[quote=CA renter]This paragraph really brings it all home, IMHO. If you want to know who rules this country (and controls national discourse and thought via its control of the media), just read this:
“Compare this aggressive prosecution of Manning to the Obama administration’s vigorous efforts to shield Bush-era war crimes and massive Wall Street fraud from all forms of legal accountability. Not a single perpetrator of those genuine crimes has faced court under Obama, a comparison that reflects the priorities and values of US justice.”
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I totally agree with this op-ed. IMHO, a government must be fully transparent and fully accountable to all of its citizens. There is no excuse for back-room deals or secretive acts.
Bradley Manning did what our press should be doing every day: bring to light everything that is happening in our government and who’s involved with every decision and action.[/quote]
CAR: What press? We haven’t had serious investigative journalism in years.
Where’s the press coverage on warrantless wiretapping? The Kill List? Rendition? How truly large the drone campaign is now and the far-reaching effects in terms of radicalizing populations from Yemen through Pakistan into Africa?
All of the hand-wringing on Dubya-era programs has now magically ceased during the Obama Administration and questioning Obama on continuing these deplorable programs has seen the questioners accused of racism, or being weak on the War on Terror or anti-American.
It seems now the best course of action is for one to simply be a Good German and go along with things because Big Brother knows what’s best for you.
