In the absence of anything interesting to write about today I'm doing some reading.
A copy of
The Passion Of Bradley Manning by Chase Madar has arrived, so I've started on that.
Thanks Chase.
'Who is Private First Class Bradley Manning? Why did he allegedly commit
the largest security breach in American history--and why was it so easy?
Is Manning a traitor or a whistleblower? Is long-term isolation an
outrage to American values--or the new norm? Are the leaks revolutionary
or a sensational nonevent? Which is the greater security threat,
routinized elite secrecy or flashes of transparency? And what impact
does new information really have?'
It's available in the UK now for ten of your English pounds.
You
can read an excerpt
here,
and you can watch an interview with Chase Madar
here.
But
remember: Other books are available.
Like this one here,
Occupy by Noam
Chomsky.
Though technically it's a pamphlet.
'Through talks and conversations with movement supporters, Occupy presents
a crystallization of Chomsky’s latest thinking on the cornerstones
issues, questions and demands that are driving ordinary Americans to
protest. How did we get to this point? How are the wealthiest 1%
influencing the nation? How are the financial crisis and our political
system linked? How has corporate personhood impacted the country and
why should it be stopped? How can we get money out of politics? What
would a genuinely democratic election look like? How can we redefine
basic concepts like “growth” to increase equality and quality of life
for all? How can we sustain the movement and turn this country around?'
PS The book I'm really looking forward to is
Tom Daley: My Story, obvs.
UND!
Why
Do We Need Whistleblowers in a Democracy? An Evening with Craig Murray, Ex Ambassador, Author, Broadcaster, Whistleblower and Human Rights
Activist, Cardiff University. Monday April 16th.
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