Cornel West Speaks Out For Bradley Manning: 'Us At Our Best'

[marmar]

WASHINGTON -- Cornel West joined a panel discussion organized by the Bradley Manning Support Network on Sunday to defend the Army leaker and connect him to the larger struggle for justice.

"We have to be willing to tell the truth across the board," said West, a noted scholar, activist and professor at Union Theological Seminary. "That's what Bradley Manning is all about."

Manning's prosecution for pulling back the curtain on U.S. military and diplomatic operations, West suggested, is indicative of an even broader assault on civil liberties. "In many ways, (Manning) is an extension of us at our best. And not just us, an extension of the brothers and sisters of black America," he said.

Manning, who was convicted on six counts of espionage and 13 additional charges last week, is currently awaiting what could potentially be a 90-year sentence for disclosing thousands of documents to WikiLeaks -- including airstrike videos, diplomatic cables and Army reports. .......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/07/cornel-west-bradley-manning_n_3719861.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037

[idwiyo]

1. K&R

[msongs]

2. the guy that torched a $250 million nuke sub only got 17 yrs nt

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. I can beat that: the guys who machine-gunned to death unarmed Iraqi civilians in the video....

Manning released, and then machine-gunned to death a wounded survivor of the first attack and then machine-gunned to death two passers-by who attempted to help the wounded survivor of the first attack and then tried to machine-gun to death the children of one of the passers-by only got a total of 0 years.

[kenny blankenship]

6. ...with a "machinegun" designed to destroy Soviet tanks, I might add

being used on civilians in this case.

[mstinamotorcity2]

3. Seems like Dr. Cornel West

always has quite a bit to say. Sometimes I just wish he wouldn't say anything.

[burnodo]

5. because...?

[Tace]

7. You And A Lot Of Other People

Thank you Cornel West for speaking truth to power.

[millennialmax]

8. Let him say it. Only a small percent of a percent really give a fuck.

He thinks he's important, though.