Pfc. Bradley E. Manning’s Statement for the Providence Inquiry
On February 28, Bradley Manning plead guilty to some of the government's charges against him [not aiding the enemy]. A journalist named Alexa O'Brien transcribed Manning's statement to the court. Please see the entire thing here. Judge Lind:Â Pfc. Manning you may read your statement. Pfc. Bradley Manning:Â Yes, your Honor. I wrote this statement in the confinement facility. The following facts are provided in support of the providence inquiry for my court martial, United States v. Pfc. Bradley...
The Scott Horton Show 3/01/13
Today's show: Jacob Hornberger, Tim Johnson, Kevin Zeese, Barbara Slavin, Philip Giraldi 12-2 eastern http://scotthorton.org http://noagendastream.com http://talkstreamlive.com
03/01/13 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses his article "Who's Turning Syria's Civil War Into a Jihad;" Saudi Arabia and Qatar's defensive response to the Arab spring; how John Kerry and Chuck Hagel will impact the Obama administration's foreign policy; and the stupid and selfish decisions of officers and policy makers that get ordinary soldiers killed - as cataloged in Jake Tapper's new book.
03/01/13 – Barbara Slavin – The Scott Horton Show
Barbara Slavin, Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor, discusses the minor progress made during Iran-P5+1 talks in Kazakhstan; contradictions between UN Security Council resolutions and Iran's NPT rights and obligations; why Iran - if it has nothing to hide - should comply with all IAEA demands; and why Iran needs to prove a negative (that it doesn't have a nuclear weapons program), while trustworthy countries like Japan have no such burden.
03/01/13 – Kevin Zeese – The Scott Horton Show
Lawyer and activist Kevin Zeese discusses Bradley Manning's statement to the military court at Fort Meade, in which he accepted responsibility for his actions and defended his whistleblowing motives; Manning's guilty plea to a limited number of the charges against him; and why the government's case against WikiLeaks looks weaker than ever.
03/01/13 – Tim Johnson – The Scott Horton Show
Tim Johnson, Mexico City bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the huge numbers of "disappeared" and dead Mexicans during former President Felipe Calderon's six years in office; Calderon's use of the army to fight domestic crime and drug cartels; and the Latin American leaders having second thoughts about the war on drugs - especially after marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado.
03/01/13 – Jacob Hornberger – The Scott Horton Show
Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his weekly The Libertarian Angle webcast with co-host Sheldon Richman; the palty "sequestration" mandatory spending cuts; how Americans are kept in constant fear about one existential threat after another, forever deferring authority to the government; dismantling the Cold War military machine; and plans to contain China from US military bases in Vietnam.
