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I’m Rocky Anderson running for President on the 2012 Justice Party ticket. As president I would pardon Bradley Manning, and guarantee legal protections for whistle blowers who play a vital role in keeping government accountable to the people. I would also guarantee decent treatment of prisoners and fair trials as guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Whistleblower Protection Act.

A video leaked by Bradley Manning exposed the murders by US agents of innocent people, including journalists in Baghdad. Bradley Manning was arrested for leaking this video and secret documents and imprisoned in deplorable conditions. He now is on trial for espionage, which carries the possibility of life imprisonment.

The Obama administration has carried out increasingly harsh treatment of whistleblowers. According to the ACLU the government’s overreaction in making an example out of Bradley Manning has disastrous implications for the future of civil liberties and governmental transparency.

President Obama and his administration have never been held accountable for the loss of innocent lives in Afghanistan and Iraq, and now in Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. It is an horrific injustice that the elites in the executive branch will use Bradley Manning as their scapegoat when blood is on the hands of the Obama and the Bush administrations.

I urge everyone who can to support Bradley manning by going to his trial, at Fort Mead, Maryland on

June 6th through the 8th,
July 16th through the 20th, and
August 27th through the 31st.

You can find details about these and more support actions at bradleymanning.org.