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| Thu, 12-08-2011 - 7:43pm |
Bradley Manning tortured?
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Maybe they just woke him up at 5am to take the picture. ; )
Quote, "Rand Paul warns preppers that the government considers you terrorists.
In a warning from Rand Paul on the senate floor, where he speaks out against provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, we learned today that the government considers having guns or storing more than 7 days of food a possible terrorist activity.
In the speech Rand Paul warns Americans that “Someone who has guns, someone who has ammunition that is weather proofed, someone who has 7 days of food in their house” can be considered a potential terrorist by the federal government.
He warns that under a new provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act the federal government could lock you up indefinitely if you are suspected of activities that they consider terrorism related. That’s right the military will now have the power to lock up anyone, even American citizens without due process and without being convicted of a crime.
http://offgridsurvival.com/randpaulwarnsofmilitarylockingupamericancitizens/
Huh.
You and I both know that some of the stuff in the UCMJ is NOT constitutional, particularly freedoms of speech.
Manning is a PFC, for crying out loud. How on God's green earth he was given access to reams of secret/top secret information ought to be the main issue; and is an indictment of his superiors, every bit just as much as of Manning himself. There are higher-ups in the chain of command who should be taking the fall too, but if they have, it certainly has been far less public than Manning's treatment has been.
I tend to agree with P.J. Crowley on this one. "......the Pentagon’s treatment of Manning at the Marine brig at Quantico, Va., was 'ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid'.”
Edited to add that IF the earlier post is legit and not sheer hysteria or spin taken out of context, Rand Paul is shamelessly fearmongering.
As to how Manning had access to information, or if he committed any crime, that is up to the courts to determine. As to the claims of torture, who is the commander in chief? The buck stops there.
You ascribe much power to the ACLU.
The Supreme Court has rightly determined the freedoms we enjoy in public spaces are more limited than in private. Out of uniform, without reference to rank, outside public property, and without soliciting those in uniform, a person serving our nation in the military has the same freedom as someone not.
Several thoughts.
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