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I have some pretty strong feelings about what has been going on with Sgt. Manning. When a government officials break the law, they forfeit their credibility and therefore their right to sit in judgment of citizens.

America has been behaving terribly what with torture, waterboarding, starving, freezing, humiliating, the use of canine threat, or electrical shock to genitalia.

NONE OF THIS SPEAKS OF CREDIBLE, HONORABLE BEHAVIOR. America should be ashamed. This is not who we are and we need to stand up and speak out against this appalling conduct in OUR NAME.

If the government has a beef, then let them take it into court (and I'm not talking about some show court; some ad hoc kangaroo court, or some sneaky, behind closed doors military court, either. Having been in the Navy JAG I know what goes on there.)

All of this has to stop. We must recover our honor and the only way to do that is to behave with chivalry, taking the high road once more in all things and never returning evil with evil.

Re-institute habeas corpus, and allow Sgt. Manning to defend himself in court in full view of a jury of his peers and let justice be done as it was intended by our forefathers; not some hijacked version of bastardized law, but real law with real, fair and just courts and impartial judges, not store bought politicians in robes dictating from the bench.

America has become a mess with too much bad behavior. And as the saying goes, the rate of the Captain is the rate of the ship. Everyone is watching DC and taking their cues from there. And the results have been that we are choking on all of the corruption.

It's time to end this and we can start by giving Sgt. Manning a fair hearing. This has gone on too long. What is it this government is trying to do? Reduce Sgt. Manning to a vegetable? Is this suppose to send a message to everyone else that we have become so ruthless, so evil, so violent, so callous that you'd better not mess with DC? Is that the message? If so, then it's time for a full blown citizen's revolt and take from these rotten, rotten people the right and the money to act in our name doing terrible things in the world.

Charity begins at home. Better yet, let's get on it and free Sgt. Manning for time served.

Frankly, I don't care what he's done. No one has the right to treat another human being with such savagery!

I don’t know about you out there, but I would just as soon salute Bradley Manning and others, like Pat Tillman for example, before, I would salute our Origami President, (who in my opinion) has folded on just about everything. Of course that would include just about everyone else in the (so called) chain of command.

Meanwhile, is it just me or has anyone else noticed how Christ like Julian Assange is? So you know they’re going to crucify him?

To paraphrase Yogi Berra, (it’s the Mother Land all over again). Except this time, it’s us.

“Conspirators All”

The weather so clear that beautiful day
Yet no one dare see beyond what they say

The charges all set with little regret
The planes just attacked to covered their tracks

Most traitorous of crimes betrayed from behind
Most egregious of sins betrayed from within

The grave in the ground holds flight 93
Though strange as it seems no bodies are found

The Pentagon flashed a huge fire ball
But still haven’t seen a plane as its cause

The crime scenes all swept with no protocol
The proof hauled away except DNA

And so in the end the culprits are free
To fill carpet bags and take liberties

Have no one to blame except for ourselves
By turning our backs
conspirators all

Thank you, Mr. Rivers- Pitt. This commentary is so very well articulated, and drives a very common sense point home.

Watch this if you think that it is right for our country to continue the business of war and brutally invaded other countries.
I have heard from other guy's who returned from Iraq since 2001 and from their mouths the same stories. All my neighbors are Vietnam,Korean and Gulf war vet's. So how many more people have to be killed and how many more of our own have to live through this. By the way in the interview I first heard Ethan he mentioned the injuries he sustained and that the military denied him proper care or access. This is also a frequent story told by my neighbors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ihPGtcHjNk&feature=player_detailpage

Thanks for writing the article.

I am glad to see the number of ex military who have posted here. My father wore the uniform of this country and subsequently died in the uniform of this country, (Korea, Aug. 19, 1951). The idea that he would give his life for the high principals articulated in our Constitution, and then to have the likes of w.bush or dick cheney or a karl rove, et. al. (and yes, Obama too), treat those principals like so much happy talk for mass consumption but not part of the REAL world of Washington politics, is an insult and beneath contempt.
I understand the need for disobedience when one takes issue with authority. Mr. Pitt has reflected the wisdom of Frederick Douglas: "..Agitate, agitate...". "Power yields nothing without a demand".
But the work of those in power is to keep the masses disorganized, fighting amongst themselves and socially atomized. It is when we stand together that we can force a change.
I have a special affection for those who put on the uniform. I feel no compunction to share that feeling with politicians or the lords of capital and their narcissism, mendacity, petty power struggles and need to shakedown their neighbors for their own self aggrandizement.

Free Bradley Manning. He is a hero too.

How is this happening? How did the USA become this horrible place where right is wrong? It is a very bad thing that we allow this to happen to Manning and others who should not have been imprisoned as “our” government fights terrorism.

I do not even want to read these things about what is happening to these poor souls, that we as citizens do not rise in horror as the USA rolls over those who just happen to get in its way.

I have watched as the Middle East has revolted their bravery, their defiance, and their anger quelling their fears. We should be so angry. It is not just poor Manning that our government has gone after. The USA has become so devoid of freedom, truth, and justice, that we the real people must also be held accountable.

Let those who come after us walk us through Guantanamo, or similar atrocities and show us what we allowed to happen. Let those who come after us document our history of apathy. Let those who come after not be as afraid of civil disobedience as I am.

The acts of 9/11 were horrible crimes that have not been investigated. The acts of that day were the excuse to engage in two criminal wars. Lies supporting these U.S. actions continue to this day; yet the main guy in D.C. is quick to declare Bradley Manning guilty of crimes because of his revelations of CRIMES. If, in the future, some whistleblower reveals the truth of 9/11, his/her consequences would probably be indescribable. The message is: Truth is arbitrary, or possibly criminal.

Pvt. Manning only has a very little chance of getting a fair trial now that Barrack Obama announced in public that Manning was guilty. I think most officers would have a very hard time not being influenced by the comments of their Commander In Chief.

If anyone should be arrested and thrown into prison it is Barack Obama. He’s the real criminal. Private Manning is a national hero.

Ronnie Wright
SFC, US Army Retired
www.worldchangecafe.com

We, who have been in the US military, all took an oath, to defend our country from traitors within and without our borders. The Bush administration were traitors, they sold out our country to Torture and illegal invasions of country's that had nothing to do with 911. Dick Cheney, G.W.Bush, Rice, Rumsfeld et al, are the traitors. They're the ones who made the US a torture nation. If you feel that you don't want our "dirty laundry" held out for the world to see you're among those that don't want the Bush administration held accountable for their unconstitutional activities, for their treason against our country, for their lies, for handing over the treasury to the crooks on wall street and for the many things we wouldn't even know about were it not for hero's like Bradley Manning. He put his life on the line to uncover the corruption of the Bush and now the Obama administrations, too bad it's just "dirty laundry" to some of you, it's finally the truth of criminal conspiracy in the open to the rest of us.

As a grandmother with a grandson in Afghanistan, and a sister to a Vietnam vet, also as a professional counselor dealing with clients who have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, I have an opinion on this.
I believe there would be significantly fewer cases of PTSD among soldiers and veterans if they did not have to hold secret the festering wounds to their consciences. They often know, by firsthand, gory experience, the violations to human rights and dignity, to the Constitution of the U.S. and to such standards as the Geneva Convention, violations that are ordered and practiced under the guise of defense of freedom and democracy.
Bradley Manning's alleged disclosures, unfortunately, are not relieving him of symptoms of PTSD, a certainty ensured by his torture. But it may be true - though facts are not all known at this point - that one thing he does NOT suffer from is the poison of a secret conspiracy with a government gone wrong.

Mr. Pitt,
You have been my favorite Truthout journalist for many years. How in the world could you wait till now to speak out regarding the Bradley Manning travesty?

I see his actions as those of a patiot. Considering our corrupt foreign policy and inabilitiy to change it through Congress because they are so thoroughly sold out to the M.I.C. and so morally corrupt, that THEY are the ones destroying this country. They are the ones who should be locked up. As long we build castles in the sky about Private Manning's just deserts, we miss seeing who should really be sitting in that cell instead, and why.

if he revealed sensitive information that put at risk US citizens, why don't they put cheney et al in jail for risking the life of a US CIA agent and her assets? they have done nothing to anyone involved in this yet they pursue assange & bradley, amazing.

Last year a Chinese dissident was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His crime was speaking out against repression.

Might not the same logic lead those who award the prize to consider Bradley Manning for that same recognition? It might bring some needed publicity to his plight and some understanding of and respect for his actions. After all, it was his revelations that led to the Tunisian revolution and the whole Arab spring phenomenon.

It would also be a nice offset to the goofy premature award to Barack Obama.

Here's how, Mr. Pitt, you could have a long time ago awakened from your confusion about the obligation to accept any punishment that power wishes to mete out for civil disobedience: You could have paid attention…

Because… you know, blood poured on nuclear missile silos IS destruction of public property, on accounta th' fact that blood on nuclear weapons really, really messes 'em up. Once blood gets poured on 'em its all over--they're ruined, simply ruined, and must be thrown away. No punishment is too harsh for someone willing to pour blood on an expensive nuclear weapon and ruin it forever!

Make sure that the punishment fits the crime: That's always been the motto of those in power, throughout the ages, for sure.

Make no mistake: the documents Bradley Manning has been accused of leaking are prima facie evidence of illegal orders being given and executed all along the chain of command.

This is the over-riding legal situation-no matter his motive...hi superiors (past and present) are the REAL criminals, WAR criminals...the documents released, whether he was the culprit or not, are smoking guns to crimes which far out weigh any moral reasons to hide them, period.

Well done Mr. Pitt, this is by far the most important thing written on the subject patriotism and moving our country and globe out of the gut-wrenching corporate communism we currently wallow in. Peace!
kc

I've been so ashamed of the country I thought I fought for in Vietnam for too many years. Freeing Bradley Manning would be a start toward giving me hope for the future, but I'm not holding my breath.

Revealing the truth to a nation of people that prefer the lie to the truth cost Jesus Christ his life.

It is not supprising to hear hang him, from the criminals he outted, and of course the real criminals always have their ignorant enablers.

Thank you William Pitt, not only for the excellent, well thought out article, but for your commitment to the basic ideals of openness and honesty in your approach to politics, as well as in your personal commitment to your readers. It is refreshing indeed to read your "apology," not only because I agree with your view, but because it is rare to read an apology (or possibly embarrassing change of mind) from anyone who makes public commentary. Apology requires courage, understanding, thought, sincerity, humility, and compassion for the feelings of others. This is a tall order for most of us to fill, and most of us don't even try.
So, CHEERS to you, for helping to set the standard so desperately needed in this confused, opinionated and fearful political climate.

its sad what America has become. truly sad. maybe its for the better because now we can all see that America is really no different than any other imperial situation. founded on religious and simple human hypocrisy, slavery and genocide. yes the espoused 'ideals' and the rhetoric of the beginnings of the nation sounded and still sound good, but after aprox 2-1/2 centuries its really become a destructive, cannibalistic tail wagging a dog. rapacious capitalists, bankers and corporatists, arrogant religious intolerance, big brother media and 'security', $ and fear peddling, unbelievable amounts of violence, ignorance and self-righteousness and exceptionalism through the roof. and no one really knows how to change it, or even where to start. actually many ppl, especially from what i've just read in these comments don't even want to look at the reality of it all, can't look at the reality of it all. they don't have the capacity to deal with the reality that their precious country has gone to shit and needs a major housecleaning. they violently and righteously call for that needed lock-step mentality to maintain the disgusting charade of psuedo-freedom. in this climate the acts of bradley manning and julien assange are a light in the darkness. get a clue everyone!

This is what to expect when you embarrass the US government.

Ah, the amateur psychologists are in full flower here in the comments today. Also present are the judges and jury, as well (usually all are present in the same commenter.) I guess anyone can join the game, so, then lets have some tit for tat, and call a spade a spade. Here are a few interesting observations to note:

Pam Bergren's "big" problem is summed up by her stating this:

"I sure don't want our dirty laundry aired to the world."

Heaven forbid that Pam should be embarrassed by the truth becoming known! Secrecy at all costs! It is OK to cheat on your spouse as long as the truth does not become public. Oh and kill the messenger who lets you know who that person is cavorting around with. Now that's real justice!

Bobby Soetoro "outs" himself as a fearful homophobic by saying this:

"Simply to impress a crossdressing boyfriend who had spurned him."

Pssst, Bobby, just so you know, by saying this you destroyed any credibility your arguments may hold. The rest of your argument is dismissed because the real reason you commented was to argue your case that you are not secretly what you accuse Manning of being. A case of "Methinks Bobby doth protest too much."

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Aminah Carroll has to scream, in capital letters, her anger because nobody ever pays attention to her, and if they do, they don't agree with her, so she feels like a left out idiot who is always wrong. And, of course she has to assume the role of "The Queen of Hearts" in Alice in Wonderland who continually screamed her prejudgement of everyone saying "Off with his head!" Aminah? Do you have any idea what other people call people who scream judgements and call someone a putz, traitor and a thief, before they have been found guilty. I'll give you a hint. It has 5 letters.

Good work you three "thoughtful" people. You certainly have impressed those of us reading your insightful comments.

OK, now its your turn to play! Isn't this fun?

Manning is a hero. We as a people need to support him.

Thank you Mr.Pitt for having the wisdom to see
the value and integrity of those few who have the
courage to do what is right.

I can't believe there are such hypocrites and fools as the first two who commented! I just wonder what crime against humanity manning did in a past life to deserve such treatment! Must have been abusive to animals, or children, or a terrible kkk lawyer! Too bad we can't remember our past lives so we can know why we deserve what we get. I'm sorry for manning. What a terrible ordeal he's going through!
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.

Bradley Manning will be released about as quickly as we get out of Libya.

I wonder if we are truly a constitutional democracy anymore.

rule of law?
how about rule of justice
instead of law
or even human justice
INSTEAD OF "JUST US"
I THINK WE SHOULD BE DIGGING A TUNNEL TO FREE HIM, AND THIS NATION.

It is a real mystery that we, as the only creature on Earth that depends on complex languages and intense cognition, to ignore the necessity of transparency in order to live harmoniously.

As it is, we are programed to "believe" in deception and opacity.

It appears Mr. Pitt you were very naive. Your view presupposes a system whereby punishment fits the crime and whereby punishment is meted out legally. That is not the case in America where our system of justice has been replaced by some bizarre system that metes out punishment not based on the severity of a crime but rather on how that crime is perceived by politicians. Note that having a few ounces of cannabis can land in prison longer than taking the life of someone in fight. Note as well that our system of justice rarely finds the need for pesky warrants anymore, rules of evidence, truth in testimony by representatives of "the people", or even a reason for detention.

In short, our system has been so corrupted as to make acts of civil disobedience likely to be life altering or life forfeiting events. It would appear that the plan of our government is to make acts of civil disobedience for the public good so daunting because of draconian punishment as to stifle even this form of dissent.

Truly, you were quite naive to think that there is some balance in our system of justice.

As for the UCMJ - it needs to be eradicated entirely as it is even more heinous an abuse of process and our constitution than the comedy of errors that has become the civil justice system.

Mr. Pitt. at TO you're preaching to the choir. Better late than never Pitt. Please send your article to NBC, CBS, ABC and PBS. Oh, Al Jazeera already knows Manning is a hero. They seem to know a lot more than most US journalists. An old adage, "military justice is to justice what military music is to music."

I usually read Rivers Pitt Op-Ed's with much anticipation and was with you on this one, until you repeated the assumption that he is guilty of that for which he has not yet been charged- we do him and justice no service in falling prey to this. Especially with Obama's recent proclamation of his guilt. The problem as with all of the Guantanamo prisoners is that of Habeas corpus- what you stated about his being subjected to unusual crime and punishment when he hasn't even been charged of a crime. The truth is the evidence against him and the government's botching of this case might lead to his eventual release, as it did in Daniel Ellsbergs case, if we were under a normal rule of law, rather than the pseudo-military regime imposed by our War on Terror. Unfortunately his treatment might make it such that he will never be able to enjoy life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the same due to being disabled by his incarceration.

Bobby and Aminah, someone disobeying civally should expect to be tried, and if found guilty, to expect the punishment laid down by the rule of law. One point of Mr. Pitt's piece is that the punishments extended already to Pvt. Manning (along with the punishments perpetrated on some Guantanamo inmates) were OUTSIDE the legal, were imposed before any trial, and are not representative of true American Justice, but rather of the perversion of justice by American administrations.
America could regain some international respect and support if it could show itself to be worthy by being strong enough to obey its own laws. But currently, people in other countries must shake their heads when they see such a powerful entity unable to uphold its own principles.
You also seem to have missed the point that Manning could well have been compelled by his knowledge of right and wrong to expose the misdeeds in the leaks. Any lesser action would constitute being complicit with those crimes.
But guilty or innocent, in the America I can still remember, he would have received the trial first of all.

The comments and this article are horrifying. If Manning did what he is alledged and for the rumored reasons, then he is guilty of a crime, but for justified reasons: acting to prevent much greater crimes.

It is astounding that Manning's torture and being driven insane illegally by the most powerful, expensive, lethal killing machine in history is of no concern, even when his "crime" is telling the truth in a manner in which not a single US citizen has been harmed.

These people seem to believe we must act identically to those who live in dictatorships: when the beloved leader proclaims it, we must march in a parade and wave the flag. No crime of the state is too brazen, no lie to unbelievable, no law or rights are sacred when the government speaks. Its really amazing!

This article hits the nail on the head. Bradley Manning is a hero defending the US constitution from those who take charge of our clean, healthy children and pervert them to the criminal cause of endless war against democracy and the planet.

Those men gunned down by a US helicopter were not even attempting to escape, they were obviously aware of the circling helicopter right over their heads. And then one of the gunners chuckled when the armored vehicle ran over a dead body he had just killed.

The US children perverted to endless US war are as much a casualty as the children they shot inside the truck that pulled up to help that poor wounded man that was still living.

Bradly Manning exposed war crimes by US children who have been brainwashed into criminal acts of hatred by the US government. He was repulsed by the gross criminal behavior and is a hero for exposing it.

President Obama is probably the second president, like Bush, who won't be able to travel outside the US for fear of being arrested for war crimes.

Bravo! Well put.

Finally a clear and distinct voice in all that cacophony of hatred and unscrupulousness in present day America.

You have it right Will:

"justice has no meaning anymore."

I am appalled at the comments above. Apply the same logic to the founders of our country who would have been convicted and hung for treason if the revolution had failed.

Apply the same logic to the leak of the pentagon papers which were classified "TOP" secret, as apposed to the documents Manning had access to which were "Classified".

All of you who think Manning released these documents for personal gain. Wouldn't he have sold them?
If you even review the released documents it is clear the laws broken are being shattered by our government.

Torture and solitary confinement are not in keeping with equitable punishment, especially when Manning is still innocent until PROVEN guilty.

"justice has no meaning anymore."