One of our supporters just snapped this photo with Ron Paul, who has advocated for Bradley Manning previously. We therefore issue a challenge to other supporters: let's continue to employ creative tactics to get whatever candidates we support to speak out on this issue!

Last Thursday evening WikiLeaks made their complete archive of US diplomatic cables available to the public. This publication appears to have been precipitated by an unintentional leak of a file containing the same material, involving one of their media partners. A statement from WikiLeaks explained the shift in approach, away from selectively publishing redacted cables over a period of several months:

“Revolutions and reforms are in danger of being lost as the unpublished cables spread to intelligence contractors and governments before the public.”

Read the Bradley Manning Support Network’s full statement on the new WikiLeaks events here.

Salon.com reacted to the controversy surrounding the complete availability of unredacted WikiLeaks documents by reminding readers to be cautious when condemning the organization. Although the website acknowledges that full disclosure of the documents may result in harmful actions taken against whistleblowers and other participants and should therefore be denounced, it also urges readers not to overlook the acts of violence outlined in the files. Fears that public outrage over WikiLeaks’s carelessness might overshadow the criminal acts contained in the documents have led Salon.com to compile a list of both facts and myths crucial to the case. Read them all here.

A New Zealand newspaper remarked on the changing nature of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange this week, noting that the pending investigation against Assange and the organization’s changing relationship with the mainstream media have resulted in less visibility. Still, in light of this week’s revelation of over 250,000 unedited documents, the author warns readers not to underestimate the site’s relevance. He makes the thought-provoking statement, in fact, that, because traditional media outlets have begun to distance themselves from WikiLeaks, that the site will return to its earlier operations when analysis and release were performed mainly by volunteers. Assange himself compares his momentous site to the city of Hanoi during the Vietnam War, claiming that it is operating under restricted circumstances and being attacked from all sides, yet will continue to function. For more, click here.

While the Bradley Manning Support Network still has a strong base of dedicated volunteers, the funding we had originally raised for media efforts has dwindled as the military has delayed Bradley’s pretrial hearing longer than expected. This is why we are encouraging members to hold fundraising dinner parties in Bradley Manning’s honor, as well as to donate in other ways. Please visit here for a full statement of purpose and need that you can share with others.