March 7, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. Call top Pentagon attorney Jeh Johnson at 703-695-3341. Tell him to allow UN torture chief Juan Mendez to visit PFC Manning and investigate his abusive treatment in Quantico.
Read More »March 5, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. Juan Mendez, the United Nations Rapporteur on Torture, has slammed the United States government for abusing accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower PFC Bradley Manning during pre-trial confinement. Mr. Mendez has repeatedly sought to conduct an unsupervised meeting with PFC Manning in order to investigate these abuses.
Read More »March 1, 2012. By Veterans For Peace. VFP, representing thousands of military service men and women, issues a call for the US Army to drop all charges against Pfc. Manning. Citing the criminal activity exposed, Manning’s detention treatment, and the denial of defense witnesses, VFP calls the trial a “kangaroo court martial.”
Read More »March 1, 2012. By Rainey Reitman. An explanation of the BMSN’s position on Manning’s gender-questioning, and the reasons why as the military seeks to imprison him for life, feminist and trans advocates should come to his defense, from a feminist and Support Network steering committee member.
Read More »February 24, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. Today’s arraignment for Bradley Manning lasted a little under an hour, as expected. Replacing the Investigating Officer from the Article 32 hearing is military judge Denise Lind. After members of the prosecution and defense declared their certifications and qualifications, the judge addressed Pfc. Manning directly, asking if he understood that a military counsel is available to him at no cost, or a civilian counsel is available at no cost to the government. “Yes, your honor,” Manning replied.
Read More »February 23, 2012. Vote for PFC Bradley Manning to win Global Exchange’s Human Rights Award! The Global Exchange Human Rights Awards strives to recognize the individuals and groups making a lasting difference, including those heroes whose efforts may have previously gone unrecognized.
Read More »February 23, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network organizers were in the courtroom today for Bradley’s arraignment on 22 charges, including “aiding the enemy”. Most noteworthy is that the government requested an August start date for the General Courts Martial proceedings–three months later than expected. If the government gets its way, which they have on most issues, then Bradley will have served over 800 days in confinement prior to trial!
Read More »February 22nd, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. Pfc. Bradley Manning, an alleged WikiLeaks whistle-blower, will be formally arraigned on the 23rd of February. While his presence in the courtroom will be brief, the arraignment sets in motion Manning’s court martial, which is currently expected to begin in May. With this in mind we are requesting that supporters write, email, and call their local representatives to express their outrage over the charges against, and the treatment of, Pfc. Bradley Manning.
Read More »February 15, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is the highest ranking civilian leader of the military, aside from President Obama in his role as Commander-In-Chief. As a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, he worked for civil rights issues, and there is hope he will listen to our concerns about Bradley. He is also relatively new to the trial, and in a position of influence to allow United Nations requests for a special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, to have access to confidentially meet with Pfc. Bradley Manning.
Read More »February 13, 2012. Bradley Manning Support Network. The US Army last week scheduled a formal arraignment hearing for PFC Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower. The arraignment is scheduled for 1:00 PM EST, February 23, 2012 at Fort Meade, Maryland, just northeast of Washington DC. While the hearing itself is expected to be brief, PFC Manning is expected to be present, and the proceedings are open to the media and public. Washington DC area supporters of the Support Network are encouraged to attend the arraignment.
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