Bradley Manning’s trial begins today. The young Oklahoman is charged with espionage for courageous acts he undertook in Iraq to tell the American people what was happening with their Middle Eastern wars. We have sought to convey the great moral, political, and social urgency of standing up for Bradley Manning. Note that Daniel Ellsberg undertook similar actions, with more highly-classified documents, and was not imprisoned. And the elite media benefited hugely from Manning’s disclosures, but treat him now as part-traitor.
Where is the Times? Jack Mirkinson asks at Huffpo:
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan noted on Monday that the paper has once again devoted less coverage to the Bradley Manning trial than other outlets.
Manning, who has admitted he leaked classified information to WikiLeaks, is set to start trial on Monday. He faces life in prison for his actions.
Though the Manning story is unquestionably huge–from the details of his controversial detention to the implications of his prosecution–the Times has been criticized in the past for seemingly skimping on coverage. In October, Sullivan called the choice “simply weird,” noting that Manning, through WikiLeaks, had been a huge source of news for the Times.
Moreover, the Times has come up directly at several points in Manning’s ongoing legal proceedings. In a lengthy statement about his dealings with WikiLeaks, Manning said that he had attempted to contact the paper with his information before turning to Julian Assange.
Manning is hailed as a truth-teller, today on Law and Disorder. And, this morning, two friends of Manning’s stood outside the base in the rain.
Some of us do. The country as a whole does not.
It’s the source of many of our everlasting blunders at home and abroad that cause others to look upon us with dismay and dislike. We judge others, yet cannot look inward and see our flaws/mistakes/hypocrisy and, yes, lies & coverups.
Thanks for this Phil. Manning is a hero. A man of conscience that many Americans are terrified of dealing with. Thank you Bradley Manning.
Reading Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars” Many of us here are very aware of many of the details that are in this amazing book. But Scahill piles on more. So depressing. What I have not read so far is Scahill getting into the reasons why so many want to do damage to the U.S. U.S. foreign policy in the middle east
It must be the Israel Lobby, no way Americans, on their own, without foreign influence and intimidation would ever let something like this happen. Pfft.
The US is at its most vindictive when it comes to dealing with those who challenge its ur memes. Manning is being treated like a Native American. He’s getting the Leonard Peltier treatment.
Apparently this site is horrid with venomous posters according to this tweeter…
this type of condemnation ought to be considered a badge of courage to those of you who run this site.
yaacov lozowick @yaacovlozowick 22m
.@Mondoweiss WOULD regard Bradley Manning as a hero. https://mondoweiss.mystagingwebsite.com/2013/06/manning-america-consience.html … via
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Charlie Adams @AdamovichC 18m
@yaacovlozowick @Mondoweiss is a horrid site especially their venomous commentators. Thankfully, its an echo-chamber of fringe lunatics.