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On December 17, 2011, an estimated 150 supporters of accused "wikileaker" Bradley Manning showed up today at Ft Meade, marching along Rt 175 from one gate of the base to another.Bradley Manning is accused of giving Wilikleaks such "secrets" as the infamous "collaral murder" video, is now at Ft Meade, MD for a preliminary hearing on his court-martial. Other "secrets" exposed more torture in Iraq and similar unsavory news from Afghanistan.On December 17, 2011, an estimated 150 supporters of accused "wikileaker"... more
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Here's a man of honor and of the highest integrity; when he speaks, we should listen:
"Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) charged today that the miilitary's treatment of Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking confidential materials to Wikileaks, is comparable to the abuse carried out at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Manning was forced Wednesday night to sleep naked in his cell at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va., the Marines confirmed Friday. First Lt. Brian Villiard called it a "situationally driven" event, but would not elaborate on what led to the stripping of Manning, the Associated Press reports. The actions were described as "not punitive."
The rest of the article can be found here:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20039445-503544.htmlHere's a man of honor and of the highest integrity; when he speaks, we should... more
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To: US Department of Defense; US Department of Justice
We, the Undersigned, call for justice for US Army PFC Bradley Manning, incarcerated without charge (as of 18 June 2010) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Media accounts state that Mr. Manning was arrested in late May for leaking the video of US Apache helicopter pilots killing innocent people and seriously wounding two children in Baghdad, including those who arrived to help the wounded, as well as potentially other material. The video was released by WikiLeaks under the name "Collateral Murder".
If these allegations are untrue, we call upon the US Department of Defense to release Mr. Manning immediately.
If these allegations ARE true, we ALSO call upon the US Department of Defense to release Mr. Manning immediately.
Simultaneously, we express our support for Mr. Manning in any case, and our admiration for his courage if he is, in fact, the person who disclosed the video. Like in the cases of Daniel Ellsberg, W. Mark Felt, Frank Serpico and countless other whistleblowers before, government demands for secrecy must yield to public knowledge and justice when government crime and corruption are being kept hidden.
Justice for Bradley Manning!
Sincerely,
The Undersigned Please sign the petition to release Bradley Manning
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?manning1
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We live in a country that is gripped by fear. The politicians have been using it for years so they can have more time to gain more power. It’s pathetic how easy it is to make a free country UNFREE just by implying there is something to fear. Whistleblowers (people who make a public disclosure of wrongdoing or corruption) are protectors of freedom that is why the Powers condemn them; less public disclosure of wrongdoing, more infringement on the Rights of the People. Arresting and retaining Bradley Manning has exposed what you’ve been up to. It’s time to end using Bradley Manning as a scapegoat in order to stop anyone else that is brave enough to unveil the wrongdoings in government. Give him back his freedom; he is a hero not a sacrificial lamb. thinkingblue aka thethinkingblue.
PS: Why do we as a species still engage in legalized murder?
To say the video "Collateral Murder" is disturbing is a great understatement. The horror of war is an understatement. Please be aware, there isn’t anything that warrants the mayhem that you will see if you click the “Play” button.
SIGN PETITION HERE. http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?manning1
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We endorse the Justice for Bradley Manning Petition to US Department of Defense; US Department of Justice. http://www.PetitionOnline.comTo: US Department of Defense; US Department of Justice
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Obama now holds a significant lead over McCain in most polls. Despite these strong numbers, many observers point to the Bradley Effect and claim that Obama’s lead is not as strong as it appears. Here’s one explanation of the Bradley Effect and how it might effect Obama:
Bradley Effect believers assume that there is an undetectable tendency in the behavior of some white voters who tell pollsters that they are “undecided” when in fact their true preference is to vote against the black candidate. This so-called effect suggests the power or advantage to alter an outcome - a pretty serious charge. This would render poll projections inaccurate (overstating both the number of undecided voters and the African-American candidate’s margin over a white opponent) and create an unaccounted for different outcome.
The hype surrounding the Bradley Effect has evolved to where some political pundits believe in 2008 that Obama must win in the national pre-election polls by 6-9 points before he can be assured a victory.
The Bradley effect is named for Tom Bradley, a black candidate for mayor in Los Angeles in 1982 who lost despite being ahead in the polls. The same effect has been attributed to Douglas Wilder, Harvey Gantt, and a number of other minority candidates who performed on election day well below what the polls indicated.
Some blamed the Bradley Effect for Obama’s narrow loss to Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, although that is by no means a majority opinion. The trouble is, the Bradlety Effect is impossible to prove, because there is no way to determine with any scientific precision why people would respond one way in a poll and another way in the election booth. In fact, there is plenty of doubt out there that such a thing as the Bradley Effect even exists:
We all know instances of polls being wrong, when a white candidate didn’t win, right? Well, I don’t hear them talking about The Kerry Effect, or The Gore Effect, of The Dewey Effect. I personally doubt that the Bradley Effect ever existed, or at least that it involved enough people to lose the race for him. It’s the premise that a bunch of white people in CA lied to the pollsters because they wouldn’t/couldn’t admit they were racist.
I’m from the deep south. There, the folks have no problem saying they won’t vote for a black man. No problemo. They are actually MORE inclined to lie and tell other white people that of course they are going to vote for the white candidate, and then secretly vote for the black one.
Some people, then, are actually predicting a reverse Bradley Effect - that more people will vote for Obama than will say they are going to vote for him. Honestly, I have no idea who’s right. I don’t know if Obama’s race is going to help him or hurt him on Election Day.
All I know is that this is making me very nervous. As McCain/Palin self-destructs and Obama/Biden steadily rises, I’m paranoid about getting overconfident. I mean, the electoral map makes it look like a done deal for the Democrats. Nonetheless, I have this persistent fear that on November 4, despite a commanding Obama lead, we’re going to watch state after state surprisingly fall for the aging white man from Arizona.
With three weeks to go, does anybody else feel this odd mixture of confidence and anxiety?
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