A democracy cannot thrive in secret. The American people and the politicians who represent us have a right to know what’s going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet if the military succeeds, the Manning court martial will remain a military secret. Americans will not see the evidence because watching unarmed civilians gunned down in cold blood could bring, in the words of the official charge sheet “discredit upon the armed forces” – a threat so horrifying to the U.S. Army that it is repeated eight times in the official indictment.

In its defense, the military has a good point. Seeing unarmed people murdered at close range seems unfair. Some of us, including this blogger, find it mildly disturbing to see our tax dollars being used to shoot non-combatants in the back with 30mm cannon fire.

by Tommi Avicolli-Mecca‚ 25 August 2010 I’m old enough to remember when Daniel Ellsberg blew the whistle on the lies of the Johnson administration about the Vietnam War and became an instant poster child for the antiwar movement. Ellsberg’s “Pentagon Papers,” which included top-secret documents he had access to as an employee at the RAND [...]

On September 16-19, 2010, activist organizations and individuals will take to the streets to call on the United States government to drop the charges against Army Private First Class Bradley Manning. Manning, 22, has been held in isolation since May, charged with releasing classified documents including a video that shows American troops shooting and killing 11 people, including two Reuters employees, in 2007.

I’m just one person, what can I do to help save Bradley Manning? Our network is made up of people as well as organizations. Even if you are all on your own, there are many ways you can reach out in your community and beyond. Here are 10 ways people can get involved. Have other [...]

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. [...]

(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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. Download: mp3, 19m17s (via: http://antiwar.com/radio/2010/08/11/mike-gogulski-3/)