The unprotected diplomatic cables!

State Department’s former Chief Technology Officer Charlie Wisecarver testified in Bradley Manning’s trial on Wednesday, saying that department specified in intense detail, down to the vodka brand, the United States’ observations of foreign powers.

To read more about this testimony and today’s trial update, please click here.

The limitations that are undermining our democracy!

Carey Shankman writes about the limitations that are undermining our democracy that the US government have posed on the Bradley Manning trial proceedings. As the trial enters its fourth week, it is anticipated that some of it will be classified from the public and the media. Carey writes “Journalists have been denied sufficient access and the public cannot see basic trial documents. Indeed, in many ways the military commissions at Guantánamo feature greater access than the Manning trial. Such limitations undermine our democracy. This trial affects our rights without allowing us a proper opportunity to observe, understand, or accurately report on it.”

To read more of this OpEd, please click here

Supporters of Bradley Manning are always there!

As the court martial resumed its fourth week, almost 50 supporters showed up today to show their support of the army whistleblower. The courtroom was full with 30 people and the overflow trailer had 20 people watching with great anticipation the proceedings of the trial.

To read more about some of the loyal supporters, click here

Ben and Jerry’s co-founder calls Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden “incredibly courageous patriots.”

In a Reddit Ask Me Anything discussion, Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen said that Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning are “incredibly courageous patriots” responding to a question he received from reddit followers.

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