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glitterscale commented on the blog post Bradley Manning’s Defense Grills Former Brig Commanding Officer on Decision to Take Underwear
So basically we are looking at a scenario where people had too much power over a person and used it according to their biases – both homophobic and “patriotic” (in their eyes). But what about the Kuwait experience? How come that isn’t part of the discovery?
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glitterscale commented on the blog post Reviews of Bradley Manning’s Confinement Status May Have Suffered from ‘Unnecessary Command Influence’
Why are they not hearing testimony about the Kuwaiti confinement? I think he should get reductions in sentencing from that time forward. AND I think he should get reductions in charges because of President Obama’s declaring him guilty! (Don’t want much do I?)
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glitterscale commented on the blog post Freeh report: Penn State knew about sex abuse, didn’t give a damn about victims
I think at the very least, the football program should be stopped in its entirety for at least 5 years. And at the end of 5 years, there should be a review. Is the football program good for the school?
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glitterscale wrote a new diary post: Donald Rumsfeld Mic Checked!
Occupy Kansas City staged a Mic Check for former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld had been invited to the Truman Library. Steve Kraske from KCUR was on hand to interview him. Also on hand were a number of Occupy folks to give Rumsfeld what a lot of us feel is very needed. A taste [...]
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glitterscale commented on the blog post The Hysterical Fear of Urine & Feces Being Thrown at Police During G8 Protests
Good one!
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glitterscale commented on the blog post Susan G. Komen Reverses Decision, Will Fund Planned Parenthood
They also defunded stem cell research this week end. This might have been lost in the outcry about planned parenthood. SO they still stink.
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glitterscale wrote a new diary post: Occupy Supply @ KCMO Post #2
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glitterscale commented on the diary post Occupy Supply @ Occupy Kansas City by glitterscale.
Actually one could look at that in two ways. First, this is KC. People are nice to each other normally. Friendly even. Even cops are known to be friendly ever once in a while. While that is somewhat good in that we have not had any arrests here and we have not seen the brutal [...]
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glitterscale wrote a new diary post: Occupy Supply @ Occupy Kansas City
I became a liaison with Occupy Supply for Occupy Kansas City. We have been blessed here in KC in a number of ways. Our police have been very good to us and have tolerated the camp that is located just across from the Federal Reserve and just south of the Liberty Memorial (A world war 1 memorial). [...]
