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cstanleytech

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80. If I recall correctly he could have just reported it to a member of congress
Wed Jul 31, 2013, 02:48 PM
Jul 2013

(or members) and or to the inspector generals office anything he believed was a crime and he legally would have had protection atleast legally.
Of course thats not to say the military wouldnt retaliate by say transferring him to a post say in the arctic or not promote him but legally they couldnt have charged him with a crime I believe.

K&R think Jul 2013 #1
He was found guilty today. He will serve the remainder of his life in prison for it. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #2
Anyone who is pleased about that is piece of shit fascist scumbag. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #5
I dont think many are *pleased* with it. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #11
He didn't have to break the law to get the info out? freedom fighter jh Jul 2013 #66
If I recall correctly he could have just reported it to a member of congress cstanleytech Jul 2013 #80
I guess it depends on what you mean by "get the info out." freedom fighter jh Jul 2013 #82
Problem is we will never know now how congress or the IG would have cstanleytech Jul 2013 #84
Seriously? dflprincess Jul 2013 #128
Or he might have been promoted or he might have resigned cstanleytech Jul 2013 #133
"Report it to a member of Congress". Pardon me... truth2power Jul 2013 #96
Yeah. Go Tell the BOSS that you found him doing something sneaky. bvar22 Jul 2013 #106
True getting congress to act would be difficult but there is the other option of cstanleytech Jul 2013 #123
LOL. Marr Jul 2013 #119
How do you feel about other *laws* when they are broken? MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #159
Depends on the law. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #170
guess so! MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #171
Well dont get me wrong. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #172
Well said. nt NealK Jul 2013 #21
Zorra, stop that. He didn't say he was pleased. He simply stated the fact. Enough. DevonRex Jul 2013 #28
I will continue to speak out against fascists and fascism whenever, and wherever. Zorra Jul 2013 #86
Do you have any opinion on the information thant Manning released? Vanje Jul 2013 #112
"He's also a person" Vanje Jul 2013 #113
Prove a DU member is a human being? You really said that. DevonRex Jul 2013 #124
Save the concilliatory bullshit, please. Marr Jul 2013 #122
It could have been worse. It isn't right. But we can right it. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #30
+1,000 n/t malaise Jul 2013 #47
You mean there is still a difference between the 1½ flavors of Congress critters? RC Jul 2013 #99
I'm pleased as punch... Pelican Jul 2013 #54
Project much? truebluegreen Jul 2013 #72
You really missed the point didn't you? NuclearDem Jul 2013 #75
I hope you're embarrassed about your post. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #90
Highly disturbing. This IS Democratic Underground. So you know, in case you've forgotten. Divine Discontent Jul 2013 #97
Right... Pelican Jul 2013 #125
What do you think about the crimes, and cover ups Vanje Jul 2013 #136
Diplomats were conversing privately to cover up child rape in Afghanistan NuclearDem Jul 2013 #150
What do you think about the crimes he exposed? Vanje Jul 2013 #111
Ok, you can go crawl back into the "Cave", or the other "underground" you crawled out of... Ghost in the Machine Jul 2013 #116
WTF are you talking about? Pelican Jul 2013 #129
but no opinion about the crimes and cover-ups he exposed? Vanje Jul 2013 #146
oh no JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #167
Agreed! avebury Jul 2013 #69
+1000 Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #89
Is that okay with you? Th1onein Jul 2013 #8
Justice or persecution? Manning has already been in jail 3 years. think Jul 2013 #23
Thanks. You raise a central issue: how do we measure justice? JDPriestly Jul 2013 #31
+1000 blackspade Jul 2013 #121
"Major Hogwash" is a character you're playing, right? Like "Miss Information"? Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #50
Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #57
+ an unbelievable amount of "yep, uh-huh's and right-on's" MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #161
Are you happy about this injustice and the fact the war criminals will live out their lives in sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #58
You seem to have missed the big picture. This isn't about Manning. It's about our government. Gregorian Jul 2013 #68
That has yet to be determined. Bradical79 Jul 2013 #78
You a big fan of kangaroo courts? Hissyspit Jul 2013 #93
No, it isn't. Never too late to do the right thing. grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #109
then it's a tragic day for the military justice system blackspade Jul 2013 #118
I won't be as polite as other commenters to your post... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #160
Well, sure sounds like it's those "scoripons" for the 1 percent... nt AnotherDreamWeaver Jul 2013 #3
We have an up hill battle. Even some so-called Democrats here side with the authoritarian state. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #4
You must remember they've turned and they aren't really Democrats kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #7
lol's... KoKo Jul 2013 #56
I think they are just afraid. They were raised in comfortable security and they are rhett o rick Jul 2013 #59
I think a good many are Republican runaways, re-registering as Dems to escape the insane GOP DJ13 Jul 2013 #62
Pretty accurate I'd say... SomethingFishy Jul 2013 #77
^^This!^^ BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #100
The State Department authorized the theft of the UN Secretary General's DNA. Th1onein Jul 2013 #6
Plant it in a hotel room with a dead hooker. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #17
I would never have thought of that. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #32
More than that,... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #39
LAPD clearly planted blood in OJ's house. PD's plant guns, drugs all the time. Big Govt taking cues? chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #46
Good question. NealK Jul 2013 #20
No (morally) good reason. OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #24
To identify his remains if someone attacks the UN. nt MADem Jul 2013 #34
They wouldn't need to steal it if this is the case rusty fender Jul 2013 #74
Excuse me? We have no "authority" to "demand" the DNA of foreigners in leadership roles. MADem Jul 2013 #104
You don't think that the UN doesn't already have rusty fender Aug 2013 #157
I'm not buying yours, and your attempts to provoke are lame in the extreme. MADem Aug 2013 #158
You've been doing great job on this story, kpete pscot Jul 2013 #9
+1 think Jul 2013 #27
+2 JDPriestly Jul 2013 #33
+100000 woo me with science Jul 2013 #36
+1 Agony Jul 2013 #45
de nada kpete Jul 2013 #53
Agreed... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #162
US defense contractor involved in child traficking? Beyond vile, disgusting, horrifying! Divernan Jul 2013 #10
True there was no good excuse for assisting in covering that up. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #12
I believe he made the right choice to make sure it wasn't covered up. Divernan Jul 2013 #14
He wasn't able to Hydra Jul 2013 #15
Well hopefully future whistleblowers will also take more care to only cstanleytech Jul 2013 #16
Yup, they better watch their step, or else! Scootaloo Jul 2013 #22
Insults from you wont change actual facts, sorry if you felt it would. nt cstanleytech Jul 2013 #29
seriously can't we all agree questionseverything Jul 2013 #85
Sure thats wrong but I assume you must have meant to reply to someone else as cstanleytech Jul 2013 #88
yes by siding with the truthblockers questionseverything Aug 2013 #168
"you say manning broke the law" No, Manning did that when he pleaded guilty. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #169
What, so they have to do it in a fashion you completely approve of? Hydra Jul 2013 #67
Its not an issue of my approving its an issue of the law cstanleytech Jul 2013 #83
And who is to decide which is what? RC Jul 2013 #101
We know what you think of whistle-blowers. Vanje Jul 2013 #114
You are going to have to be more specific on what war crimes you cstanleytech Jul 2013 #132
Child-trafficking by contractors... Vanje Jul 2013 #138
Manning didnt expose torture we already knew the US was involved in cstanleytech Jul 2013 #154
I thought it was Wackenhut/Armorgroup that trafficked young boys, not Dyncorp. OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #26
Widespread practice, and yet people are not angered by this, but by the fact that it was revealed Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #60
No one's claimed it's an attempt OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #61
Yeah. Vanje Jul 2013 #115
Well said. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #35
In Bizarro world, child traffickers go free while those who call bullshit on it are imprisoned. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #52
The Man in the High Castle MisterP Jul 2013 #79
It's not the first time. Happened in Bosnia Bradical79 Jul 2013 #81
I don't know so much about who, but what Phlem Jul 2013 #13
K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #18
+1 Shunning is one of the most powerful reprimands. canoeist52 Jul 2013 #91
Too bad Amnesty International is ignored in America. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #19
The Obama Administration: Protecting Criminals and Screwing Over Whistleblowers, 24/7 MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #25
Thank you. This should go to the Greatest Page. woo me with science Jul 2013 #37
M$M: yawn 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #38
But gosh. He took a solemn oath! He PROMISED!! Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #40
K&R Scuba Jul 2013 #41
US NAVY 1969-73 K&R B Calm Jul 2013 #42
kick kentuck Jul 2013 #43
America needs to look in the mirror and face these ugly facts Berlum Jul 2013 #44
Manning was not a whistleblower. randome Jul 2013 #48
"emotionally unstable" Isn't that the excuse the USSR used to fill the gulags? RC Jul 2013 #102
He was widely believed to have gender identity disorder. randome Jul 2013 #103
Just plain abused? RC Jul 2013 #105
Of course I have no idea. I only know what has been reported and verified. randome Jul 2013 #107
I hear he had boxes in his garage, too. Marr Jul 2013 #127
I'm sure I wouldn't know anything about that. randome Jul 2013 #131
Do you have any strong feelings about the war crimes Vanje Jul 2013 #117
Soldiers doing their jobs do not constitute war crimes. randome Jul 2013 #120
I don't think you read the article. Vanje Jul 2013 #126
I believe I gave it more attention than Manning did the hundreds of thousands of documents he stole. randome Jul 2013 #130
Its not illegal............. Vanje Jul 2013 #141
Maybe if Presidents and other politicians were made to serve in war... randome Jul 2013 #144
I don't think they give a shit. Marr Jul 2013 #135
I'm disturbed Vanje Jul 2013 #145
"Soldiers doing their jobs do not constitute war crimes" dflprincess Jul 2013 #134
So you want to throw the hundred thousand or so soldiers who served in Iraq in prison? randome Jul 2013 #137
One would hope that not every soldier committed war crimes dflprincess Jul 2013 #143
Sometimes I think all of us 'let' Iraq happen by not stopping it. randome Jul 2013 #148
Some of us marched, wrote letters..... Vanje Jul 2013 #153
Agreed Vanje Jul 2013 #151
Do you approve of the cover-up? Vanje Jul 2013 #140
You are making assumptions about me. randome Jul 2013 #147
Your quote does not support your opinion about Manning not being a whistleblower. blackspade Jul 2013 #139
No, it's my opinion. randome Jul 2013 #142
Then you haven't watched all of the apache footage. blackspade Aug 2013 #164
I don't see that the illegality is as clear cut as some maintain. randome Aug 2013 #165
I'm talking about the full 40 min or so video. blackspade Aug 2013 #166
Puke Post RetroLounge Jul 2013 #149
KR HiPointDem Jul 2013 #49
Total sentence for all of those crimes: 0. But all of this, for revealing them. DirkGently Jul 2013 #51
Bradley Manning Revealed Crimes Far Worse Than the Ones He Supposedly Committed kpete Jul 2013 #55
It's always a sick feeling seeing people so glibly enable that evil. "Traitors" indeed. DirkGently Jul 2013 #63
K&R.... daleanime Jul 2013 #64
Recommend. KoKo Jul 2013 #65
The empire IS evil, the corporate-military the 1% banksters have built is an evil empire.., Civilization2 Jul 2013 #70
There is a CANCER on the SOUL of AMERICA Martin Eden Jul 2013 #71
America HAS BECOME the USSR Angelonthesidelines Jul 2013 #73
No, it is becoming Oceania Dorn Jul 2013 #76
That's about as good a way to put it, Dorn... MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #152
K&R Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #87
And why is that cabal of scorpions so free to take their book tours truedelphi Jul 2013 #92
I agree whole heartedly with every word you said here catchnrelease Jul 2013 #108
As soon as I saw the pictures coming out of Abu Grab Rex Jul 2013 #94
Our government isn't keeping anyone safe. Nor do they want to... truth2power Jul 2013 #95
That is probably the tip of the iceberg revealed Harmony Blue Jul 2013 #98
The Obama administration is deep in these crimes. Vanje Jul 2013 #110
I ALWAYS blame the Repuglicans in congress... Agony Aug 2013 #163
If Obama only knew, surely he would do something. Why don't his aides tell him? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #155
Like Obama's 30,000 armed Drones flying the US skies by 2020, they're protecting the 1% from the 99% blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #156
"The State Department authorized the theft of the UN Secretary General's DNA. " GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #173
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