2013/08/22

For Some Value of "Magic": Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement

For Some Value of "Magic": Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement:

"Our nation has had similar dark moments for the virtues of democracy—the Trail of Tears, the Dred Scott decision, McCarthyism, the Japanese-American internment camps—to name a few. I am confident that many of our actions since 9/11 will one day be viewed in a similar light. "


Thanks to Steve Holden for posting the statement. It's well worth reading in its entirety.

2013/08/19

Cameron Proves Greenwald Right

Cameron Proves Greenwald Right:

"Britain is now a police state when it comes to journalists, just like Russia is."


Well put.

I don't care what Edward Snowden's personal character may prove to be. He has done us a huge favor by bringing these issues to the fore. Now we need to pressure our elected representatives to actually do something about the destruction of our civil liberties.