So I got this email this morning from someone I’ve never heard of before now. Apparently she thinks I used one of her articles in discussing serial terrorist Bradley Manning. I can’t find where I ever used her tripe. A quick Google search turned up her masters thesis on saving some bids somewhere, but nothing on her Brad Manning article.<\/p>\n
In any event, here’s her vacuous lecture;<\/p>\n
name = Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman
\nemail = xxx@xxx.com
\ncomments = Hi “thisainthell”. <\/p>\nRe your comments on Bradley Manning and the article “Please Don`t Shoot the Messenger“, I wrote the article and so I am happy to respond, although I do not, of course, speak for Bradley Manning. We don’t know if he is the source of the leaks but, if he is, I support him and hope that the sharing of real information about the wars will help to end them and usher in a better future. As for the message from Bradley, or whoever is responsible for the leaks, how’s this — rather than bringing democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan, and security to the United States, the invasions have further destabilized the fragile Middle East, have created a breeding ground for terrorists and have ensured that thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of hitherto peaceful Iraqi and Afghan citizens now hate the U.S. and may embrace radical Islamic sentiments that they never would have before. The fact that thousands upon thousands of those people have died and suffered because of American\/coalition action and that thousands of young coaltion soldiers have died needlessly is abominable. The message being delivered is that arrogant American foreign policy as well, as the apathy of the people who vote for the people who deliver it, is responsible for death and destruction and hatred that completely overwhelms the horrors of what happened in New York and elsewhere on 9-11. The ultimate message being delivered is that acknowledgement of our shared humanity, respect and the desire to work towards a peaceful co-existence on our planet, is the only thing that will ensure that our children and grandchildren and this earth we live on will survive. How’s that for a message? <\/p>\n
In peace, Charlotte<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’m pretty sure that dear Charlotte would never see a legitimate reason for the US to apply force of arms to any situation. And I’m not sure who she thought she was talking to, that’s why I shared this with you – because her message is wasted on me. So you can respond to her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"