Bradley Manning is a British citizen - but why isn't the UK government helping him?

"do as I say, not as I do"

--US government

By your own definition, Britain and the U.S.A are also traitors, and in fact Manning is doing the right thing in exposing the truth about the war. Media and government officials have been proven to lie and mislead people on this matter from day one. I think it is in the interest of the UK and US people to know this information which is being leaked. Also I think any person who willingly fights and kills in a war of fought for commercial interests should be labeled a traitor to their people, armies are meant to be for "protection" but all they have ever been used for is aggression!

Read Some Stuff, Speak to People, Do Not Remain Ignorant to the Truth!

Bless

no unfortunatley we do not have democracy in the UK it is an illusion! and when the leader changes it makes no difference at all, yes some things change, some laws or taxes but in essence they are the same, a group of political "elite" who serve their own interests and that of multinational corporations.

Babylons Falling!

Peace

just goes to show Ya that the republicans and the democrates are one in the same now days.

its POLOTICS..... my friend

What Manning did was a crime. Only the far fringes of either party oppose the rule of law.

What truth were you looking for that you have now found? Truth is not necessarily found in a random sample of State Department cables. These were very low level classification and they don't say much that wasn't known before. Anything worth knowing is classified much higher and not about to leak anytime soon. It seems to me a lot of liberals have substituted all the terrible things they imagine and know the Bush Administration did for what's actually in these leaks.

They where not a random sampling. And they have told us quiet alot.

Anonymous did mass faxing of the related cables to Egypt and help the people in Tunisa see them.

We haven't substituted any of it. He is still a war criminal.

Democrat is just a word my friend.....they help only them selves they are not practicing democracy

it happens a lot quicker than most think. The insane thing ya know.

but that's not torture?

Manning or Obama?

hell they both made poor choices so take a poke at either one.

He ratted on himself to his friend. He could have not said a word and remained anonymous. The Information needed airing. Collateral Murder allowed Americans to see what the rest of the world knew.

well that just makes him a dumbass with good intentions. I would also like to say if you do something ILLEGAL Then don't bragg about it because one of your so called friends is going to rat you out.

when this story first came out i did a lot of reading on his conversation with Lamo. At the time some people seemed to think that Lamo told Manning that he was a journalist and as such he would protect his identity and that's why he never showed the beginning of his conversation with Manning which would show that he was a liar and betrayed manning in order to get media attention.

Although i have no idea whether it is true or not it makes perfect sense that that could have happened.

I just hope that manning can hold on to his sanity till help comes, if it ever does...

like i said don't trust anyone they will flip ya for a burger even if they just ate.

How is that relevant? He's guilty of the crime he's charged with. There is no help coming nor will there ever be.

Which was what exactly?

The opposite is probably more accurate: the rest of the world got to see what Americans already knew. For example, that Mideast dictators are corrupt and itching for war. The US State Department actually came out looking honest and sophisticated. So much so that it seems plausible to me that the documents were intentional leaks.

I think it would be great if all the world's dark secrets were laid bare. But I also think it's very weird that you seem to think that's what Wikileaks has already done. And it makes me wonder if there's a limit to the amount of misinformation you would buy without thinking if it came from Wikileaks.

It may not be relevant to his case but i wasnt talking about that, i was only referring to the fact that MAYBE when he spoke with Lamo he wasn't just opening up with a random stranger like we are led to believe, MAYBE he was led to believe that his conversation with Lamo was protected under Journalism Confidentiality and that Lamo wouldn't be forced to reveal who his source was... if that's the case, how would he know that Lamo would turn on him for publicity, like i said, this is all a MAYBE, anyone claiming to know exactly what happened is just full of sh!t

He may have committed a crime but he did that to expose many other crimes and just as it happened to Daniel Ellsberg i hope that eventually the people will exonerate him of his alleged crimes and one day he will be a free man again.

Or else what are we teaching our future soldiers?

Shut up if you see something wrong or you may be locked up for the rest of your life!

But we're not teaching that lesson at all.

The problem is that you're thinking of Manning as a whistle blower. You're pretending as if he was perusing documents and found evidence of a crime and leaked it. If he had done that he would be a whistle blower and deserving of full protection under the law. He did not do that. He didn't read any of the cables. He just stole a massive number of US state secrets and gave them to a foreign agent. Practically everything he stole was a legitimate secret showing no illegal action.

If there's a lesson it's only that you can still be punished for outright treason in this day and age.

In Ellsberg's case, he had read his Pentagon Papers before he released them. He knew exactly what they said and meant and even tried to get them released through congress before ultimately leaking them. That's actual whistle blowing. The difference is important.

STFU

Just like Daniel Ellsberg he will be fine. However all the Dems will suffer because no one will vote for them if they don't straighten up and do whats right.

Is that how you live your life always in a state of fear?

Lamo claims to be one.

He has a journalist page http://biz.prlog.org/adrian/

Oh there is.

He did and he is.

And he was overwhelmed by the scope of the BS going on.

Remember the Pentagon Papers? He sat and photocopied thousands of pages.

What are you talking about? You had inside information that The US military was murdering Iraqis unprovoked? The state department has been talking out of both sides of its mouth and it looks like they are assholes; global assholes.

Good point. He is young. Both you and I have had time to reflect on our youthful mistakes. I think he will wind up on the right side of history, even if they abuse him to death.

YES! I must say the only thing I truely fear is My government.

No He is screwed. He let others know what He did .

If you're willing to give the country to radical right wing conservatives because Obama didn't pardon this criminal that you like, you're not really a progressive. Manning broke the law and will serve his time. The alternative Party to Obama's would like to see Manning hung in the street and Assange taken out with a drone. Snap out of it.

Sorry thats a false choice. I will not vote for something that is wrong. And I will also encourage friends to do the same.

He is a whistle blower and should be protected.

I will be just fine when 2 years pass and I have a worthwhile Dem to vote for.

Obama has pursed policies worse than Bush and is nothing more than an accomplish to torture.

When we find someone who murdered 30 years ago they go to jail, but he refuses to investigate the crimes in the past 10 years.

He only makes things worse since it sets a rights violating precedent.

Wish I could just rate this up a billion times.

ppl r dum

That does not override the constitution or treaties we have signed.

Being in the Army is Not That Special.