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This is the sort of case that should be Amnesty International's bread and butter. They were an amazing organization throughout the 70s and 80s, insisting that r

by njl 15y ago

This is the sort of case that should be Amnesty International's bread and butter. They were an amazing organization throughout the 70s and 80s, insisting that repressive regimes treat dissidents as humans, with dignity. I think they lost their way after the end of the cold war. I didn't find any mention of Magnitsky on their website. It's rather depressing.

alecco 15y ago
Amnesty International was credited (among other big NGO) of Bradley Manning moved to a more humane facility with better conditions. They are very active on many other cases not picked up by mainstream media. They don't discriminate by color of skin or location.
- ajays 15y ago
  I'm sorry, but you're giving AI too much credit. There was only 1 reason why Bradley Manning was moved: 2012 election. Obama knows that as long as Manning was being tortured, this would be a sore sticking point with his core Democrat supporters. And I speak as one of them, someone who put in a lot of time and money into getting him elected in 2008.
  - cageface 15y ago
    The Manning case was the final straw for me with Obama. I still prefer him to any of the Republicans, but my hopes in him have waned.
  - brown9-2 15y ago
    I'm not sure I follow this logic - why stick him in solitary confinement or keep him there for so long if this is the reason why he was moved? Not like elections in 2012 are news to anyone.
    - ajays 15y ago
      Here's how I see it: Manning gets thrown in torture chamber, and Obama doesn't give a shit. Despite the outcry from top sources[1] , he doesn't care. Then he announces his candidacy, and as he finally starts talking to his core supporters (for the $$$), he finds out that people are really bothered by the Manning case. So he quickly orders the Pentagon to stop torturing him. [1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/10/bradley-manning-legal-scholars-letter http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/10/bradley-manning-... (latest in a long line)

by njl 15y ago

alecco 15y ago

Amnesty International was credited (among other big NGO) of Bradley Manning moved to a more humane facility with better conditions. They are very active on many other cases not picked up by mainstream media. They don't discriminate by color of skin or location.

ajays 15y ago
I'm sorry, but you're giving AI too much credit. There was only 1 reason why Bradley Manning was moved: 2012 election. Obama knows that as long as Manning was being tortured, this would be a sore sticking point with his core Democrat supporters. And I speak as one of them, someone who put in a lot of time and money into getting him elected in 2008.
- cageface 15y ago
  The Manning case was the final straw for me with Obama. I still prefer him to any of the Republicans, but my hopes in him have waned.
- brown9-2 15y ago
  I'm not sure I follow this logic - why stick him in solitary confinement or keep him there for so long if this is the reason why he was moved? Not like elections in 2012 are news to anyone.
  - ajays 15y ago
    Here's how I see it: Manning gets thrown in torture chamber, and Obama doesn't give a shit. Despite the outcry from top sources[1] , he doesn't care. Then he announces his candidacy, and as he finally starts talking to his core supporters (for the $$$), he finds out that people are really bothered by the Manning case. So he quickly orders the Pentagon to stop torturing him. [1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/10/bradley-manning-legal-scholars-letter http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/10/bradley-manning-... (latest in a long line)