Manning’s supporters denounce “aiding the enemy” charge, accuse government of waging war against whistleblowers & journalists

Monday, June 17, 2013
Protestors holding signs calling for the release of PFC Bradley Manning at the front entrance of Fort Meade, Maryland on June 3, 2013. PHOTO CREDIT: Jenny Jiang

Supporters of PFC Bradley Manning, including several high-profile government whistleblowers, denounced the Obama administration’s decision to seek a life sentence against the 25-year-old former Army intelligence analyst for…

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Transcript: Panel Q&A on Bradley Manning and the media on June 2, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by at the “Manning and the Media” panel held at All Soul’s Church Unitarian in Washington, D.C. on Sunday June 2, 2013. The panelists…

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Transcript: Remarks by Ethan McCord on Bradley Manning and the media on June 2, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by Ethan McCord, the soldier seen in the “collateral murder” video rescuing two Iraqi children from a van shot up by an American Apache…

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Transcript: Remarks by Daniel Ellsberg on Bradley Manning and the media on June 2, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, at the “Manning and the Media” panel held at All Soul’s Church Unitarian in Washington, D.C. on Sunday…

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Transcript: Remarks by State Department whistleblower Peter van Buren on Bradley Manning and the media on June 2, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by Peter van Buren, a State Department whistleblower, at the “Manning and the Media” panel held at All Soul’s Church Unitarian in Washington, D.C….

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Transcript: Remarks by CCR president emeritus Michael Ratner on Bradley Manning and the media on June 2, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by Michael Ratner, President Emeritus at the Center for Constitutional Rights, at the “Manning and the Media” panel held at All Soul’s Church Unitarian…

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Transcript: Remarks by Jesselyn Radack and Tom Drake on Bradley Manning and the media on June 2, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

Partial transcript of remarks by Jesselyn Radack, Director at the Government Accountability Project and Justice Department whistleblower, and Tom Drake, a National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, at the…

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Summary of testimony of Adrian Lamo at the court martial of PFC Bradley Manning on June 4, 2013

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Reporter’s note: I attended the first week (June 3 – 5, 2013) of the trial of United States v. PFC Bradley Manning in Fort Meade, Maryland. I observed…

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PFC Bradley Manning’s defense focuses on his humanist values & “good intention”

Friday, June 14, 2013
Protestors holding signs calling for the release of PFC Bradley Manning at the front entrance of Fort Meade, Maryland on June 3, 2013. PHOTO CREDIT: Jenny Jiang

FORT MEADE, Maryland — PFC Bradley Manning’s defense could be summed up in three words: “young”, “naive”, and “good intentioned”.

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Military prosecutors claim documents leaked by PFC Bradley Manning were found in Bin Laden raid

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Fort Meade, Maryland. PHOTO CREDIT: Jenny Jiang

FORT MEADE, Maryland — Military prosecutors claimed that classified documents leaked by PFC Bradley Manning to WikiLeaks ended up in the hands of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin…

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