The defense team rests its argument and will argue motions next week

Today, the defense rested its case after having ten witnesses testify in the span of three days, and Bradley Manning confirmed that he did not wish to testify..

The defense team has also filed motions to dismiss charges, which it plans on arguing next week.

To read the defense’s motions, please click here.

“Standing by Bradley” conversations with Bradley Manning supporters

Our assistant campaign organizer Farah Muhsin Al Mousawi writes about her experience meeting supporters who travel far and wide to attend the court martial to show support for the army whistleblower. To read more of this article, please click here

Shooting the Messenger: Reflections on the Court Martial of the Whistle Blower, PFC Bradley Manning

Niloofar Shambayati, a dedicated supporter of Bradley Manning from Champaign, Illinois who was born in Iran, wrote in a piece to the editor on News-Gazzette.com describing her experience attending the first week of attending the court martial.

“I spent the International Week of Solidarity with Bradley Manning at Fort Meade, Md., and attended the first two days of Manning’s court martial. The government is determined to convict Manning of espionage for having put classified documents revealing cold-blooded killings of innocent Iraqi and Afghan civilians in the public domain, where they indeed belong.”

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