Comments on: Government to argue speedy trial doesn’t apply to Bradley Manning

By: SKuta

SKuta — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:10:33 +0000

…and those who support the criminals, will easily find themselves in the same boat. once that reality sets into the masses, IT’LL BE TOO LATE!

By: George Lomeli

George Lomeli — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:23:30 +0000

well said.

By: Joshua Davis

Joshua Davis — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:17:32 +0000

The government does, what the government wants all too often. One thing the government can not do, is undo all of what Bradley has contributed to world dialogue. I know we all hope for the best, I do every day… but realize what’s been done. So much information that was kept in the dark, so many eyes opened. Hell I think the only reason we are out of Iraq is because of him. Ask yourself would you do what he did no matter the outcome. It’s hard… but he’s a hero of the highest rank.

By: Markin

Markin — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:24:49 +0000

Join The Smedley Butler Brigade-Veterans For Peace, Their Friends & Allies On Veterans/Armistice Day Sunday November 11th In Boston For An Anti-War March And Program

All Are Welcome. Come join us to celebrate Veterans/ Armistice Day, really an International Peace Day on Sunday November 11th for a march and other activities.
Forming up for the parade at noon at the corner of Beacon Street and Charles Street (just up from Cheers at the entrance to the Boston Common).

VFP Pavilion at Faneuil Market (Samuel Adams Park) from 11 AM -4 PM. Volunteers needed to set up the pavilion and staff during the parade.

VFP Program at Faneuil Market starts after parade finish (approximately 2:00 PM but is contingent on the finish of the official parade) with speakers, singers and bands (about 30 to 45 minutes, the shorter the better)-This year’s highlighted issues-No War On Iran- Freedom For Private Bradley Manning.

We will be leafleting during the day at various places in the downtown Boston area (including the Armed Forces Recruiting Station on Tremont Street and other sites TBA) handing out handbills highlighting our two main issues- Iran and Bradley Manning.
Come help set up and staff the pavilion at Faneuil Market. Help leaflet. Help swell our numbers. Bring fellow VFPers and other supporters. Report this event to your local newspapers and tell them you will be there to aid our publicity campaign. More later as our plans firm up.

By: Wei-Ting Chen

Wei-Ting Chen — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:50:35 +0000

I don’t think what they told you is correct.

I receive emails constantly from AI US branch. Few months ago, they protested that Russia prosecuted a female musical band- Pussy Riot, for the song they performed at a cathedral, and that’s the time before the guilty verdict was made.

They also protest the unlawful detention as well as the permanent running of Guantanamo bay, which have nothing to do with verdicts.

What we want to protest is the right of speedy trial was gone, which also has nothing to do with verdicts.

Therefore, I feel that they should be able to do something about the Bradley Manning case.

However, I am losing some confidence of AI US branch for its recently supporting on military intervention in Syria. It seems like they have amnesia. They just published a report on Libya about the atrocities after the end of NATO military intervention, which just again proves that the so called humanitarian intervention was a pure lie and a fiasco.
I also wrote several times to them protesting for their partial report on Syria conflicts.

By: elmysterio

elmysterio — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:39:22 +0000

Amnesty International is nothing but a mouthpiece for the US Empire as clearly shown by their support for NATO atrocities in Afghanistan, their help in demonizing Libya, Syria and whatever other country is on the Imperial Hit-List at the time, while remaining silent to the crimes of the empire and it’s vassal states.

By: Robert Hauser

Robert Hauser — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:24:24 +0000

Shows just what a pelagic cess pool of bottom dwelling ooze has completely saturated our body politic….corpse politic to be more precise. From a nation that supposedly put two men on the moon to one that put a family of baboons in the White House…now we are cursed with a Demander-n-Thief who cradles his scrotum during the playing of the National Anthem. America is clearly finished.

By: Robert Hauser

Robert Hauser — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:19:30 +0000

Don’t expect anything useful out of Scamnesty International….Bradley Manning is a white boy and that won’t make muster on Scamnesty. They would be boots on the ground for the likes of Bobby Seale and Eldridge Cleaver but never a white boy who stands for the Constitution.

By: William R. Delzell

William R. Delzell — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:42:04 +0000

Give Private Bradley Manning a fair and SPEEDY trial as is his right under our Constitution! To refuse to do so makes those in charge of his court martial no better than totalitarian dictators.

By: Dick Betlem

Dick Betlem — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:51:07 +0000

Is the US branch of Amnesty International doing anything about all this? I’ve been pestering them in this country, and now at last they tell me there is nothing they can do as long as there is no verdict … [???]