Comments on: Bradley Manning and the Rule of Law

By: ron norris

ron norris — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:17:19 +0000

I appreciate your take on this Zeese. Soon we may see if the ideals of free speech fought for in the past can draw enough support to keep them clear in the minds of men in our present age of propaganda. The prevailing spirit of covetous greed blinds nearly everyone to the injustice of these wars. Keep writing kevin Zeese.

By: Larry CArney

Larry CArney — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:19:23 +0000

I think Bradley Manning should be seriously looked at for a Nobel Peace Prize; he has shown real guts in his stand for peace, and is being punished for it. I hope he doesn’t have to be in prison as long as NELson Mandella was.

By: Ketil Helland

Ketil Helland — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:53:19 +0000

You do not need a movement to advocate the Nobel Peace Prize for
Bradley Manning. Find a person who qualifies and nominate him before 1 February. Then of course it could be useful to let the world know about his nomination to put pressure on the Norwegian Nobel Committee if there are less worthy or politically controversial nominees when it comes to contributions to stop ongoing wars. (This is of course a subjective opinion).

Nominate him here: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/prize_awarder/

And follow the links to find this:

Qualified Nominators
The right to submit proposals for the Nobel Peace Prize shall, by statute, be enjoyed by:

1. Members of national assemblies and governments of states;
2. Members of international courts;
3. University rectors; professors of social sciences, history, philosophy, law and theology; directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes;
4. Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
5. Board members of organizations who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
6. Active and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (proposals by members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after February 1) and
7. Former advisers appointed by the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

The Nobel Peace Prize may also be awarded to institutions and associations.

Ketil Helland
Norway

By: Jos van Doorn

Jos van Doorn — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:13:41 +0000

The handling of Bradley Manning reminds me of Marinus van der Lubbe. The same was done to him and he was convicted. He got a death sentence.

Marinus was arrested in 1933 in Nazi Germany. He was held responsible for the fire in the Reichstag. He was imprisoned.

He was treated very bad. He was weakened. At the trial he had no defense. His body was there. Not his mind. He said nothing.

Of course he was convicted. He was sentenced to death. Later they found out, he did not set the Reichstag on fire. Nobody cared.

The US is trying to make Bradley Manning weak. Maybe they have him sign papers that makes it easier for the court to convict him.

If he dies before court. That would be perfect. The military already knows what they are going to say. They will say he committed suicide.

By: Tom Roeper

Tom Roeper — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:41:10 +0000

We need to have a movement to advocate the Nobel Peace Prize for
Bradley Manning. The comparison with the Chinese dissident is
compelling. Manning is in jail because, following the requirements
of Nuremberg law, he reported a crime. It looks like–unlike the
Chinese dissident–he is also subject to tortuous circumstances.
Nothing makes his circumstances clearer than showing that he
qualifies for a Nobel Prize as much as anyone else.

Tom Roeper
Professor of LInguistics
UMass, Amherst

By: skipinsand

skipinsand — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:54:43 +0000

Check out my comments to the LA Times editorial.Why haven’t the soliders and officer sin Apache been indicted? Collateral Murder sickens the heart of any patriotic American