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>I would have a lot more regard for what Snowden is claiming about United States government actions if he would come back here to the United States and stand tr
by VladRussian2 13y ago
>I would have a lot more regard for what Snowden is claiming about United States government actions if he would come back here to the United States and stand trial.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 180 times, i guess Snowden feels that even a couple times of such simulated death experience would be too much - look at how Manning looks - like a ghost (and i suppose Manning had it clearly explained to him that if he mentions anything else that was done to him beyond solitary confinement - it will be repeated in double amount)
note: while there is incomparable difference between Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's actions and Snowden's, there isn't much difference from the POV of the ones who have and would be "handling" the former and the latter - between terrorism and high treason, high treason have been punished by the powers to be equally or even more harsher.
- cubalibre 13y agoHow nice is it that we can casually talk about an American citizen fearing being repeatedly tortured by his own government?
- mpyne 13y agoAnd yet it's as inaccurate as casual talk that Obama will soon bring the dark Witch's armies from Narnia to terrorize the populace. Did Thomas Drake end up being waterboarded?
- cubalibre 13y agoBut that's not the point at all. Would it be legal for the military to waterboard Bradley Manning? I have no idea. Twenty years ago, the answer would be clearly "no".
- mpyne 13y ago> look at how Manning looks - like a ghost Manning has looked like a ghost at the best of times, just look at his Wikipedia article with his 2009 picture in the Hollister shirt and compare to the recent photos of him being escorted to/from the trial going on now at Ft. Meade. What specific pictures have you seen where he looks injured?