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Gingrich: WikiLeaks Founder Is an ‘Enemy Combatant’
- Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:06pm by
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It seems like everyone these days is calling for the head of the Wikileaks folks. Author Brad Thor alluded to it Monday and Bill O’Reilly said something similar yesterday, too. Now, possible presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is saying that the Wikileakers should be called “enemy combatants” and treated as such. The last time I checked, enemy combatants don’t have a long shelf life.
Here’s Gingrich talking about it to Greta Van Susteren:
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notimeforthis
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 9:50pmI don’t think anybody in Washington would know what an enemy combatant would look like even if it blew them up! They would think they were just misunderstood! This would be funny if it didn’t mean real life or death of Americans. If they don’t know that Americas SAFETY is one of their jobs, someone should clue them in. What would be a deterant to these fools! Any ideas! Call Russia, they know how to deal with wiki leaks! Bye Bye!
Report Post »stang289
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 9:39pmNewt ? MR GE wheres you pal Al Sharptounge , you should be the last one to call anyone an enemy because you are a fraud !
Report Post »chexfive
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 9:22pmAnother enemy combatant is any politician who leaves the borders un secured for one more day.
Report Post »Cuthalu
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:13pmNewt, that man is not an “enemy combatant”. A criminal yes but not an enemy combatant. Go climb back under your rock, Newt.
Report Post »spreadcommonsensenot pc
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:01pmNewt—————–“a 1 world wannabe”——DO NOT VOTE in THIS MAN—he knows whats going on.
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:51pmAn enemy combatant get real Gingrich he‘s a criminal but he’s not in the same league as Al Quaida. The Conservatives need to stop treating Assange like an enemy combatant and start treating him with the 1st 3 letters of his last name.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:33pmWikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange is your typical mindless do-gooder and, his passive militant actions are those of one who isn’t smart enough to realize or care about the consequences. Bradley Manning is a mentally dysfunctional malcontent who has been convinced that his actions are somehow justified. Both of these guys are dupes to a central manipulator who must be sought out and destroyed.
Report Post »Some of you who have speculated that it might be George Soros, or someone like him may not be far off.
At any rate, Assange and Manning are not the end of the investigation.
betsp
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:27pmI don’t like the treason of the Manning jerk, and I don’t like dumping military and war secrets, but this bank stuff which purports to expose scams and thievery of our money by politicians and big shots makes me furious. As the Democrat scuzzball Marxists scream about the filthy rich paying more taxes….their fair share….ha….the ‘club’, be it Mafia, Soros, or Bank of America is scooping up the future prosperity of our kids and grandkids. I want to see some jail time for these pigs. …..and why is the Fed giving money to foreign banks and governments? Like we have any money.
Report Post »hiramsmaxim
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:22pmAnd why wasn’t he in this situation before these newest leaks, I was really hoping to see a Wall Street and Soros leak from this guy. This latest wasnt as bad as the first or as bad as the next set of leaks. OK I answered my own question Wall Street is completely “HANDS OFF”. Glenn is always right.
Report Post »Buster-Siren
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:18pmActually, Obama is an enemy combatant.
Report Post »abc
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:24pmComments like this make you look foolish.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:45pmNo, Obama is the President of the United States – for now and we should speak of him with some measure of respect. Many others come to this site to see what the TeaParty people are like and you should show your best face. http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:20pmabc
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:24pm
“Comments like this make you look foolish.”
No, your comments do.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »WISEPENNY
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 10:20pmThat sounds like another trap being set by a Spooky Dude Troll. We need the CIA to check this post!
Report Post »If it’s not a Spooky Dude Troll, there may be a threat to the President here, people.
Libertarian
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:18pmI respect Gingrich, but I think he is a status quo politician. A very smart man, but Washington has changed him.
Remember him on that “Global Warming” commercial sitting on a couch next to Nancy “Mussolini” Pelosi? He is a compromiser, a man that wants to reach across the isle. The problem with reaching across the isle is that he would be reaching out to socialists. I want free market economics not quasi-socialism or the new term “state capitalism”. I don’t want what we have had for the last 20 years – moderation and compromise, I want solutions.
We don’t have a boo boo, we have a gaping wound; we need surgeons not band aids. Gingrich offers band aids.
Report Post »Notorrius
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:59pmAll I see is Obama bashing Bush. Now its wikipeeks spilling beans that were given to him by our goverment. We need to be watching the other hand here. Seems to me that the left is wanting a scandal like this to keep us divided.
Report Post »victord
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:54pmComrades,
No one has the right to publish the truth and this Wike Leaks site must be shut down. The American peoples have no right seeing the truth!! The truth only will slow the great transition and our move into National Socialism. Kill the rat!!
Heil
Report Post »JohnLocke
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 12:22amYeah, the truth shall ‘not’ set you free, right?
WTH people? The truth is what this country needs more than anything. Why be so defensive of our country trying to hide its many screw-ups? We’ve got house-cleaning to do regarding the war as well.
Report Post »Midwest Belle
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:49pmTo Psychosis
I agree, the kid couldn’t have done it by himself (not enough clearance) but there are idiots out there who have access to a ton of info, and forget to pw their computer while they just “step out for a moment” to visit the bathroom.
I know -I’ve seen it time and time again – not in the military but in business. My boss (and business owner) walks out of his office for a bathroom break, gets side tracked when someone asks him a question, in the mean time, his computer is left wide open. I repeatedly mentioned this to him but he didn’t seem to care. That is until I went in his office, and changed his password. When he couldn’t log in and threw a fit, I told him what I had done. He threatened to fire me over it until I reminded him of all the times he’s left his computer “unguarded”. NOW he takes precautions. I could have downloaded EVERYTHING about the company but I didn’t. I also pointed out to him that the log file would tell him if I had done anything else (then had to show him how it worked) and proved I hadn’t done anything other than change his pw.
Just because a computer has security software installed, doesn’t mean the computer is secure. If not used PROPERLY the software is just another junk program!
Report Post »MIlitary Nurse
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:47pmNo PFC had the “Clearence” to gain access to this…look deeper than the Private who’s face is out there.
Report Post »Pyx
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:46pmSomeone light a match ! I smell a Clinton and a Soros !
Report Post »MIlitary Nurse
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:44pmI actually, kinda support Wikileaks. We ALL knew the Government has been lying to us…now we have proof. Nothings has been “leaked” we didn’t already know…seriously. So, a few people now have egg on thier face…GOOD! Now, scrape it off and stop being a scumbag and fix it. I am ready for them to take on the Big Banks and Wall St =)
Report Post »abc
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:22pmWell said. Unfortunately, most people blogging here are actually not skeptical of government. They just don’t like it when the government is controlled by the other party. That is not being conservative or libertarian or even Tea Party-esque. It is merely playing partisan politics. Glad to see that you have more principle than most blogging here.
Report Post »JohnLocke
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 12:19amI’m with you. For true Libertarians, the exposure of these pathetic war games is good news.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 8:11amRight on, I’m there with you on the MN.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:41pmAhhh, yes. Newt the Shrillary defender. And we want him to run for president why?
Report Post »WISEPENNY
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 9:42pmBecause!! We need a white Catholic to join the Church and State into one organization under the guise of putting on the cloak of our founding fathers. More of the same “Kool-aide” just a little different flavor. It’s in lock step with the NWO agenda. The left leg is in motion right now, the only logical next step has to be with the right leg. March! Left, left, left, right, left. This world is being turned into one big prison camp. Savvy?
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:38pmAll things have a purpose…No doubt more will be shown.
Report Post »APatriotFirst
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:31pmI believe this whole thing is a front for control of the Internet.
Report Post »If we can’t communicate via the web, how can we?
Should we all run out and buy shortwave and CB’s? Might be a good idea.
As has been said before, this guy Manning could not have done this alone, he had big time help.
REETZBEE
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:41pmEverything this administration does is a front for something. I heard today that 2 million people had access to the Wikileaks information so it couldn’t have been too confidential. Net neutrality is on its way.
Report Post »MIlitary Nurse
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:45pmDon’t you need a lic for a short wave lol?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:53pmscew a license im a rebel lol
Report Post »iamhungry
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:19pm@REETZBEE, “Net neutrality is on it’s way”?? We already have net neutrality and have since the beginning of the internet.
Report Post »justoneguy
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:30pmI see these actions as taking the freedom of the press privilege, too far!
Report Post »There are reasons for classifying documents, and to release them without the knowledge of the harm that they may do, is at the least a morally reprehensible act, and at the most severe end of the spectrum, criminal!
This guy should be arrested, tried and convicted of seditious actions against the US, and anyone related to the releasing of these documents, (i.e. the guy who stole them), should aas well, be sent to prison for an extended period of time!
The political pundits should as well realize, that the security of our country, should take prominence over any sense of their political agendas.
Conserving Ink
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:26pmI like it, send in the drones.
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rightmdinnc
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:25pmOnce again, Newt Gingrich speaks clearly and definitively about a serious foreign policy and diplomatic issue. This man is more honest, forthright, and intellectually sound than anyone in politics today. He would make an excellent president.
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:49pmPaul Ryan comes to mind!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:13pmLesterp,
So does Sarah Palin, and she doesn’t come with his personal baggage. She simply has the entire left hating her. Which she should wear like a badge of honor.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »abc
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:21pmI guess he turned the corner from the days when he was found guilty of violating multiple counts of ethics violations in the House and was fined a record $300K. I guess he also turned the corner from when he left his first wife while she lay dying of cancer, having asked his second wife to marry him before delivering that news, and then a few years ago doing the same thing to his second wife, also when she was diagnosed with a serious illness. Yep. I think you are pretty fair and balanced in assessing Gingrich versus the Democratic leadership like Pelosi and Reid. Nice to see that you base your opinions on facts rather than merely on the basis of what team they play for. I prefer to be rabidly biased about the NFL, and then principled about my government’s leadership. I wish people on this site would start to do the same.
Gingrich is a politician. Everything he says is calculated to get the desired reaction. Yours is the unthinking one that he is counting on.
Report Post »FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:24pmAgree 100%, he would be a great President!
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:26pmTurn this corner buttboy…Go pray to the barry…
Report Post »neverending
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:56pmadd Marco rubio
Report Post »me
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:25pmSunny – i couldn’t agree more
Report Post »Sunnyr
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:14pmI have no use for the goofball who is publishing our “secret” documents but I doubt he/they are on par with Al Qeada or the Taliban. He needs to be tracked down and prosecuted for malicious intentions and even sent to jail for a time. The one who is REALLY guilty is the sniveling little TWIT who STOLE the documents and gave them to the Wikileak dirtbags. This little punk should be tried for a more serious crime, like TREASON.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:29pmi agree the sniveling twit who gave wikkileaks the documents should be held accountable
but also the people who gave the twit the documents.
there is no way a BUCK PRIVATE would have this much access to this much information without someone giving him the information personally. there isnt even a way for someone to give him clearance to access this much information himself. it cant be done the way they are saying it was done
there are a bunch of people involved in this, and i hope they are revealed, but i think this snivieling twit will take the fall for all of it
Report Post »Nightstalker
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:42pmThe bigger question is who’s agenda is being played out here!
Report Post »These leaks are nothing more than an embarrassment and demeaning.
Anyone who has a teaspoon of common sense, knew this stuff.
The leaks will cause more lack of trust in the American government, and people.
More fuel for the fire of fear and anarchy.
Who gains from that,
SPOOKY DUDE!
->Click For Brain Enema<-
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:43pmEnemy or not he couldn’t have done it with out the poor security provided by DOD. The DOD should take it as indicator of the need to improve their security measures.
Report Post »victord
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 6:56pmKill the rat!! The truth as no business in print! This could slow our move to National Socialism!!
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:06pmThe military guy who leaked the info to wiki should be prosecuted. Shooting the messenger… I can’t really roll with that.
Report Post »If we do that to this guy, all reporters in one way or another are going to be in the crosshairs, metaphorically speaking of course.
thepatriotdave
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:07pmSunny,
I believe you wrapped-up the feelings of almost the entire membership of this blog in one short comment, save one or two.
Congratulations are in order.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:11pm->Click For Brain Enema<-,
Dude. You gotta change your posting name. Its killing me wanting to know what is on your link, but I don't dare cause who the heck wants a brain enema!?
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:19pmGingrich for President 2012!
Report Post »Dam I hope he runs, it would be so good to have someone with some b*#@s to put American first. I agree 100%. Anyone who does what the Wikileaks is doing (probably with the current administration’s blessing) should be shot plane and simple…………kill-em all!
Buster-Siren
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:20pmI don’t understand why the Administration is so upset by this. Doesn’t this just help further their TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT policy!!??
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:24pmMaybe they could take a look at the “Spooky Dudes” who finance these people as well..
Maybe Gingrich could start spouting the same reteric about those who are backing wiki dude and PVT don‘taskdon’ttell…
Who’s paying his legal bills…
Go after them Mr Speaker.
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:28pmMy understanding is that as many as 2 MILLION people have access to this type of information… That has GOT to be addressed.
This Julian Assange guy has really, REALLY bad hair, but at best, he’s an accessory.
Treason has only been tried 22 times in our history, so that’s a really tough slog, methinks.
Also, if this can truly undermine our foreign relations, than we have MUCH bigger problems than I thought. Do you really think that EVERY other country is not playing the same games?
My 2 cents…
Steve
http://stephencharles-poppin-off.blogspot.com/
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:31pmAs a side note: I am a VERY big fan of Newt. I think he could do very well for America.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:34pmI so agree with you – especially the guy who did the actually stealing of the documents while being in the service – put him on trial for Treason and put him away for a long long time. Don’t we execute people for treason? http;//maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:41pmI have to ask first of Mr Gingrich one simple question…according to the articles of the Geneva Conventions, which the USA is a signatory to, does he meet THESE articled definitions of a enemy combatant or just simply a common criminal on par with the greatest of the mafia don’s or interstate drug cartel lords?
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:43pmyou Tell them Newt
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silentwatcher
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:03pmGINGRICH says “The last time I checked, enemy combatants don’t have a long shelf life.”
The arrogance of our elected…..it sounds similar to what they said about Bin aLaden.” Never, ever underestimate your enemy…that’s a recipe for disaster.
Report Post »COGsoldier
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:21pmpeople wake up!! Jullian is exposing the one world government coming soon.Transparency is crucial to stop it.People need to know the truth ,These powerful politicians and world leaders dont want you to know the truth, they tell us lies all the time. wake up America!!
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:48pm@the blazers
Watch for activity of Soros on these banks – Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and JP Morgan Chase. At least two of these seem to be vulnerable to the style of attack made by Soros. Another suggestion is to cross check with each bank if they hold stock in gold companies, or have small reserves of gold itself they would have to rapidly sell off if a collapse or sudden losses were scored against them.
Look for the sources of weakness from within the bank, and the pressure from the outside Soros uses to collapse things his direction.
From what google and yahoo searching I can see (under – most vulnerable banks; Soros and bank of america, and along those lines) Bank of America is the most likely to be the first to fall.
In the case with the President now cutting off drilling in the east coast oil fields; think on this as well, wikileaks mentioned going out with info on a major pharmacutical company – petrolium byproducts are one of the common elements, used in certain medication manufacturing.
Seek one or more large ones that have a link to such as BP, or other large oil exploration and development companies…there will be the next set of targets for Soros after the banks.
Report Post »PatA
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:55pm@Psychosis, Myself having worked in a S-2 shop with access to a secret computer and a secret internet connection I can tell you that this PVT would’ve in fact had access to all this information especially since he was MI. I know its very hard to believe but its true. Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction or in this case way more f’d up.
Report Post »slickmeister
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 9:54pmActually, scumballs like this are worse than your average AQ pig. Information in the hands of the wrong enemy leaves us far more vulnerable to greater threats than a homicide bomber could ever dream of.
Report Post »James
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 10:14pmWhat is up with Gingrich? Doesn’t America have more important things to worry about then a dude with a laptop?
http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/
Report Post »ThunderBoldt
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 10:52pmShouldn’t a court marshal be in order for sniveling little twit? Whether he’s tried for treason or not a court marshal kicks a lot more butt than our courts do these days.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 5:42amSunnyr, you have it right. Maybe we could add the NY Times.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 8:32amThe little twit you are referring to is a symptom of a much larger problem. Our corrupt government.
Report Post »Julian Assange is a red herring. While Newt and everyone else is focusing on him we are not paying attention. Besides, Newt is a nasty philanderer who should not even be considered for candidacy.
I will never hold my nose and vote again. I’d honestly rather reelect Obama than have a President who cannot even be faithful to his wife (wives). Cheating on your spouse is WORSE than treason.
NEVER FORGET AMERICA!-ANYTHING
dominke
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 8:33amIf we look closer I think that the liberals have their hand in this leak. They are using this episode to BS the public so we are not watching the other hand. This statrted over 6 months ago and now Obama and his band of crooks are concern about the leaks. Most americans dont believe that Obama is ready to hand USA a big defeat in our way of life.
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 12:51pmno **** Sherlock… put a bullet in his forehead…. terminate with extreme prejudice…..
Report Post »Captain77
Posted on December 2, 2010 at 12:51pmI was in the Air Force from 1998-2002 working in Signals Intelligence at NSA with a Top Secret SCI Clearance. An important aspect of the intel field is what’s called compartmented information. Kinda goes along the line of “need to know”. Regardless of the fact of my high security clearance, unless I had a need to know, I did not have access to other intel. Now what I want to know is, how did a Private First Class (E3) have access to so much information, each of which would have been compartmentalized? He would not have had access! Only someone much further up in the ranks, wether government or military, would have such broad access to such information. This little PFC is just the tip of the iceberg, a fall guy. We need to look deeper at how this info was leaked.
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