Mr. President,
I am appalled at the treatment that Bradley Manning has received at the hands of our government. I would have thought that draconian measures of this nature were reserved for the annuls of medieval history, or at least, the Bush Administration. The charge recently brought against him of “aiding the enemy” is so broad with far reaching implications about government accountability that I have serious doubts about whether or not you or your cabinet is seriously concerned about human rights or liberty or democracy.
If the US military means to make an example of him to avoid risking other leaks that would benefit Americans but possibly embarrass the military or our nation and our allies then I propose two solutions:
1. Stop doing those things that you and everyone else knows is wrong and could lead to embarrassment.
or
2. Join the wide ranks of the unabashed imperialists who do not peddle in hypocrisy or doublespeak.
Speaking to a brick wall,
Levi Wilson
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