Well then his bravery has taken on a whole new dimension for me. Meaning that he has been chosen to be a whistle blower, bound to attract severe opposition, while at the same time having a personality aspect which also might draw severe opposition.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > I bet sleep deprivation is only one of the ordeals that > > Bradley Manning suffered. No wonder he wants to change > > his name. It's a miracle that he's still functional. > > He wants to change not just his name but his gender. He > won't be able to do this (other than cross-dressing, if > they let him; no surgery or hormones) until he gets out > of prison, but that's his goal. According to him, he has > always wanted to be female; it's not just because of his > gross maltreatment while he was in custody. >