Manning Admits Leaking Classified Material That 'Upset' Him to WikiLeaks

He risked the lives of millions and leaked classified information all because he was angry that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was still the rule of law in the military--information that has been ignored by the liberal press, but admitted to by Manning himself. 20 years isn't near enough for this angry, gay loser:

Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 of the 22 charges against him -- but not the most serious one, "aiding the enemy" -- in what the government says is the largest leak of classified documents in the nation's history.

And, for the first time, Manning offered his rationale for the crimes.

In court, Manning detailed why and how he sent classified material to WikiLeaks, a group that facilitates the anonymous leaking of secret information through its website.

He said he passed on information that "upset" or "disturbed" him, but nothing he thought would harm the United States if it became public. Manning said he thought the documents were old and the situations they referred to had changed or ended.

Reading a statement for more than an hour, Manning described his motivations, beginning with what he called "sigact tables," documents describing significant actions in Iraq and Afghanistan that he said represented the "ground reality" of both conflicts.

He said he'd become "depressed about the situation there" and made copies of the sigact tables in his secure workstation in Iraq. Then, he took them back to the United States and pondered what to do with them.

Manning said he first called The Washington Post. He spoke to a woman who he believed was a reporter and told her the kind of material he had. After five minutes, he got the impression she wasn't taking him seriously, he said.

He said he then called The New York Times and got nothing but answering machines, so he left a message and his phone number and e-mail address, but never heard back.

Manning said he finally decided to send the documents to the WikiLeaks organization.

"I believed if the public was aware of the data, it would start a public debate of the wars," he told the court.

Manning acknowledged to the court he was not authorized to receive the classified documents he leaked and said he knows that he had other avenues through which he could have expressed his dissatisfaction.

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Michelle Obama Appeared At Oscars To Thank Godless Hollywood Liberals For Their Love

Really now, what other reason could she have had to make that on-screen cameo at Hollyweird's most popular love-in? She's never been an actress or had any link to the entertainment industry before she became 1st Lady. And I can't recall Michelle O. ever listing "watching movies" as one of her favorite pastimes. No, she was there to profess her love for the Hollywood Left, for all the loot they've unloaded on her and Barry throughout the years and for the radical, Godless, liberal agenda that they're all so wanton to promote and push down people's throats, that and only that:

It was the average too-long, unfunny, over-produced Academy Awards TV show and then, after suffering through the 10-hour (well, it seemed like it) show, there was the first lady. In a ball gown. With military service personnel in dress uniform behind her.

She declared of the Best Picture nominees, “They reminded us that we can overcome any obstacle if we dig deep enough and fight hard enough and find the courage within ourselves.” Alas, none of the films nor her aides reminded her to mention the military, not those personnel behind her nor those serving overseas, an odd omission for the White House that nevertheless was pleased to have them arrayed behind her like, well, set decoration.

She did have time to give a crumb to the gay community, applauding the movies that inspire us ”no matter who we are or what we look like or who we love,” adding that “they are especially important for our young people.” (Except when they contain gruesome violence, traffic in stereotypes or use gratuitous profanity, I guess.) Real heroes, such as our servicemen and servicewomen, inspire us, too, I would think.

It is not enough that President Obama pops up at every sporting event in the nation. Now the first lady feels entitled, with military personnel as props, to intrude on other forms of entertaining (this time for the benefit of the Hollywood glitterati who so lavishly paid for her husband’s election). I’m sure the left will holler that once again conservatives are being grouchy and have it in for the Obamas. Seriously, if they really had their president’s interests at heart, they’d steer away from encouraging these celebrity appearances. It makes both the president and the first lady seem small and grasping. In this case, it was just downright weird.

No one, it seems, gets within a mile of the White House with any sense of restraint. No one there would dare suggest nearly half the country didn’t vote for him and doesn’t much like him and might want to be left to their small daily pleasures. (Greta Garbo said it best.) And no one there is apt to explain that the White House, the military and the first lady (not this one in particular) are institutions bigger than the Obamas and their e-mail list.

Still, it would have been grand if the lefty-maligned “Zero Dark Thirty” (which showed the nasty interrogation techniques her husband deplored) had won Best Picture. Unfortunately, that sort of perfect karma happens only in the movies.

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Media Critic Trashes MSNBC ‘State Propaganda’ Following Hiring Of Ex-Obama Advisers

Mediaite.com:

On a regular basis, there’s no shortage of criticism directed at Fox News for being consistently and unfairly biased. But Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik argues that MSNBC, having hired ex-Obama advisers David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs, is worse.

The network is now “all but a bona fide organ of state propaganda,” he writes, asserting that it is in step with the government’s voice, aiding in masking its activities. In making his point, Zurawik looked to a segment on Andrea Mitchell‘s show in which Axelrod joined in to talk about the sequester.

“There is a belief among some Republicans in Congress that maybe this sequester’s all right,” Axelrod said on the show. “Maybe this is another way of shrinking government in a dramatic way. That’s a dangerous idea, but it’s not uncommon in some quarters on Capitol Hill.”

Which begs the question: “What is this if not exactly the spin Team Obama seemed to be working on all week?” While the president doesn’t seem to be willing to sit down for many substantial interviews, he notes, we’re still getting his message loud and clear — through MSNBC, the “so-called news channel.”

It’s “same kind of oppositional attack-dog stuff” they did when they worked for Obama. Despite their own insistence that’s not the case: As you might recall, Gibbs told Howard Kurtz, of his new role, “I don’t see it either as being a cheerleader for the president or as a spokesman for the administration’s point of view.”

Axelrod offered a similar view.

Zurawik readily dismisses this argument: They’re both on network that “serves as TV mouthpiece for the White House.”

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