Julian Assange: “Bradley Manning is the United States’ most important political prisoner.”

Columnist Robert Scheer points out that newspapers continue to use information from Wikileaks without crediting Wikileaks or mentioning Bradley Manning.  In speaking about President Obama’s comments on Bradley on April 21, he provides a sharp critique:

It was nonsense for the president to say, “I have to abide by certain rules of classified information,” when he doesn’t. Rules of classification derive from presidential executive orders, and the president has the authority to declassify on the fly, as is convenient to his purpose.

Wondering how you can you help?  If you see a newspaper report on information obtained from Wikileaks without mentioning or showing support for Bradley Manning, send a letter to the editor!

Sarah Flounders of the International Action Center offers a strong response to U.S. authorities who claim that Osama Bin Laden’s assassination proves that “enhanced interrogation” tactics make the U.S. safer:

Speaking of Wikileaks, have you seen our posting “Top Ten Truths Government Officials Hoped You’d Never Know?” If not, you can check it out here.