by Debra Sweet, World Can’t Wait About 80 people converged on Times Square Monday August 16, 2010 to demand that the US military drop charges against Army private Bradley Manning. He’s being held in Quantico VA. The Army alleges Manning is the source who leaked the Collateral Murder footage of the 2007 incident where U.S….
Read More »(From the Gainseville Sun) This is in response to Colin M. Jones letter “Respect for Law and Order Breaking Down” (Sun, August 5): Jones’ outrage at the breaking of laws is somewhat selective. He is upset that classified documents are leaked, but blatant war crimes revealed by the leaks don’t seem to bother him. Nor…
Read More »August 12, 2010 – Okies marched on the Capitol to demand the release of alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower Pfc. Bradley Manning. Manning faces up to 52 years in prison on charges related to the release of classified video documenting American troops gunning down Reuters journalists from an Apache helicopter. The rally in support of Manning was…
Read More »Supporters from around the country gathered in Quantico to protest the imprisonment of accused WikiLeaks whisteblower Bradley Manning. The gathering, hastily put together by several activist organizations, was held on August 8th in Quantico, VA – where Pfc. Manning was transferred and is currently pending his court martial. The organizations and individuals in attendance included…
Read More »On Saturday, 14 August 2010, the Washington Post ran a fine article covering the movement to support Bradley Manning. [S]ince his arrest in the spring, Manning has become an instant folk hero to thousands of grass-roots activists around the world, some of whom are likening the disclosure to the unauthorized release of the Pentagon Papers…
Read More »Mike Gogulski, founder of the Bradley Manning Support Network, discusses the progress being made on fundraising for Manning’s legal defense, another below-the-belt hit piece from the New York Times, the help of partner site Courage to Resist and Manning’s knowledge and appreciation of his support network. [podcast]http://dissentradio.com/radio/10_08_10_gogulski_donate.mp3[/podcast] Download: mp3, 19m17s (via: http://antiwar.com/radio/2010/08/11/mike-gogulski-3/)
Read More »This video features U.S. soldier Ethan McCord speaking about a 2007 civilian massacre in New Baghdad, documented with Apache helicopter footage of the attack allegedly disclosed by PFC Brad Manning via WikiLeaks in April 2010. McCord’s story was delivered to attendees of the United National Peace Conference, which took place in Albany NY the weekend of July 23-25, 2010. Produced by the United National Peace Conference Media Project, powered by The Sanctuary for Independent Media and the Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center.
Read More »What: Solidarity March in Support of Bradley Manning
When: Thursday, August 12, 8pm
Where: Corner of NE 16th and Lincoln to Oklahoma State Capitol
This Thursday, August 12, Oklahomans will show support for and solidarity with Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking documents about the Afghanistan War, with a march at dusk near the state capitol. The Army intelligence analyst, originally from Cresent, Oklahoma, is being held in the brig at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia.
Read More »I do not know Private First Class Bradley Manning, so I have no idea what motivated him to join the U.S. military in the first place. His youth, perhaps. Or maybe the sense of adventure promoted in the military marketing material. His reported sense of isolation may also have had something to I do with his enlisting. I suspect, however, that Superman’s “Truth, Justice and the American Way” also played a role.
Deep within each of us, I think we all want to wear that red cape and be a hero. We all want to do something selfless and brave. Ironically, it may be Bradley’s final act as a member of the military that will prove to be his most courageous.
Read More »The U.S. government and many pro-war commentators have rushed to condemn WikiLeaks’ release of over 90,000 classified” documents. They claim that WikiLeaks “has blood on its hands” (Robert Gates) and has acted “irresponsibly” (Hamid Karzai). They aver that last week’s leaks endanger “national security”, coalition soldiers, and Afghan/Pakistani informants.
The absurdity of these arguments is breathtaking. One hardly knows where to begin in addressing these ludicrous and — in most cases — knowingly dishonest assertions. Let’s take these issues one at a time.
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