Monthly Archives: August 2013

Bradley Manning Sentenced

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Muller

The sentence of thirty-five years in prison for Whistle-blower Bradley Manning was expected. The military judge, Colonel Denise Lind, had no choice than deter future whistle-blowers. The Commander-in-Chief, President Obama himself, had decided long time ago, in public, before the … Continue reading →

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A Test for All of Us

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Muller

When Glenn Greenwald’s partner David Miranda was detained yesterday for nine hours at Heathrow airport “under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (sic)”  and all electronic devices including laptop, USB sticks, memory cards, DVDs and mobile phone seized, I … Continue reading →

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Master John and Brother James

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Muller

I have to admit that, after the media hype about Reza Aslan’s Jesus biography (in particular after he was interviewed by Fox News’ Lauren Green), only then I became curious of Zealot – The life and times of Jesus of … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Speech in Cairo in 2009 and His Lack of Honesty in 2013

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Muller

Obama had delivered one of his great speeches in Cairo in June 2009. Apart from the diplomatic cables leaked by Bradley Manning later that year to WikiLeaks which demonstrated, among other things, shameless political corruption and how the United States … Continue reading →

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Bradley Manning Apologizes

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Muller

Pfc Bradley Manning, who is struggling right now for having the number of years he is going to spend behind bars reduced (from a shocking 90) has yesterday apologized for hurting “people” and “the United States” when leaking hundreds of … Continue reading →

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