I must add my voice to support and praise for Bradley Manning and for Wikileaks and for all who continue to actively and vocally directly confront the US imperialist war machine which commits war crimes and genocide in the name of capitalist profits and the US way of life. It is important that people realize that Obama is as much the enemy as was Bush and that the time to put ourselves clearly on the side of the peoples in struggle around the world is well upon us. Further delay in hopes that the 'real Obama' will present himself and transform this country and world is a self-evident fantasy. A confrontation is brewing in this world between the forces of plundering capitalist imperialist and peoples seeking justice and self-determination for themselves and their nations. Bradley Manning and Wikileaks have taken their stand. They may pay dearly. The US government (in tbe form of the Obama regime) has issued its orders to allow the assassination of US citizens as well as all manner of spying and pre-emptive police actions against activists. Yes, we love life dearly but at what point is the kind of sacrifice Bradly has made -- perhaps a life sentence or a death sentence -- the cost of freedom, the cost of solidarity, the cost of human dignity? The Bradley Mannings and the Muntadhar al-Zaidis, i.e., those who believe and then act as if enough is enough (enough dead Iraqi babies, enough dead Afghan children, enough US interventions, occupations, and killing fields), are indeed heroes. May we all be likewise inspired to overcome our fear and to act. Solidarity NOW!

Over the years I have always hoped that there would eventually be some honest retired politician who would write an expose on what goes on behind the scenes , the waste, corruption, the incompetence , the indifference in Washington , D.C. This country was founded by Patriots such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson , Samuel Adams , Benjamin Franklin , Paul Revere , John Hancock ,John Adams , Alexander Hamilton , Nathan Hale , Thomas Paine , Patrick Henry , etc.who were willing to lay down their lives and personal fortunes in order to free us from British domination . They were true heroes as compared to our present groveling , self serving , greedy Traitors whose loyalties lie with and do the bidding of a near Eastern power rather than the American peoples.
How can any objective , intelligent , civilized human being turn his back on a 21 st century Holocaust that has been ongoing for the past 60 years .......NON STOP . The Palestinians have had 90 % of their lands and treasures stolen thru TERRORISM . They only have small arms and inaccurate short distance rockets compared to Israels WEAPONS of MASS DESTRUCTION supplied by the U.S. Taxpayer.

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Support our troops , what a joke !

Definitely one of what appears to be quite a few true American heroes of this putrid decade. I salute you, Private Manning! He is in my list of what I consider to be true heroes. See if you agree/disagree:

Todd Beamer: passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. After the plane hijacking, Beamer and some other passengers reportedly jumped the hijackers, leading to the premature crashing of the plane in a field in Shanksville, Penn. The plane is believed to have targeted either the Capitol Building or the White House. His last words were “Are you guys ready? Let’s roll.”

Capt. Chesley Sullenberger: After both engines of US Airways Flight 1549 were compromised by a flock of birds soon after takeoff on January 15, 2009 in New York City, “Sully” safely piloted the plane down in the Hudson River. All passengers and crew members survived.

Capt. Richard Phillips: After his MV Maersk Alabama was hijacked by four Somali pirates on April 8, 2009, Phillips was taken hostage by the pirates after a botched trade between his crew and the pirates, trading his safety to save his crew. Phillips was held in a lifeboat by the hostages and a standoff ensued between the Somalis and the US. Phillips was rescued a few days later. Three of the pirates were killed by Navy SEAL Team Six, and the fourth was captured.

Katharine Gun: former translator for the UK’s GCHQ who blew the whistle on illegal activities by the US leading up to the War in Iraq in ’03, saying that she acted to prevent imminent loss of life in a war she considered illegal. She was charged with an offence under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1989, but due to her cause célèbre status the prosecution dropped the case in ‘04. It is unclear why the case was dropped.

Sherron Watkins: VP of Corporate Development for Enron who inadvertently blew the whistle on her company’s fraudulent activities in August ‘01. This set off the first of many corporate scandals in America. (NOTE: Her e-mail, which began the scandal, was believed to be an internal e-mail to CEO Kenneth Lay warning him about whistleblowers inside Enron. Her e-mail was eventually discovered and Watkins was hailed as a whistleblowing hero.) Enron no longer exists.

Cynthia Cooper: VP of Internal Audit at WorldCom who, with her team, blew the whistle upon discovering $3.8 billion worth of fraud at her company in ‘02. At that time, this was the largest incident of accounting fraud in U.S. history. WorldCom no longer exists.

Dr. David Benke: Deer Creek Middle School math teacher who tackled gunman Bruco Eastwood during a school shooting in February 2010. Although two were wounded, no one was killed.

Rick Rescorla: former Vietnam veteran and security chief for Morgan Stanley who is credited with saving 2,700+ lives during the 9/11 WTC attacks, specifically Tower 1. Rescorla perished in the process.

Pfc. Bradley Manning: U.S. soldier who allegedly leaked classified material to WikiLeaks (see below). Manning is currently imprisoned at Quantico.

Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder, whose site blew the whistle on more than 90,000 records of incidents in July ‘10 on the US’ War in Afghanistan, including but not limited to far more civilian casualties (many involving children) than reported. In defending his site’s stance against a critical White house, Assange said his files showed that "thousands" of war crimes may have been committed in Afghanistan. At the time of this writing, Assange says he expects a huge increase in submissions by whistleblowers. This scandal is considered one of the largest leaks in US military history.

In light of these people, perhaps there may be a ray of hope for America after all.