On a cold winter morning this woman had nothing better to do but stand on a street corner and...

[garybeck]

I live in a small town. There's one traffic light in the whole town. A few days ago on a freezing cold morning I was dropping my kids off at school and this woman was standing on the corner by the traffic light. I asked if I could take her picture and is she minded me posting it on the internet to help spread her message.

[CTyankee]

1. god love her! She doesn't look all that young. I hope she's OK...

[Zax2me]

16. I hope the people Manning put at risk are okay...

Though I know some aren't.

[roody]

17. links please

Who has been hurt?

[saras]

24. Everyone I know of who he put "at risk" were criminals, traitors, or both. What's "OK" for them?

[EOTE]

30. Why are you spreading misinformation?

Bradley Manning put NO ONE at risk. In fact, he's probably saved numerous lies by exposing these travesties. The military industrial complex really doesn't need your help in spreading lies. They do a damned good job of that themselves.

[truedelphi]

36. Who are these people who aren't okay on account of Manning? n/t

[NaturalHigh]

2. I admire her attitude...

but Manning (and every other military member) knew all along that he was subject to court-martial for breaking the law while in the military.

[gratuitous]

9. But what if he didn't break the law?

What if Manning is being used as a scapegoat to cover up the crimes that were exposed by Wikileaks, his "trial" intended to be a distraction (and a darned successful one, I have to admit) from the culpability of our military in breaking the law?

[jmowreader]

19. The law he broke is pretty clear-cut

"Thou shalt not provide classified information to people not authorized to receive it"...like Julian Assange.

Manning's only defense, and it's unlikely, is if someone else provided the information to WikiLeaks. IIRC Assange has confirmed that Manning did, indeed, provide Assange the information at issue here.

Whether the military broke the law is not the question in this case; the issue is, Manning did break the law.

[Luminous Animal]

22. Neither WikiLeaks or Assange has confirmed that Manning is a source. Never not ever.

For the very fact that WikiLeak sources are anonymous.

[Ikonoklast]

25. There is evidence that Manning is the source.

That Assange never admitted otherwise is immaterial, he is just trying to keep himself from prosecution.

Manning himself has admitted as much that he was the source for the leaks to Adrian Lamo.

[JDPriestly]

23. Actually, Manning like all accused persons is entitled to a fair trial

before an impartial jury. He is entitled to present his defense and is only guilty after a verdict has been reached.

Manning was kept in near solitary confinement. I'm sure that by this time he is prepared to confess to anything.

I have no idea what he did or did not do, but he is entitled to due process.

[gratuitous]

28. Welcome to the minority view

Talk of evidence and due process isn't very popular in the U.S. nowadays. And the possibility of the accused being tortured (solitary confinement, lights on for 23 hours out of the day, stripped naked for weeks on end under "suicide watch" surveillance) has been found to be immaterial to any charges prosecutors can think up. We have to protect our empire!

Us commander buzzkills who insist on following the Constitution are increasingly becoming dinosaurs.

[Renew Deal]

3. Did you ask her if she was a DUer?

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. what? Is there supposed be a picture here?

[garybeck]

10. I see a picture.... try to refresh?

n/t

[RC]

5. Did she give a reason why she is doing this?

I agree with her sign.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. doing what? No photo on my screen.

[laruemtt]

7. mine either. n/t

[RC]

8. Does this work?

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http:// solarbus.org/temp/manning.jpg

Remove the space between // and solarbus.


Or this -

[garybeck]

11. I see a picture.... try to refresh? n/t

[Raine]

12. No photo for me either

[garybeck]

13. not sure why you can't see it but try this

[Raine]

21. THANKS, I see it now! What a sweetheart, just got to love her!

[RC]

27. That is the OP's picture that I loaded on my site to post here, because people couldn't see his.

You can't see the picture in my post, but you can see the second one?
garybeck just reposted the picture from my site. You should see both.

[garybeck]

14. presumably because she supports Bradley Manning. n/t

[Zax2me]

15. Yea, he's completely innocent...

NOT.
Support what he did, but any court would not have a hard time finding his violation of the law.

[The Doctor.]

26. The point isn't guilt or innocence,

It's that the Fed intends to make an example out of him in what will go down in history as a mockery of justice. This isn't about the government seeking 'justice', it's simply a vendetta.

[Dragonfli]

32. of topic: Is that an authentic "laughing man" symbol? /nt

[The Doctor.]

40. Why yes it is. From GITS.

[truedelphi]

37. Concisely put, and well done.

All of us are suspect now. The cyber-eyes spy and spy; they know what we think, if we post on the internet. They know where we live. They control how we will die.

Some people won't even be arrested - it's possible to make someone very ill with cancer by simply installing a micro wave propagator near the person's residence.

[EOTE]

31. What's with the hit and runs? Completely unable to defend your lies?

People who aren't cowards usually don't have an issue with defending what they say. People who just want to recklessly throw around lies usually go with the hit and run route.

[truedelphi]

38. Thank you for pointing out this person's trends.

He or she said they knew of people hurt by Manning's releases, but they cannot substantiate the remark.

[EOTE]

39. The MIC really doesn't need another cheerleader/liar.

They've got enough of those as it is. It really saddens me to see an MIC puppet here on DU.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

18. Peace be with her.

[sabrina 1]

20. That is a great photo.

[Johnson20]

29. She needs to learn

the difference between a military tribunal and a general court-martial.

[xchrom]

33. That is awesome! Nt

[jeff47]

34. Did you explain to her that a court marshal isn't the same as the "military tribunals"?

Court marshal is the normal legal process for someone accused of a crime in the military. Follows the UMCJ. Has been around since we had a military. Has all the "normal" protections for the accused they'd get in a civilian federal court.

What, exactly is she asking for? Manning to be tried in federal court instead?

[Norrin Radd]

35. kr

[vanlassie]

41. Actually, I would bet she has plenty of other things to do....

But this is the MOST important thing she had to do this day. Good for her.