Update 6/6/13: Bradley’s supporters are “loud and online” writes New York Times
Rally at Fort Meade. June 1, 2013
The New York Times has published an article highlighting the recent June 1st rally for Bradley, and the efforts of Bradley Manning’s supporters – including the recent panel with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. “Manning supporters are loud and online” headlines the article written by Eric Schmitt. Pointing to the Bradley Manning Support Network’s efforts online and in the court room, he writes that as the court martial commences, ”a grass-roots activist network has already blossomed in his support.” We agree! The article also comments on the recent June 1st rally for Bradley Manning at Fort Meade, which was the largest gathering of supporters yet:
A crowd of several hundred people had turned out two days earlier, on a sizzling Saturday afternoon, many of them just off chartered buses the came from as far away as Connecticut and upstate New York, to march in front of the base, which is also home to the National Security Agency.
Protesters on Saturday carried signs, some reading “Free Bradley” and “Bradley Manning: Jailed for Exposing War Crimes.” One woman pounded a kettle drum and joined a chant, “Obama, let Bradley go!”
“People came from great distances to stand with a true American hero,” Jeff Paterson, director of the Bradley Manning Support Network, said…
Look how they treat the man who exposed war crimes. I wish I could give him a huge hug and tell him what a hero he is to me! Thanks Bradley!
At 25 I was too busy partying and drinking but not Bradley. He stood up for what he believed in at the ripe age of 25!
He’s 25-years-old today, but he was only 22 when he released the classified information to WikiLeaks.