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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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.
Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power.
Several nations have played a role in the WikiLeaks publisher’s downfall as corporate media stands idly by.
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