March 11, 2013
New York Times columnist Bill Keller writes about what would happen if Bradley Manning had leaked directly and solely to the Times, but in doing so, he gets vital yet simple facts about Manning’s motivations wrong, unfairly and baselessly suggesting Manning’s motives were “shaped” by supporters. The facts make clear that Manning has been a whistle-blower from the start.
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March 10, 2013
March 10, 2013. Icelandic, Swedish, and Tunisian politicians have signed a letter to the Nobel committee nominating Pfc. Bradley Manning for a 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his releases to WikiLeaks as major advancements toward ending war and fueling democratic uprisings. This is the third straight year that Manning has been nominated for the prize. He remains in prison awaiting trial.
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March 7, 2013
March 7, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Bradley’s 35-page testimony last week detailed his time as an intelligence analyst in Iraq and how he concluded that the American public needed to see the United States’ secret abuses in its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He deserves thanks, not jail time.
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March 5, 2013
March 5, 2013. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. Here are some highlights from the statements Bradley Manning gave in court on Feb 28, 2013 concerning his motives for releasing documents to the public through WikiLeaks.
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March 4, 2013
David Coombs reiterates that “PFC Manning did not plead guilty pursuant to a “plea bargain” or “plea deal” with the Government.” The Government will prosecute PFC Manning on all charges as expected.
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March 3, 2013
March 3, 2013. The Bradley Manning Support Network’s transcript of PFC Bradley Manning’s statement to the court on February 28, 2013, as a supplement to his pleading guilty to lesser offenses and pleading not guilty to aiding the enemy. Bradley explains his work as an intelligence analyst in Iraq and why he felt he had to expose the abuses that he saw to the public through WikiLeaks.
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March 3, 2013. By Kevin Zeese. Bradley Manning Support Network steering committee member Kevin Zeese, who witnessed Bradley’s plea statement in the courtroom at Fort Meade, MD, writes about his first-hand observations, the importance of Bradley’s statement, and how we can help the young whistleblower before time runs out.
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March 3, 2013. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. Leading up to last week’s pre-trial hearing at Fort Meade, supporters staged over 70 events internationally in support of Bradley Manning on his 1000th day in prison without trial. The actions were an enormous success raising awareness of the government’s persecution of Bradley Manning, while at the same time waking up the media prior to one of the most important pre-trial hearings thus far.
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March 2, 2013
During the recent pre-trial hearing Bradley Manning explained for the first time his reasons for sharing information with WikiLeaks: it was an act of conscience. He explained how he carefully selected documents that would not cause harm, but that would spark domestic debate about the war. He stated that he felt, and continues to feel, that the Iraq War Logs are “some of the most important documents of our time.”
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March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013. By Nathan Fuller, Bradley Manning Support Network. Pretrial hearing ends with a closed session. The government wants to call a witness that the defense says is both irrelevant and prejudicial. But the government doesn’t believe the defense should be allowed to interview him before he testifies.
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