While searching in Yahoo! yesterday, I
came across this excellent article:
ABU GHRAIB WHISTLEBLOWER FACES FEDS IN RETRIAL
The article was written by Barry
Sussman. I still do not see the article indexed in Google, but
perhaps in a day or two I will. Mr. Sussman has all of his facts
straight and offers what I will term a 'big picture analysis and
perspective' of the prosecution and trials of Paul Bergrin. I, on the
other hand, offer 'in your face now' or 'what happened today' type of
commentary.
Barry Sussman approaches the current
case with the background account and facts. He answers the question,
Why Paul Bergrin? This is
something that I have never approached, though my reasoning is
certainly not disbelief or disrespect, and in fact, I agree with
everything stated. I discuss the witnesses and motivations for
testimony more than anything else. I'm not fond of informants or
people that choose to lie on the stand and they become my blogging
targets.
The
informants and the so-called witnesses that are testifying for
prosecutors are so entrenched in their own messy lives that it's
unlikely any know a thing about Abu Ghraib beyond what FoxNews tells
them. I'd be shocked if any one of them ever heard of Operation Iron
Triangle. Even the agents involved in this case are motivated by the
desire to cover-up their own blundering in the Kemo Deshawn McCray
murder and are not a part of any big picture. They're all tools in a
toolbox and nothing more.
But
what of the various whistleblower and veteran organizations that
support Brad Manning and/or Julian Assange? They have no excuse as
far as I am concerned. Paul fought for soldiers that were jammed by
the war party agenda. Okay, I'll tell you...
At a
friend's urging, I sent letters to several of these whistleblower
support operations some time ago and not one had the decency to
respond. Yeah, I was ticked-off, but I still support Brad Manning as
should be evident by the banner on my other blog and I am still
anti-war, of course. However, I do not support the organizations anymore - as of today.
If you
read Barry Sussman's article, you will get the big picture. If you
claim to support whistleblowers, yet justify ignoring Paul Bergrin's
persecution, you have lost all credibility in my eyes. As a matter of
fact, I'm about to go 'unlike' the lot of you in my Facebook account.
Why? Because you only care about your own isolated agenda and the
suffering man in the big picture is too easily dismissed by every one of
you.
If I
have shamed you into having a look - good, but if you didn't bother -
adios.
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