Ray McGovern

History and Bradley Manning: Ray reminisces about the outright lies told by top U.S. generals in Vietnam regarding enemy forces there, the Tonkin Gulf incident, and other senior-level fraud that prolonged the carnage. He discusses Bradley Manning’s unusually prompt release of documentary evidence of abuses in Iraq and elsewhere, comparing it with Dan Ellsberg’s too-late-to-make-much-of-a-difference release of the Pentagon Papers, and with Ray’s own regretful decision to hide behind his security promise rather than follow his conscience — as Bradley Manning and Dan summoned the courage to do. 36min- takes a little while to load.

Pvt. Manning and Imperative of Truth

A wrap-up article on Bradley Manning’s first week in court at Fort Meade, MD. Article includes (1) some of Ray’s remarks at rally on Saturday at Fort Meade (see also short video below); (2) a LINK to the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 12-minute video at: http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/media/panor165.html ; and (3) also a LINK to earlier Consortiumnews article in which Ray deals with the reality that Manning had the insight and courage to do what Ray did not do in similar circumstances during the Vietnam War.

(first 10 minutes include interviews with Glen Greenwald, Ray, et al.)

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2011/12/201112249219878560.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4174QK1emtQ

Bradley Manning finally in court at Fort Meade, MD

For those willing to devote 12 minutes to watching/hearing first-hand how war brutalizes not only our Army’s targets but also our Army’s men and women, this is MUST SEE video cum commentary re July 12, 2007 Apache helicopter attack on Iraqi civilians in Baghdad during the celebrated “surge.”

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=7714

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/wikileaks-bradley-manning-sexuality-central-defense-trial-leaking-u-s-intelligence-article-1.993289

“Don’t cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children. The time is coming when they’ll say, ‘Lucky the women who never conceived! Lucky the wombs that never gave birth! Lucky the breasts that never gave milk!’” (Luke 23, 28-29)

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/12/16/anatomy-of-a-nato-war-crime/

12.17.11

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/12/16/anatomy-of-a-nato-war-crime/

“Don’t cry for me.  Cry for yourselves and for your children.  The time is coming when they’ll say, ‘Lucky the women who never conceived!  Lucky the wombs that never gave birth!  Lucky the breasts that never gave milk!’”  (Luke 23, 28-29)

(3 pieces of recommended reading from Ray)

1. “Slanting the Case on Iran’s Nukes,” by Robert Parry
http://consortiumnews.com/2011/11/21/slanting-the-case-on-irans-nukes/

2. The IAEA’s November Report on Iran: More Confirmation than Revelation, by Greg Thielmann and Benjamin Loehrke

http://www.armscontrol.org/Iran-Nuclear-Brief/Making-Sense-of-the-IAEAs-Latest-Report-on-Irans-Nuclear-Program

3. Pillar on Iran and Richard Cohen

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/paul-pillar/how-liberals-buy-stupid-wars-6033

A former colleague, Elizabeth Murray: “No Room for Smugness on Iran”

No Room for Smugness on Iran

http://presstv.com/detail/214001.html

The Texas governor responds that he loves Israel very, very, very, very much — implying that, in comparison with rival candidates, well, he just REALLY loves Israel! Asked, “No matter what?” Perry responds, “No matter what.”

The 3 minute video can be found online at http://vimeo.com/33078640