Supporters erect Washington DC billboard ahead of pending trial announcement

January 9, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. Supporters of PFC Bradley Manning have erected a billboard in Washington, DC as the accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower awaits an announcement about the military’s plans for his trial at nearby Fort Meade, Maryland. The billboard, which reads, “Free Bradley Manning: Blowing the whistle on war crimes is not a crime” is located on the route to downtown Washington from Fort Meade.

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“History will ultimately judge my client,” declares Bradley Manning’s attorney

January 6, 2012. Kevin Gosztola of FDL. While the prosecution accused Bradley of aiding Al Qaeda, Bradley’s attorney David Coombs struck back with a strongly political defense. “[A] hallmark of our democracy is the ability of our government to be open with its public,” Coombs stated. “History will ultimately judge my client.”

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Update 1/5/12: Photos of Bradley, supporters, and courtroom sketches, from Ft Meade

Collections of images from Fort Meade during Bradley’s Article 32 pre-trial hearing.

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The scale of American overclassification

January 5, 2011. Nathan Fuller. PFC Bradley Manning’s defense attorney said that the information released is all out in the public, and yet it hasn’t caused any harm. “If anything, it’s helped.” This is because most of the documents WikiLeaks released should not have been classified in the first place. In his closing words, Coombs implored the military to “give the government a reality check,” and to live up to its own professed standards of openness and accountability.

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