Wednesday, 31 July 2013  Manning Verdict  All Governments know
that they have to crack down on anyone who attempts to chip away
at their authority as an example to others who could be
emboldened to strike blows at them also. So is the case with
Bradley Manning who has been found not guilty of aiding the
enemy but guilty on  20 remaining charges meaning that he still
faces the possibility of up to 136 years behind bars. His crime
was exposing the secretive and barbaric actions of his
government who initiated two horrific wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq which resulted in a horrific loss of life which continues
today over a decade later with car bombings and sectarian
killings. The perpetrators of the wars were always interested in
keeping the consequences of their actions as quiet as possible
and when people like Julian Assange, Bradley Manning or Edward
Snowden shine a spotlight on their sordid actions, the result is
prosecution for the whistleblowers. America want their wars to
be seen as clean and sanitised wit