tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post4936522759711350672..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Bradley Manning: The Angry Gay SoldierSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6090187106625538652011-05-25T13:52:42.619-04:002011-05-25T13:52:42.619-04:00hi anonymous... he is indeed, especially to those ...hi anonymous... he is indeed, especially to those like me who believe in a more transparent world, because democracy without truth is nothing more than a farce...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1107870636783255062011-05-25T13:46:29.581-04:002011-05-25T13:46:29.581-04:00hi Rabbit...he may be technically wrong to have le...hi Rabbit...he may be technically wrong to have leaked that information, but I think he did us all a huge service. It blew the cover off a corrupt world, and inspired millions to press for change. You may not agree with me, but when I say the truth will set us free I mean it...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62037802094798359042011-05-25T13:42:29.904-04:002011-05-25T13:42:29.904-04:00hi Michel...yes it is depressing isn't it? But...hi Michel...yes it is depressing isn't it? But then sadly not surprising. The Obama administration's position on Guantanamo and the treatment of prisoners is as hawk-like as any who have come before it. As for Thomas Drake, his case has received so little publicity it's practically scandalous....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13785024767455095192011-05-24T22:58:09.970-04:002011-05-24T22:58:09.970-04:00Sorry rabbit, but you are wrong. Bradley Manning ...Sorry rabbit, but you are wrong. Bradley Manning is a hero to many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32647507498269617422011-05-24T21:03:31.963-04:002011-05-24T21:03:31.963-04:00And all that excuses nothing. He was still wrong t...And all that excuses nothing. He was still wrong to leak that information.rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371229772899723851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32842264226847959442011-05-24T20:36:30.816-04:002011-05-24T20:36:30.816-04:00It's a really strange world when US leaders th...It's a really strange world when US leaders that grew up in the 60s and 70s with watershed moments for democracy like Daniel Ellberg's "Pentagon Papers" turn around and fail to recognize it in Bradley Manning or, to a lesser extent, Thomas Drake.Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537456428972229386noreply@blogger.com