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From Judge Lind's apparent twitter account: https://twitter.com/JudgeDLind
If this is for real, it is effin' AWESOME.
"For all of you who don't know me I'm the Judge in Bradley Manning's trial."
"I have some things to say to the American people before the Government tries to silence me."
"All of you need to know the truth. Mr. #Manning is innocent."
"I'm being pressured by the Government and Military to prosecute an innocent young man."
"The Government and Military want to use Mr. #Manning as an example for future whistle-blowers,don't report our crimes."
"Mr. #Manning is a very brave young man and he did the right thing."
"Every soldier has a moral duty to report crimes even if those crimes are committed by their own Government or Military."
"This will be the end of my career as a Judge but the truth has to come out."
"The Government and Military are doing their best to keep Mr. #Manning 's motives concealed from the people."
https://twitter.com/JudgeDLind
Thank you SplendidSpoon for finding this.
Woah.
Of course my first question is whether this account is really Judge Lind. It could quite easily be propaganda.
My second impulse is that I certainly hope this is legit. This would be a shining example of the judiciary (and military at that) stepping forward.
It would only make sense that a whistle blower like Brad would inspire another to speak out. If this really is Judge Lind, my hat is off to you and my <3 goes out to you.
The longer I sit with it, the more I think "why would a judge of such a high profile case go to twitter instead of the news?"... but then again maybe twitter is actually more honest in how it reports than the news.
If it's a hoax, it's certainly well played. If it's real I hope this gets all the attention it deserves.
I'm waiting with baited breath for the "verified user" checkbox.
Controlling the ideas and information people have access to is the most subtle and effective form of tyranny. Suppressing knowledge is getting harder for the powers-that-be, so saturating the public with misinformation and BS is the fallback.
Godspeed Bradley and whistle blowers everywhere.