A Compelling Read . . . The Guardian Chelsea Manning: ‘I struggle with the so-called free world compared with life in prison’ Nihilist, anarchist, idealist, troubled young transperson crying out for help: when a 22-year-old US military analyst leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents, everyone thought they knew why. They were wrong, she says. … Continue reading Chelsea Manning: A Searching, Thought-Provoking Profile
. . . And both an inspiration & challenge to Quakers & other people of faith. Thank you to the Times for implicitly acknowledging this. And to Obama for commuting her prison sentence. Chelsea Manning: ‘I’m Still Bound to Secrecy’ New York Times — Oct. 8, 2022 By Chelsea Manning Ms. Manning is an American … Continue reading Chelsea Manning Is an American Hero. Full Stop.
Associated Press BY BECKY BOHRER 2:40 PM Oct. 6, 2022 — Developing Story JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office said Thursday. … Continue reading BREAKING: Two Russian Draft Dodgers Land In Alaska, Seek Asylum
[NOTE: This opinion piece is an artifact of a senior Establishment pundit, who has jetted off to Poland to hang with his people and schmooze various bigwigs at a high-level international conference. Such junkets are a perk of his gig and class. I find it interesting and worth sharing because, to my continuing surprise, his … Continue reading Ukraine, a “New Europe,” and Strange Bedfellows Like Us
Maureen Dowd: The Ukrainians are making successful military offensives in the northeast of the country, and Russian men are fleeing Putin’s Russia in droves; by some estimates more men have left Russia to avoid service in Ukraine than have served there. Donald Trump posted on his social media site, “The Russia/Ukraine catastrophe should NEVER have … Continue reading Quote of The Day: Ukraine Should Never Have Happened?