WikiLeaks Source Manning Guilty of Espionage but Not 'Aiding Enemy'

Manning Guilty of Espionage but Not 'Aiding Enemy': "A military judge on Tuesday found U.S. soldier Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge among many he faced for handing over documents to WikiLeaks.

 But in her verdict, Col. Denise Lind found Army Pvt. First Class Manning, 25, guilty of 19 of the other 20 criminal counts in the biggest breach of classified information in the nation's history. The U.S. government was pushing for the maximum penalty for the intelligence analyst's leaking of information that included battlefield reports from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

It viewed the action as a serious breach of national security, while anti-secrecy activists praised it as shining a light on shadowy U.S. operations abroad. Army prosecutors contended during the court martial that U.S. security was harmed when the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website published combat videos of an attack by an American Apache helicopter gunship, diplomatic cables, and secret details on prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay that Manning provided to the site while he was a junior intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009 and 2010."

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Outrage in India over arrests for Facebook post

Associated Press/Rafiq Maqbool, File - FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, Indian mourners carry a poster of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray with the words "Long Live" during his funeral in Mumbai, India. Indian media say police in Mumbai have arrested two girls who posted a comment on a social networking site criticizing the shutdown of India's financial hub following the death of a Hindu fundamentalist politician over the weekend. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

By NIRMALA GEORGE | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago

NEW DELHI (AP) — As India's financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful politician linked to waves of mob violence, a woman posted on Facebook that the closures in Mumbai were "due to fear, not due to respect." A friend of hers hit the "like" button.

For that, both women were arrested.

Analysts and the media are slamming the Maharashtra state government for what they said was a flagrant misuse of the law and an attempt to curb freedom of expression. The arrests were seen as a move by police to prevent any outbreak of violence by supporters of Bal Thackeray, a powerful Hindu fundamentalist politician who died Saturday.

"We are living in a democracy, not a fascist dictatorship," Markandey Katju, a former Supreme Court justice who now heads the Press Council of India, wrote in a protest letter to the chief minister of Maharashtra.

Katju demanded that the state government suspend the police officers who had ordered the arrests and prosecute them.

The women withdrew the comment and apologized, but angry Thackeray supporters ransacked an orthopedic clinic run by the uncle of one woman.

A lawyer representing the women, Sudheer Gupta, said police arrested them Sunday, the day of the funeral, on charges of creating enmity and hatred. They were released on bail Monday.

Shaheen Dhada, the 21-year-old who posted the comment appeared on television Tuesday, her face covered by a scarf so that only her eyes were visible.

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This Is Port City: Stockton's Mayor suffers from Amnesia due to her H...: Does Ann Johnston have something to hide? She can work how many hours aside from her Mayor's duty? The correct answer is 0, because Stoc...

Dealt a bad hand - Oh Zee

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Cause what we already know,
is you ain't willing to do shows.
Your too busy runnin around
chasin twaff's and nasty hoes.
Compared to ya'll, I look like a pro
My Swagg is an aura that glows.
Halfstackin, Actin like you Mackin
with a Shotgun, thats loaded,
Ski Mask and you still ain't blastin
Today there is no time for relaxin'
My capital Returns over double
all while ya'll still askin
"how you doin it,"
If you really wanna know, I'm taxin
Because Time is our only Asset,
jus look at how fast its passin'
Limit the list, Cut off those
tellin lies and laughin,
but unable to take a simple
concept and try graspin.
They'll keep talkin trash
until they are handcuffed
and locked inside of a trash bin.

Oh Zee 10/8/2012

Mitt Romney: But John Kerry's WIFE Didn't Release HER Taxes!

ATTA BOY MITT! This is Mitt Romney on a Daily Basis, if America likes weasels, this will be our president!

My City in Ruins: Stockton CA, a nuisance to its citizens

This once great city has lost its touch, well at least the city officials have lost theirs. Our elected officials, besides Dale Fritchen, have all adopted a form of government that is spreading quick; tyranny. This type of governing isn't known in the Western world, we call it democracy. I live in Stockton, California, "The most miserable city in America," according to Forbes magazine anyways. In my opinion, its the most "diverse" city in the world, in the way it suffers from a mixture of problems.

Yesterday I received a Letter from the City of Stockton informing me of multiple code violations, and it asks me to correct these violations, and I will, but only after the city corrects their issues. For example, the city's budget has resulted in a negative ending balance for the last four years. Plus Stockton is atop of the nation's murder count, when looked at murders per person. To fix the budget problem the city laid off several police officers, which ultimately had an adverse effect on violent crime.

How, or better yet, why is it that the city can tell me to fix up my yard, or they'll hire contractors to correct the mentioned violations? But when the citizens have pleaded with the city council to avoid bankruptcy by accepting a donation, they simply refused. This city has issues too big for one man to fix, but it only takes one man to place the city back on track, and heading in the right direction. Based on the fact that our council members' disregard for the safety of the citizens, we should show our power in numbers, and express how we will not tolerate their incapacity to manage our city properly.

This is probably because of the suit I filed against the city of stockton, and our mayor, Ann Johnston, dealing with the City charters ambiguous wording which states that she (Ann Johnston) has already termed out, and cannot run again. If they do not have to follow their own laws and regulations, what makes them think the citizens will? I don't take orders from people that don't live up to their own codes of conduct. For many of us who live here, our homes are worth 25% of what they were in 2007, we have little to no income, and we can barely afford to eat, and the city wants to fine us $200-$500 for not maintaining our yards. It's time for them to fix their own problems, otherwise the time-is-up for the incumbents, and we will elect their opposition.

As a way of standing my ground I will pursue some help from local news agency's that are paid to not expose the corruption, and hope to get more citizens to rebel against their code violations, until our city has corrected its own issues. I am willing to do my part, but I want to make sure the people understand why I haven't done so yet. I will not live in a city which is known for its negative impact on society, and I'm not moving until I feel that it's safe again. LET'S TAKE OUR CITY BACK!