The US Army will soon hold some form of hearing which will disclose the evidence the US government has collected against Bradley Manning in the year and a half since his detention began.
The Army spokeswoman said that the military is “putting our finishing touches on our media plan for it,” and that the press would be allowed to hear the evidence against the whistleblower.
“Because the case involves computers that makes it a very complex case,” she warned, so it is unclear how much longer the “media plan” is going to take for them to put together. Manning was arrested in May 2010 and has been held under extremely controversial circumstances pending a military trial over allegations that he mishandled classified documents, which he is believed to have given to WikiLeaks.
The hearing will be the first time any actual evidence is presented against Manning, with most public releases about him centering around his alleged “outsider” status during his time in the military. Some politicians, including former Governor Mike Huckabee, have demanded his execution.
Our real motto, "In Killing We Trust," at home and abroad.
The spinners are at work – on the shroud for whistleblower Bradely Manning..
Shame on us!.
Our real motto, "In Killing We Trust," at home and abroad.
The spinners are at work – on a shroud for whistleblower Bradely Manning..
Shame on us!.
Note the phraseology "we are putting our finishing touches on our media plan for it".
A hearing open to the press – just like the Soviet Show Trials.
"At the time, many Western observers who attended the trials said that they were fair and that the guilt of the accused had been established. They based this assessment on the confessions of the accused, which were freely given in open court, without any apparent evidence that they had been extracted by torture or drugging" (wiki soviet show trials)
How about doing it at an actual trial? Nothing they say in a press release can be believed (and honestly, a military tribunal isn't much better, but he'll be able to defend himself).
A "media plan?" Sounds like a public relations stunt to me.
It takes a long time to create evidence. But for Bradley Manning it is evident that regardless of evidence – or a lack thereof – he is going to be sacrificed for national security.
More disreguard for the constitutional and basic human rights at home. The stuf they put this kid through really sad. No one deserves the treatment they gave him. (Speedy trial refers to one of the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution to defendants in criminal proceedings.) We need take a close look at the message we are sending out and who we are becoming..
There is no use fighting for human rights + democracy working hard for these ideals at home.
If your representative is "more" interested in Uzbekistan or Afgantistan or crazy national agnedas than his own district send him a email and tell him or her to start looking for problems to solve a little closer to home. Sending $$$ to Iraq afgantistan and anywhere else is having no positive impact at home. In fact if your representave has even taken a trip outside the united states any time in the last few years you should replace them with someone who takes trips to their home district.
Evidence? They don't need no stinkin' evidence! When in doubt, make it up. Scare the rubes with tales of brown-skinned Muslims under every bed and you could get a jury to convict the Pope.
Leave it to "huckster" Huckabee to apply his false Christianity. Where is the forgiveness Micky?! Guess that, along with the truth, went out the window when you sold your soul for thirty pieces of silver.