January 16, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. After partially granting the government’s motion to preclude motive from the trial, Judge Lind heard arguments from both parties for the defense’s motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. Today is Bradley Manning’s 964th day in jail without trial. Manning returns to court February 26, 2013.
Read More »January 14, 2013. By Thomas Drake. The aggressive persecution and prosecution that Bradley has experienced are not the result of his connection to WikiLeaks; it is part of a larger pattern, and increasingly the norm for how our government reacts to whistleblowers and truth tellers. Dissent is the highest form of patriotism — and for that, I salute Bradley.
Read More »January 9, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. This week’s hearing at Fort Meade ended early, but several important motions, arguments, and updates emerged. The court-martial itself has been pushed back at least until June 3. In opposing defense witnesses, the government said it would try Bradley Manning the same way if he had released documents to the New York Times instead of WikiLeaks.
Read More »January 8, 2012. By Nathan Fuller. At Bradley Manning’s hearing in Fort Meade today, Judge Lind awarded 112 days credit off of any future prison sentence awarded due to the abuse Manning suffered in Quantico—little to keep military from torturing next American soldier awaiting controversial trial. Earlier, the parties argued government motions to preclude evidence of core precepts of Bradley Manning’s defense.
Read More »January 7, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. In this week’s January 8-11 hearing at Fort Meade, the government brings multiple motions that attack the core of Bradley Manning’s defense: namely that he blew the whistle on war crimes and that the documents released shouldn’t have been classified in the first place. Read more in this preview, and stay tuned for weeklong coverage.
Read More »December 27, 2012. By Lorraine Reitman. We have amazing news. A week ago, we told you that a generous anonymous donor offered to match donations in December, meaning that donations through the end of the year would be automatically doubled up to $10,000. Since then, we’ve heard from another donor, a long-time, Bay Area queer anti-war activist, has also pledged to match up to $10,000. This means donations are tripled through Jan 1st.
Read More »December 23, 2012. By Nathan Fuller. Spanning nearly three weeks and comprising more than a dozen witnesses, the Article 13 hearing on the defense’s motion to dismiss based on unlawful punishment was PFC Bradley Manning’s longest pretrial hearing yet. Here we summarize the proceedings and highlight what we heard from Bradley Manning himself, as he took the stand for several hours to detail his abusive confinement conditions.
Read More »December 3, 2012. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. Army PFC Bradley Manning’s civilian defense lawyer David Coombs made his first ever public appearance providing an overview of the case thus far, in Washington DC. Guest speakers also included Michael Ratner, Jesselyn Radack, Kevin Zeese, and Marsha Coleman-Adebayo.
Read More »December 19, 2012. By Loraine Reitman, Bradley Manning Support Network. We’re writing today because we need your help to raise enough money for Brad’s trial expenses. We’ve had a generous donor offer to match the first $10,000 donated in December. Please make a donation here so we can ensure Brad has the best defense possible when he goes to court.
Read More »December 19, 2012. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. This month, over a dozen Quantico officials testified about Bradley Manning’s treatment at the Marine Brig. They didn’t exactly remember things the same way. Here we document some of the many inconsistencies between the way various prison guards, psychiatrists, and commanding officers say things happened.
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