samshe Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Next month the trial of Bradley Manning starts in Washington . He is charged with aiding the enemy after he was believed strongly to be behind secret military files to Julian Assange, the guy behind wikileaks. These include the video "collateral damage". Should he be on trial? Did his actions improve political stability in the world? Were his actions morally right? I think he was wrong to release the files, alot of us realised what was happening in Iraq and Afghanistan and Iraq. I'm not sure that releasing the cables achieved its goal, it was very doubtfull to ever do any good. His defence is based on his gender confusion and that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddybare Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 He should get a medal. And a free op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Does anyone honestly think the world is more stable now ? People in Syria, libya, egypt etc would probably disagree. It made ambassadors globally look a bit daft and generally most do good work. So is the world more stable ? Answers on a postcard only (emails will only get intercepted and published by someone who thinks they're cleverer than everyone else) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Bradley gave proof to the many people who disagreed with the foreign policy of the USA that the so called leaders of the democratic world are a bunch of war mongers. Bradley is a hero. History will ensure this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Sorry but do people really give a flying fig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Sorry but do people really give a flying fig Thanks for that. Perhaps you should also write to the letters pages of newspapers which report on it and make it clear you aren't interested. I'm sure the public woukld like to hear what you don't have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Nobody forced Manning to join the US Army. He did join and when he joined he agreed to comply with the laws and regulations which apply to soldiers, including the rules which cover disclosure of privileged information. It appears (we will know when the trial is over) that he ignored those laws and leaked information which he had promised to protect. It's now up to the court to determine his guilt - or innocence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 ... Bradley is a hero. History will ensure this. What does that mean in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Nobody forced Manning to join the US Army. He did join and when he joined he agreed to comply with the laws and regulations which apply to soldiers, including the rules which cover disclosure of privileged information. It appears (we will know when the trial is over) that he ignored those laws and leaked information which he had promised to protect. It's now up to the court to determine his guilt - or innocence. People can have crises of conscience. If you worked for an organisation that you believed was acting in a criminal or immoral way would you stand back and do nothing because you'd "signed a contract" or would you try to expose the wrongdoing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 People can have crises of conscience. If you worked for an organisation that you believed was acting in a criminal or immoral way would you stand back and do nothing because you'd "signed a contract" or would you try to expose the wrongdoing? I think you're in a better position to answer that question than most mr taxman :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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