Manning gets 35 years

[midnight rambler]

That should make the rest of you rubes think twice before you expose us and our agenda.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/judge-to-sentence-bradley-manning-today/2013/08/20/85bee184-09d0-11e3-b87c-476db8ac34cd_story.html?hpid=z1

[madfranks]

Manning also addressed the court and apologized for his actions, saying he was “sorry that I hurt the United States.”

Looks like Big Brother convinced him of the errors of his ways.

[Son-of-Liberty]

Screw that. I would have torn the judge, prosecution and anyone else present in that court room a new asshole. Apologizing just makes you look guilty.

[midnight rambler]

Screw that. I would have torn the judge, prosecution and anyone else present in that court room a new asshole. Apologizing just makes you look guilty.

Apparently throwing a naked Manning into an isolation cell for an extended period of time worked wonders on his 'perspective'.

Torture is good! It's the Amerikan way.

[collector]

Screw that. I would have torn the judge, prosecution and anyone else present in that court room a new asshole. Apologizing just makes you look guilty.

Could have been a condition of his closed door plea bargaining - public admission of guilt and self-chastisement - it's what agents of Goldstein were required to do in 1984 and we seem to be following that script

[collector]

Apparently throwing a naked Manning into an isolation cell for an extended period of time worked wonders on his 'perspective'.

Torture is good! It's the Amerikan way.

I guess this is now acceptable practice , even used against a soldier who volunteered to serve in the military

[midnight rambler]

I guess this is now acceptable practice , even used against a soldier who volunteered to serve in the military

Why the hell not?? You see a problem with that?? It's the way of the Death Culture, you don't like it? WTF is wrong with you?? FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, embrace the Death Culture.

[collector]

You're right - momentary lapse in judgement, what the hell was I thinking ??
Just listened to my favorite Toby Keith song - An Amerikan Soldier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hLBUkcFJoY

And I will always do my duty no matter what the price (is right)
I’ve counted up the cost (that the recruiter told me), I know the sacrifice (four easy years and then free college)
Oh and I don’t want to die for you, but if dyin’s asked of me
I’ll bear that cross with honor, cause freedom don’t come free. (that's for other people, I was told I'm getting stationed in Hawaii)
I’m an American Soldier an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a (blind) stand
When (other people's?) liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right (even if that means overing up war crimes)
I’m out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight
American Soldier, I’m an Amerikan, Soldier.(of fortune...corporate fortune)

[gunDriller]

as far as Manning, Nobel-Prize material.

give him Obama's Nobel Prize and stick Obama in the brig.


i dare say, this may be a one of those cases where it doesn't matter what we think.

the US military is definitely not a democracy. they've openly admitted to running PR campaigns to put a happy face on mass murder of civilians, committed by US troops.

and it's thanks to guys like Manning that we know about that.

[Son-of-Liberty]

Could have been a condition of his closed door plea bargaining - public admission of guilt and self-chastisement - it's what agents of Goldstein were required to do in 1984 and we seem to be following that script

To me it doesn't make any sense. Apologize to plea down to 35 years? Your life is over anyway. Better to stand your ground morally and die while trying to escape after telling off all the needle dicked, cock smoking traitors.

Who knows? Could have tortured him or threatened that they would hurt his family if he didn't go along with the rail roading.

[midnight rambler]

Who knows?

Exactly.

How do you feel about rats, Winston?

http://filipspagnoli.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/torture-scene-with-rats-from-the-movie-1984.jpg