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In reply to the discussion: "I'm sorry that I hurt the United States" Bradley Manning apologizes in court [View all]freshwest
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Wikileaks pulled in tens of millions of dollars a month, but only gave a paltry sum to Manning's defense. I posted a link to the fund last year.
Others gave a million+ but Wikileaks only gave $59K while raking in millions off Bradley's information. The money was siphoned to Assange. Even his associates were angry at Assange for him living it up. He could have worked to protect the source of his fame and fortune.
I noted the sympathy for Assange while the one doing the real suffering was not being wept over. 'Collateral Damage' was what Bradley was in a game of cynical manipulation. JMHO.
http://couragetoresist.org/donate/bradley-manning.html
That's the updated link since last year. When Assange had the money, he didn't send much. To which I'd say:
Because reality has a liberal bias. Manning is a real person who stood up for what he believed in. And he really did suffer for it, too. The others who made money off him, not so much. Meh.