Monday, January 04, 2010

Ellsberg on Vanunu's Re-Arrest

By Daniel Ellsberg
January 4, 2010

Mordechai Vanunu -- my friend, my hero, my brother -- has again been arrested in Israel on "suspicion" of the "crime" of "meeting with foreigners."

Read on.
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

When someone discloses Top Secret information, it is treason; it is traitorous. Whether he was right or wrong in his intent, he knew that what he was doing was treasonous. Depending on the severity of the act, the government could punish him in accordance with law. Sometimes traitors are executed, sometimes imprisoned, sometimes...nothing. Democracies have laws, and there are consquences for breaking laws.

Mon Jan 04, 12:29:00 PM 2010
John L.Opperman said...

1. Democracies denote equal rights and treatment for all its citizens. That rules out Israel
2. Whistleblowers spilling the beans on secret, illegal acts are regarded as heros in public service, deserving reward, not traitors
3. Some commenters sign "Anonymous". I always wonder why.
~John L.

Mon Jan 04, 11:12:00 PM 2010
Anonymous said...

THIS MAN MORDECAI VANUNU IS A TRUE HUMANITARIAN, BECAUSE HIS HUMANITY WAS EXPRESSED IN HIS CONSCIOUS ACTIONS TO EXPOSE THE DIABOLIC AND DEADLY MESS ISRAEL HAS MADE OF THE MIDDLE EAST WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS. FURTHERMORE SUCH A BRAVE MAN NEEDS TO BE GIVEN A REAL PEACE PRIZE, SINCE THE NOBEL HAS TURNED INTO A TOTAL COMICAL FARCE, WHEN GIVEN TO THE YANQUI LEADER WHO LEADS ONGOING WARS IN SEVERAL NATIONS, TOUTING AND LAUDING THE CRIMINAL ACTIONS OF THE INTELA-KIDNAPPERS. MR VANUNU HAS AN HONORABLE AND CREDIBLE TRACK RECORD OF BELIEF AND CONSCIENCE THE TRUTH WILL HELP BRING PEACE AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT HIM IN ALL WAYS. THE RECENT LEADERS OF ISRAEL HAVE BEEN UNDER CONSTANT INVESTIGATIONS FOR CRIMES OF ALL SORTS, AND YET THIS DANGEROUS ARSENAL IS IN THE HANDS OF SUCH UNSTABLE TYPES, WITH THEIR PROVEN SLOW GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, AND CONSTANT HUMAN RIGHTS ATROCITIES INCLUDING THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS THEY GET AND MAKE WITH THE USA, SUCH AS WHITE PHOSPEROUS AND DEPLETED URANIUM THEY AND THE YANQUIS ARE USING. THE WORTHLESS AND TOOTHLESS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS THEY SIGN MEAN NOTHING. WE KNOW BOTH NATIONS RUN AMOK WITH THEIR SECRET GOON SQUAD KIDNAPPERS. IT IS NICE TO SEE SOMEONE SPEAK UP ON BEHALF OF THIS BRAVE MAN MR VANUNU. THE WORLD NEEDS LEADERS WHO HAVE THE GUTS AND COURAGE TO RID OUR PLANET OF THESE DIABOLICAL WEAPONS, HOWEVER THE SAD TRUTH IS LACKEYS, STOOGES AND PATSIES OF THE NUKE CLUB WAR MONGERS ARE THE ONLY ONES PROPPED INTO OR "ELECTED" TO OFFICE, WHEN THE TRUTH EXPOSES THE SAME MONEY GRUBBER CLUB THAT CONTROL THESE WEAPONS AND THE GLOBAL HATE AGENDAS ARE BEHIND THE MESS WE FIND THE WORLD IN NOW. ISRAEL AND THE YANQUIS HAVE MADE EXPORTING HATE THE SECRET AGENDA BEHIND THEIR FARCICAL POLICIES UNDER THE CARTOON EXCUSE OF "WAR ON TERROR" WHILE THEY BOMB AND KILL INNOCENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN ANY NATION THEY CHOOSE. THE ANGELS ARE KEEPING ACCURATE RECORDS ON ALL OF THIS AND JUSTICE IS ON ITS WAY AND THE LIES THEY HAVE INSTITUTED AS NEWS WILL NOT SAVE ANY OF THEM.

Tue Jan 05, 10:10:00 AM 2010
Anonymous said...

When someone discloses Top Secret information, it is treason; it is traitorous. Whether he was right or wrong in his intent, he knew that what he was doing was treasonous. Depending on the severity of the act, the government could punish him in accordance with law. Sometimes traitors are executed, sometimes imprisoned, sometimes...nothing. Democracies have laws, and there are consquences for breaking laws.

And John L.: on what do you base your comment that Israel is ruled out as a democracy? Every Israeli citizen is afforded equal rights and treatment. You have some kind of proof to refute this?

Tue Jan 05, 11:22:00 AM 2010
eileen fleming said...

IF Ellsberg was such a good friend and bro to Vanunu he would have known about Vanunu's FREEDOM OF SPEECH TRIAL.

On New Years Day, Ellsberg recycles a 2004 article, but i have been reporting the news on Vanunu since 2005.

CATCH UP quick January 1, 2010 @
http://wearewideawake.org/ with my

Message to Israeli SECURITY regarding Mordechai Vanunu from American Citizen Journalist




SEE and HEAR VANUNU in 2005, 2006, 2008 video interviews
FREELY STREAMING @ VANUNU ARCHIVES:

http://wearewideawake.org/


Eileen Fleming, A Feature Correspondent for Arabisto.com
Founder of WeAreWideAwake.org
Author of "Keep Hope Alive" and "Memoirs of a Nice Irish American 'Girl's' Life in Occupied Territory"
Producer "30 Minutes with Vanunu" and "13 Minutes with Vanunu"

Tue Jan 05, 02:27:00 PM 2010
John L.Opperman said...

Anonymous of 11:22 AM sez...
Governments most always make their criminal activities Top Secret. Even You know(?) that.
Maybe not, in claiming Israel treats all it's citizens "equally"~ask it's Arab-Palesinian citizens about that.
And what of The true citizens of the land Israel takes???
~John L.

Fri Jan 08, 11:22:00 PM 2010

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