Not Too Late for Bradley Manning, Join Global Outcry for Peace, Justice, Liberty
“It’s not to late to help Army PFC Bradley Manning,” assert thousands of rights advocates, who rallied across the United States today in defense of him, whistleblowers, truth, democracy and in protest of United States presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama war crimes.
Major General Buchanan still has the ability to reduce Manning’s sentence, the rights advocate say, hoping to gain public support to act now.
“Email Buchanan at [email protected] and/or call him (202-685-2900) now to say Manning should only be sentenced to time served. Then spread the word by sharing this image. Manning’s lawyer says our support means a lot to Bradley,” they stated in an emailed statement Tuesday evening.
“We can’t give up now,” the say.
PFC Bradley Manning was acquitted of “Aiding the Enemy” charge but faces 150 years in a military prison for the other counts related to his blowing the whistle on United States war crimes.
A month-long sentencing phase now determines fate of Manning. (See: http://tinyurl.com/kkjhzll)
“We won the battle. Now we need to go win the war,” stated Manning’s defense attorney David Coombs after today’s verdict.
“Today is a good day, but Bradley is by no means out of the fire,” Coombs said to dozens of emotional supporters outside Fort Meade, Maryland military courtroom.
The press was barred from the courtroom.
Coombs expressed subdued optimism going into the expected month-long sentencing phase of the court martial that will determine how long Bradley Manning will remain in confinement.
Bradley Manning had previously accepted responsibility for providing classified information to WikiLeaks, actions covered by ten of the 22 charges. Military judge Colonel Denise Lind found him guilty of 20 of those 22 charges, so PFC Manning still faces the possibility of over 100 years behind bars.
Five of the more serious charges PFC Manning was convicted of today are ripe for appeal asJudge Lind altered the charges only a week ago in order to match up with Government’s evidence presented, long after the defense closed its case.
Amnesty International criticized the verdict and the Obama regime’s refusal to investigate exposed crimes:
The government’s priorities are upside down. The US government has refused to investigate credible allegations of torture and other crimes under international law despite overwhelming evidence. Yet they decided to prosecute Manning who it seems was trying to do the right thing – reveal credible evidence of unlawful behaviour by the government.
Following sentencing, supporters are appealing to Major General Buchanan to use his ability as Convening Authority of these proceedings to reduce any sentence handed down by Judge Lind.
A campaign to urge President Barack Obama to pardon Bradley Manning will follow.
Last week, a full page ad in the New York Times, noted:
Bradley Manning believed you, Mr. President, when you came into office promising the most transparent administration in history, and that you would protect whistle-blowers. Now would be a good time to start upholding that pledged transparency, beginning with PFC Manning. (Read the rest of this story at http://tinyurl.com/kkjhzll)
Bradley Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy
Both the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released statements criticizing the guilty verdicts on the espionage charges against Manning. CCR has represented Assange as a client in the past, reports The Raw Story. (See: http://tinyurl.com/kxly5st.)
“While we’re relieved that Mr. Manning was acquitted of the most dangerous charge, the ACLU has long held the view that leaks to the press in the public interest should not be prosecuted under the Espionage Act,” ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project head Ben Wizner said in his organization’s statement.
“Since Manning already plead guilty to charges of leaking information – which carry significant punishment — it seems clear that the government was seeking to intimidate anyone who might consider revealing valuable information in the future.”
“We now live in a country where someone who exposes war crimes can be sentenced to life even if not found guilty of aiding the enemy, while those responsible for the war crimes remain free.”
Today, Common Dreams published, Blow the Whistle, Face Life in Jail.
That is not what Obama promised.
Today, seventeen Members of European Parliament wrote a letter calling on Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to free WikiLeaks whistle-blower Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.
“The MEPs laud Manning for exposing evidence of human rights abuses and apparent war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan‰ in accordance with international law. (Read the letter in full here)
“It’s up to American citizens to defend our right to stay informed, and to insist our leaders recognize whistleblowers for the heroes they are,” rights advocates working for Manning and all whistleblowers say.
What comes next for Army PFC Bradley Manning can be read at The Daily Dot. (http://tinyurl.com/mob3oxk)
For now, rights defenders across the globe are urging Americans to flood Buchanan with emails at [email protected] and/or call him (202-685-2900) now to tell him that Manning should only be sentenced to time served.
Spread the word now by sharing this Before It’s News article.
Manning’s lawyer says public support means a lot to Bradley.
As one commenter, Textynn, says, “Bradley Manning is what Americans teach their children to be: Honest, caring, a member of society, a human being.”
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arrest who arrested manning. ban from gov jobs who thinks manning should be charged. arrest/charge criminals manning exposed.
espionage/spying=to look at/listen to/record someone/something w/o their knowledge or permission, and is legal if its looking at/listening to/recording public property, the outside of things that are outside or in public, anything you have permission to see, things w probable cause or potentially resonable suspicion of finding evidence of crime/gov misconduct, and gov info that is legally sapose to be public
leaking classified info is legal. breaching a paid confidentality contact may result in oweing a refund and loss of occupational licence, not arrest. gov confidentiality agreements to keep info secret that is sapose to be public, is illegal and a void contract. leaking classified info that is sapose to be public, or is probable cause of gov misconduct, is honorable, deserve reward, and what people are sapose to do.
‘causing intelligence to be published’, ‘transmitting defense information’, is freedom of press and speech.
manning’s search and seizure is lawful there was probable cause of crime/gov misconduct.
its legal to share (gov info that is legally sapose to be published) with the public
public sector(gov) is sapose to be the public’s employees and be publicly viewable
whistle blower law-cant legally get in trouble for reporting crime/gov-misconduct
its gov’s job to report and try to stop crime/gov-misconduct, and protect everyone=under the law=not letting some get away w the same type of misconduct you dont let others get away with, =no spying on everyone while baning every1 to spy on u
us army subject schedule no. 27-1 is “the obligation to report all violations of the law of war”
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arrest who arrested manning. ban from gov jobs who thinks manning should be charged. arrest/charge criminals manning exposed.
arrest who forced him to sleep naked w lights on, or sleep deprivation-abuse. no 1 shuold be put in solitary confiement if they are not directly endangering other inmates. prisoners shuold be allowed visitors. charge whoever locked up manning, $8/hr manning was locked up compensation to manning.
activate mass protests and petitions to arrest who arrested manning
charge nsa with espionage.
espionage/spying=to look at/listen to/record someone/something w/o their knowledge or permission, and is legal if its looking at/listening to/recording public property, the outside of things that are outside or in public, anything you have permission to see, things w probable cause or potentially resonable suspicion of finding evidence of crime/gov misconduct, and gov info that is legally sapose to be public
leaking classified info is legal. breaching a paid confidentality contact may result in oweing a refund and loss of occupational licence, not arrest. gov confidentiality agreements to keep info secret that is sapose to be public, is illegal and a void contract. leaking classified info that is sapose to be public, or is probable cause of gov misconduct, is honorable, deserve reward, and what people are sapose to do.
‘causing intelligence to be published’, ‘transmitting defense information’, is freedom of press and speech.
manning’s search and seizure is lawful there was probable cause of crime/gov misconduct.
legal to search if probable cause or maybe reasonable supicion of gov misconduct/crime, and record or share that info
only criminals say exposeing/leaking evidence of crimes is aiding the enemy because law-abideing people that try to stop crime are a criminal’s enemy.
gov who searches and seizies w/o reasonable suspcion, or wants to cover up govs crimes agianst transparency laws within the consitution(that declare the public is sapose to know all gov does(exsept maybe certian info w 75% of the public’s permit), is a traitor who betrayed their oath to defend the consitution, and betrayed the public by lieing to them saying they are there for national security when actualy they breach national secuirty, and only secure gov criminals from being prosecuted.
its legal to share (gov info that is legally sapose to be published) with the public
public sector(gov) is sapose to be the public’s employees and be publicly viewable
whistle blower law-cant legally get in trouble for reporting crime/gov-misconduct
its gov’s job to report and try to stop crime/gov-misconduct, and protect everyone=under the law=not letting some get away w the same type of misconduct you dont let others get away with, =no spying on everyone while baning every1 to spy on u
us army subject schedule no. 27-1 is “the obligation to report all violations of the law of war”
require gov workers report suspected gov-misconduct(exsept under risk. reward reporting gov misconduct under risk.
allowing criminals who spy on entire non-gov w/o their permit, or murders who kill innocents, to go unpunished puts everyone at risk.
put gov under 24-7live public video survailence. subject gov to suprize inspections done by non gov unpaid by gov.
anyone who illegally searches/seizes documents/pcs/videos/pety non survival items(manning didnt do, nsa did) shouldnt be arrested, should be banned from gov jobs, and maybe sml fine.
gov admitted manning leaks didnt put anyone at risk.
no one who hasnt touched someone agianst their will, kidnapped, physcially trapped, physcially abuse/neglected, murdered, tortured, disarmed, or physcially directly endangered someone(ex pointing a gun at someone), shuld go to life in prison.
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the public is the top of the chain of command, top of the pryamid, the boss of gov, most arnt dum enough to report crimes to the crooks who commited them or crooks-the truth wouldnt get out and wuld be punished for reporting/exposeing.
manning first reported to his higher ups and they didnt care-ban those higher ups from gov jobs.
manning was honest with the public and upheld his orignal oath to the consitution and transparency laws, he isnt a traitor.
if he lied to tyrants in order to get access to info the public is legally owed, tyrants might lable him traitors, otherwise tyrants cant declare him a traitor
gov is like a lion hideing in the grass, slowly and quietly sneaking closer and closer to its prey, waiting to pounce on its prey, doesnt want its prey to see it, and wants to be able to see its prey
charge the policicans who use tax payer$ for their prv security when they can afford it for themself instead of buying themself so much lavish golf, vacations, long distance travel, fashion, fancy dinner…, with theft. the politicans theft of $millions+ is much more severe than manning looking at info on a computer w/o permission. they let the poor die while spending $millions punishing whistleblowers.
if it was your kids that got killed, would u want the murder to go free and the one who reported it to go to jail?-no, hypocrities.