Oliver Stone Sounds Off on Bradley Manning and ‘Empress Clinton’
The director of such films as "Platoon" and "JFK" appears to be outraged over the conviction of whistle-blower Bradley Manning.
The director of such films as “Platoon” and “JFK” appears to be outraged over the conviction of whistle-blower Bradley Manning.
The Army private was found guilty by a military judge of 20 charges, although he was acquitted of the most serious offense, aiding the enemy.
Below are a string of tweets posted in rapid succession Wednesday. (We’ve put them in chronological order.)
Manning’s sentence should have been “time served” – while plenty of war criminals rest in obscurity. How low we’ve come!
— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) August 1, 2013
Manning’s immoral “acquittal” means decades in prison for the maverick. Like Galileo or Mandela who spoke the truth and shamed the devil.
— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) August 1, 2013
Worse still, the liberal establishment touting this as an “acquittal from the death penalty” convicts them of their own barbaric hypocrisy.
— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) August 1, 2013
Our tyrannical empire celebrates a “triumph of law,” while Empress Clinton is anointed by the money forces as our next president.
— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) August 1, 2013
How can our country turn itself around and face the light?
— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) August 1, 2013
— Posted by Peter Z. Scheer
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For starters, negotiating a plea deal would help shore up flagging support on the left.
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The WikiLeaks founder will get a chance to appeal extradition if assurances aren't made.
Manning is facing more than $256,000 in fines, which have been accumulating at a rate of $1,000 a day.
Famous Britons join the crowd protesting U.S. espionage charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, the secret-spilling website.
The global security state, which is not bound by the rule of law, will target all who defy it.
In a blistering letter to the U.S. government, Special Rapporteur Nils Melzer condemns the whistleblower's indefinite imprisonment.
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