Bradley Manning

The reason the U.S. government went after Daniel Ellsberg, the New York Times, and the Washington Post had nothing to do with national security.  It had everything to do with being embarrassed, with being caught in bold-faced lies.

Now the U.S. government--let’s say it, the Obama administration--is going after Bradley Manning.  This has nothing to do with “aiding the enemy.”  The diplomatic cables he leaked embarrassed our allies.  The videos he released showed civilians being killed in airstrikes.  The very fact that he released the material is embarrassing to the government.  Why was he put in solitary confinement for months?  Because they hate this guy.

And Dick Cheney, who lied about the reasons to go to war in Iraq, who is largely responsible for the deaths and maiming of thousands of Americans troops and probably hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, is a respected member of society, appearing on talk shows, not indicted.