its morality is determined entirely by who's being betrayed.
dairydog91
Aug 2013
#60
I'm reccing because that article has new information. But I don't think he's a traitor or hero.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#66
Some good writers on that blog. I know that you are more knowledgeable on this national
freshwest
Aug 2013
#200
One could guess by reading some of the responses how many have loved ones,
4bucksagallon
Aug 2013
#68
My military service was just as important as yours, and I think you couldn't be more wrong.
20score
Aug 2013
#175
So to you, it's patriotic to cover up for war crimes? Who is the "traitor"? The one who commits the
myrna minx
Aug 2013
#199
Hey, I believe in the Geneva Convention. I believe in convicting war criminals and liars who
myrna minx
Aug 2013
#212
Really when I see GWB, Cheney and the rest of them on trial then I will believe you.
4bucksagallon
Aug 2013
#215
As I have said, I don't undertand the military mind. There is an oath they take that is significant.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#233
Soldiers don't usually get to pick their wars or their battles. If anything leaks out that
4bucksagallon
Aug 2013
#237
Well. this is what I wrote the last time there was a major mess about soldiers on a DU thread:
freshwest
Aug 2013
#240
Yeah because the chain of command has proven sooo competent in uncovering war crimes.
Democracyinkind
Aug 2013
#259
like it or not, many on this board find your posts tedious and BORING beyond belief. some, on the
niyad
Aug 2013
#140
When you enlist in the armed services of the US, an officer reads you the Articles of War
OmahaBlueDog
Aug 2013
#155
i don't like you, and Manning wasn't charged with treason. try and keep up, mkay?
frylock
Aug 2013
#160
Like it or not, Chelsea is a patriot who took a bullet for the rest of us. nt
William769
Aug 2013
#172
You and your fellow travelers should be ashamed for both your bigotry and right wing BS.
myrna minx
Aug 2013
#176
Thanks! Great job! Wish I had thought of adding other... travelers/@$R$^&^$% to my post.
20score
Aug 2013
#190
I'm assuming that the fellow travelers of this OP have watched the "classified" video
myrna minx
Aug 2013
#195
Your support for LGBTQ rights is so great, you can't even tell the difference between been gay and
idwiyo
Aug 2013
#193
Wrong again. Factually, morally, constitutionally, legally, spiritually. Incorrect.
TheKentuckian
Aug 2013
#196
What's the deal with all those fake "progressive" and "liberal" blogs you keep peddling?
Democracyinkind
Aug 2013
#258
She will always be a patriot and hero. History will show it. You think only bad people are in jail?
Safetykitten
Aug 2013
#275
Manning was not even charged with treason, much less convicted of treason, so this is false.
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#284
More homophobic/transphobic garbage...are those the only sites you work for?
joeybee12
Aug 2013
#297