Staff Sgt. Adkins testified that he saw Manning as very sensitive and nervous and “not suited to military life.” Adkins described himself, at least by inference, as being motivated by two concerns in his supervision of Manning. The first concern was to keep Manning at work in the unit, which was operating at 2/3 its required strength. The second concern was to help Manning, as Adkins said he had others in trying circumstances, to get through the year remaining on his term of service without losing his security clearance and causing himself possibly irreparable damage in seeking future employment through losing his clearance in the military or through possibly questionable discharge circumstances.

Adkins was not a congenial person on the stand. He spoke slowly at times, almost as though he were in passive-agressive mode, he wasn’t articulate, and he was borderline offensive when he referred with what seemed to be a tinge of disparagement to Manning’s being “in drag” in a photo Manning had sent to Adkins. Moreover, his failure to send Manning in for immediate emergency psychiatric help when he found Manning lying in a fetal position on a warehousse room floor near a knife he’d used to carve words in the linoleum seemed an almost unfathomable lapse in judgment.

When Adkins described his attempts to “help” Manning get through the year, which entailed Adkins’ writing lengthy, detailed analyses of Manning’s symptoms to the psychologists to whom Adkins referred Manning, it was easy for many to picture Adkins as being co-dependent, power-tripping, etc., rather than having a sincere concern about the younger man in his charge.

However,to those of us who have had experience with relatives or friends who have suffered severe mental health problems at times in their lives, or to those of us trying to shepherd troubled students through a bureaucratic, callous school systems, the dilemma facing Adkins was a genuine one. Moreover, it is common to rationalize one’s actions if one has sufficient incentive to do so. In Adkins’ case, pressure from above to keep up the numbers of competent workers in his dept. and not to appear to lose control of personnel under him my have been overwhelming. Or he may just have been too insecure or too ambitious to be able to admit that a problem was beyond him.

Manning approached Adkins, who was unfamiliar with gender dysphoria, by writing him a piteous letter describing his misery over not feeling he was a person at all and not knowing what to do or say or how to get assistance. The letter was accompanied by a portrait photo of Manning dressed as a woman. Adkins said he did not want to report the revelation to his command because he feared that the photo would make the rounds of the unit’s top brass (and filter down, of course). He said it would be bad for morale in the unit if it got out that Manning had such issues. Adkins did not say so, but it’s also entirely plausible that he may well have feared that Manning, in a fragile state anyway, would just be subjected to more intense ridicule and rejection that he already reported he was feeling.

Adkins also reported that Manning, all the while he was manifesting signs of increased disturbance, including actions that prompted fellow soldiers to restrain him in one instance from allegedly moving toward weapons, was continuing to put out “good product.” It seems at least plausible that Adkins saw that activity as an indication that Manning could pull through for the coming year with a little sympathetic support and cover from his supervisor.

Moreover, Adkins may well have feared taking away from Manning the one source of esteem and enjoyment that he seemsd to have by his own account. Adkins did spend an hour talking to Manning when he was found in the warehouse, and Adkins was apparently accessible enough and had shown enough empathy that it was to Adkins that Manning was able to reveal his gender identity torment (under conditions of “don’t ask, don’t tell”).

One military psychologists commented that he was surprised and mystified that Adkins had submitted along with his referral of Manning notes that constituted almost a case study of the young soldier. Without being explicit, perhaps in order not to compromise Manning in print, Adkins’ passages (shown in court) contain phrases about Manning’s having a far deeper problem than might be immediately apparent. To me and to some others, Adkins’ effort to make sure Manning’s issues were taken seriously by the military psychologiets was clear.

One of the psychologists testified that there is no treatment in the military for Manning, because the treatment would take the form of helping him to adjust to his gender identity and perhaps gender transition. Since that course of treatment was impossible, especially under repressive military law, nothing could be done for Manning in that regard. Adkins surely knew this.

To report Manning to the higher-ups, when there was a shred of a chance to nursemaid him through his one remaining year, could have seemed a great cruelty to Adkins.

A few of the courtroom spectators approached Adkins in the PX after his testiimony to express our recognition that he seemed to have been between a rock and a hard place. I noted that I would have referred Manning for emergency help when he was found on the warehous floor with a knife carving linoleum up, but I also said I could see that Adkins may well have been doing his best in a military unit where the wondrous Capt. Lind put such pressure on his subordinates that they would feel compelled perhaps to overestimate their soldiers’ fitness to continue service.

When Capt. Lind did learn of Manning’s condition, he issued a letter of reprimand to Adkins, who later was demoted. Capt. Lind took this action before Manning was known to be the leak. Adkins was made to read the letter of reprimand regarding his “inefficiency” at the beginning of his testimony on the stand. Atty. Coombs, a major in the Reserves, asked him more than once later in his testimony, how he could possibly have thought he had the judgment to keep Manning working under him instead of deferring to Command and revealing what he knew of Manning’s behavior.

Some of us had a somewhat different question.

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Dear Commanders of Our Armed Forces,

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen Martin E. Dempsey.

Major General Jeffery S. Buchanan Convening Authority for Bradley Manning’s Court Martial,

The Commander In Chief of our National Defense Forces, President Barack Hussein Obama II, your CIC, has openly stated during Bradley Manning’s confinement for trial that he is Guilty.

UCMJ ART. 37. Unlawfully Influencing Action Of Court

Talking to you General Class Commanders these days is a Top Secret America JSOC death sentence for our children too. Been hit hit hit, defenseless and wretchedly sick of it for years thus I’ve nothing to lose to begin with in our present unlawful state. I am though ruled by principle so in speaking out to you here on this direly urgent matter I am for my part carrying out what I consider my Duty as a Veteran and a natural citizen soldier of our true Constitutional National Defense Force, We the People. What we have here as this Bradley Manning Trial is outrageous, what you do here will define you. Better look in the mirror…

Bobby Baxter HCVeteran & Marihuana Felon
United States Army Security Agency 69-72
Founder Alternative Energy Systems SV.74
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UCMJ ART. 37. UNLAWFULLY INFLUENCING ACTION OF COURT

(a) No authority convening a general, special, or summary court-martial, nor any other commanding officer, may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the court, or with respect to any other exercises of its or his functions in the conduct of the proceedings. No person subject to this chapter may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence the action of a court-martial or any other military tribunal or any member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to his judicial acts. The foregoing provisions of the subsection shall not apply with respect to

(1) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive and procedural aspects of courts-martial, or

(2) to statements and instructions given in open court by the military judge, president of a special court-martial, or counsel.

(b) In the preparation of an effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency report on any other report or document used in whole or in part for the purpose of determining whether a member of the armed forces is qualified to be advanced, in grade, or in determining the assignment or transfer of a member of the armed forces or in determining whether a member of the armed forces should be retained on active duty, no person subject to this chapter may, in preparing any such report (1) consider or evaluate the performance of duty of any such member, as counsel, represented any accused before a court-martial.

CC:

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, United States Army

Maj. Gen. Buchanan at jeffrey.s.buchanan@us.army.mil

Adrienne Combs, Deputy Officer Public Affairs (202) 685-2900 adrienne.m.combs.civ@mail.mil

Col. Michelle Martin-Hing, Public Affairs Officer (202) 685-4899 michelle.l.martinhing.mil@mail.mil

https://www.facebook.com/BobbyBaxterHCVeteranMarihuanaFelon/posts/10151613608857901

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Dear Commanders of Our Armed Forces,

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen Martin E. Dempsey.

Major General Jeffery S. Buchanan Convening Authority for Bradley Manning’s Court Martial,

The Commander In Chief of our National Defense Forces, President Barack Hussein Obama II, your CIC, has openly stated during Bradley Manning’s confinement for trial that he is Guilty.

UCMJ ART. 37. Unlawfully Influencing Action Of Court

Talking to you General Class Commanders these days is a Top Secret America JSOC death sentence for our children too. Been hit hit hit, defenseless and wretchedly sick of it for years thus I’ve nothing to lose to begin with in our present unlawful state. I am though ruled by principle so in speaking out to you here on this direly urgent matter I am for my part carrying out what I consider my Duty as a Veteran and a natural citizen soldier of our true Constitutional National Defense Force, We the People. What we have here as this Bradley Manning Trial is outrageous, what you do here will define you. Better look in the mirror…

Bobby Baxter HCVeteran & Marihuana Felon
United States Army Security Agency 69-72
Founder Alternative Energy Systems SV.74
~~~*~~~

UCMJ ART. 37. UNLAWFULLY INFLUENCING ACTION OF COURT

(a) No authority convening a general, special, or summary court-martial, nor any other commanding officer, may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the court, or with respect to any other exercises of its or his functions in the conduct of the proceedings. No person subject to this chapter may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence the action of a court-martial or any other military tribunal or any member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to his judicial acts. The foregoing provisions of the subsection shall not apply with respect to

(1) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive and procedural aspects of courts-martial, or

(2) to statements and instructions given in open court by the military judge, president of a special court-martial, or counsel.

(b) In the preparation of an effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency report on any other report or document used in whole or in part for the purpose of determining whether a member of the armed forces is qualified to be advanced, in grade, or in determining the assignment or transfer of a member of the armed forces or in determining whether a member of the armed forces should be retained on active duty, no person subject to this chapter may, in preparing any such report (1) consider or evaluate the performance of duty of any such member, as counsel, represented any accused before a court-martial.

CC:

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, United States Army

Maj. Gen. Buchanan at jeffrey.s.buchanan@us.army.mil

Adrienne Combs, Deputy Officer Public Affairs (202) 685-2900 adrienne.m.combs.civ@mail.mil

Col. Michelle Martin-Hing, Public Affairs Officer (202) 685-4899 michelle.l.martinhing.mil@mail.mil

https://www.facebook.com/BobbyBaxterHCVeteranMarihuanaFelon/posts/10151613608857901

Attachments:

The venues I have to communicate this variously may or may not allow attachments so where possible I’ve also provided here the web information to view them in such cases.

- Why I Don’t Want To Be A West Point Graduate.docx
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33233.htm#idc-cover
bobjbax comment

- I Am Bradley Manning Post.jpg
http://iam.bradleymanning.org

- What Snowden Said.doc
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/17880-focus-what-snowden-said
bobjbax comment

- PrezExec Osama, Guarantee Edward Snowden Due Process, ACLU Action 22Jun13.jpg

- 24July13 Letter To Prez Obama Defending Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden.doc
http://president@whitehouse.gov

Dear Mister President,

It is not Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden and many others who are those guilty of Aiding The Enemy.

It is rather those whose history this criminal delusion has always been and which through generations has come to squat nearly every seat of our government to Torture, Murder, Enslave U.S. all, the entire world. These have slowly spun their illusions into our nation’s minds such that we are now perilously foundered in their calculated delusion. By it we are enveloped in unreality, betrayal at every turn, no step we make upon our own lands is now sure or safe.

You as we must act decisively against this for the safety of all, you are the Commander in Chief of our legitimate National Defense Forces.

It is deception that is the dark roots of enslavement.
It is only in truth that we become and we remain free.
A deceiver is a slaver, their prey is every one of us.

Our Courts have lost their way, and are themselves become Crimes.

aiding the enemy, are we to find treason in our highest house

Seek the Truth Live by It Be Free

Bobby Baxter HCVeteran & Marihuana Felon
United States Army Security Agency 69-72
Founder Alternative Energy Systems SV.74
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The United States Uniform Code of Military Justice

UCMJ 809.ART.90 (20)

“..duty to only obey Lawful orders and indeed have an obligation to disobey Unlawful orders,..”

“..especially if those orders are in direct violation of the Constitution and the UCMJ.”

“..In each case, military personnel have an obligation and a duty to only obey Lawful orders and indeed have an obligation to disobey Unlawful orders, including orders by the president that do not comply with the UCMJ. ..”

UCMJ § 904. Art. 104. Aiding the enemy

Any person who -

(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or
(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to, or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly; shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct.

- UCMJ ART. 37. Unlawfully Influencing Action Of Court.jpg

- Dennis Kucinich – Dealing With DoD Regarding Pfc Bradley Manning Has Been Kafkaesque.doc [Post Script of sole surviving Comment 16 April 2011] http://truthout.org/my-experience-dealing-department-defense-regarding-pfc-manning-has-been-kafkaesque/1302764400#comment-344

Post Script: “..the US military unveiled 22 additional charges against Manning including the serious offense of ‘aiding the enemy,’ which carries a potential death sentence. But the army said he would face possible life in prison.” Let me just ‘unveil’ this to these goose stepping military boner heads. You are not above the law. Your duty, first and foremost, is to uphold and defend our Constitution. You swore that oath, and misapplying the UCMJ to these present odious ends certainly puts you in the dock under those very charges with many million others in this beleaguered nation. Not the way around you are trying to deceive upon U.S. and our fellow citizens trapped in your ‘service’. You are not honoring your oath, you are the betrayers of it, of U.S., all life. You are a mutiny ‘aiding the enemy’ which those beneath you in rank and authority there transcend and by lawful duty must end. The enemy.. is the enemy within.. not the poor folks you are torturing, robbing, and murdering all through our world. And right here at home.

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/whiterose.html

Issuing especially harsh sentences in order to make examples of people is common and accepted practice in crimes against the state, but it is reason tainted by the passion for revenge and is therefore in violation of Aristotle’s principle and the rule of law.

If Denise Lind and many US judges understand that but do it anyway, they are corrupt. If they don’t understand it, they are incompetent. Either way, they should be removed from the bench.