28 September, 2026

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Manning Verdict Is Still Bad News For The Press

By Dan Gillmor –

Dan Gillmor

The Obama administration’s war on leaks and, by extension, the work of investigative reporters, has been unrelenting.

The American journalism trade is breathing a collective – but premature and, in many cases, grossly hypocritical – sigh of relief today. A military judge has found Bradley Manning guilty of many crimes, but “aiding the enemy” isn’t one of them.

Read more in the Guardian

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    Does one see the similarities between the US and Sri Lanka in conducting Military Courts? I earnestly urge Sarath Fonseka to declare publicly as to what happened with the Hoax of an EElam War where a part of the LTTE was massacred, violating all International Norms and MR is shielded by the Americans using the very UN as shielding Shavendra Silva?

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