Obama: “He Broke the Law.” So Much for that Trial?

President Barack Obama made stunning accusations about accused Wikileaks whistleblower PFC Bradley Manning, directly asserting that Manning “broke the law.” Apparently the President of the United States of America and a self-described Constitutional scholar does not care that Manning has yet to be tried or convicted for any crime.

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Tell Gates: Drop the ‘Aiding the Enemy’ Charges!


The Department of Defense is now charging accused WikiLeaker Pfc Bradley Manning with aiding and abetting the enemy – a crime that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.

But the only ones ‘aided and abetted’ by the leaked cables were the millions of pro-democracy protestors who overthrew despots, in part sparked by the release of the Wikileaks cables that plainly exposed corruption in their countries.

Sign our petition to Secretary Gates demanding the government drop its charges of aiding and abetting the enemy against Manning and stop demonizing pro-democratic movements abroad.

Update on Bradley Manning’s Condition

Recent Posts

Bradley Manning Arraignment - Live Blog
02/23/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Bill Keller's Latest Petulant Attack on Julian Assange & WikiLeaks
02/20/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Update: #TruthCon's First Full Day on Supporting Whistleblowers (LIVESTREAM)
02/17/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Whistleblower Conference to Occupy the Truth
02/16/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

UN Agency's Conference on Media World After WikiLeaks (Live Blog)
02/15/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Stupefied by Bradley Manning's Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
02/08/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

All Charges Against Bradley Manning Referred to Court Martial
01/12/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Army Monitored Tweets from Press at the Bradley Manning Hearing
01/10/2012 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Lakeside Diner
12/29/2011 – SouthernDragon, Firedoglake

Lakeside Diner
12/26/2011 – SouthernDragon, Firedoglake

The Closing Argument Delivered by the Government at the Manning Hearing
12/23/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

US Government Accuses Bradley Manning of Aiding Al Qaeda
12/22/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

History Will Ultimately Judge Bradley Manning
12/22/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Hearing: Live Blog, Final Day
12/22/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Lakeside Diner
12/22/2011 – SouthernDragon, Firedoglake

Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Hearing: Live Blog, Day 6
12/21/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Lakeside Diner
12/21/2011 – SouthernDragon, Firedoglake

Lamo: Manning Was 'Looking to Brag' About What He'd Done
12/20/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

'A Curious Individual' Who 'Takes Odd Jobs' Named Adrian Lamo Takes the Stand
12/20/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

More Evidence at Manning Hearing on Sgt. Adkins’ Dereliction of Duty
12/20/2011 – Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter

Merged Lamo-Manning Chat Logs

Video

David House on MSNBC with Jonathan Capehart, 23 December 2010

Julian Assange tells Cenk Uygur that Bradley Manning is a “political prisoner” on MSNBC, 22 December 2010

Glenn Greenwald on Democracy Now, 16 December 2010


Al Jazeera English on Bradley Manning, 18 December 2010

The Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund

The Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund is a new, independent public advocacy effort that will aid Bradley’s case. 100% of contributions to this fund will be used to pay expenses related to the advocacy and defense of Bradley Manning.

More on Manning’s Detention:

Source Information

Information allegedly accessed by Manning, per his charging document:

  • The video of the July 12, 2007 Apache killing of Reuters journalists
  • The Rejkjavik State Department cable leaked by WikiLeaks
  • 50 State Department cables (loaded onto his unsecured computer, transmitted to someone unauthorized to receive them)
  • 150,000 State Department cables (obtained information from them via unauthorized access)
  • A classified Microsoft Powerpoint presentation

Chat Logs

Resources

More Videos

Michael Whitney on GritTV with Laura Flanders on Bradley Manning’s detention, 22 December 2010

Adrian Lamo at The Next HOPE conference on why he turned in Manning, 7 July 2010

Audio

Glenn Greenwald interview with Adrian Lamo, Pt. 1 17 June 2010 Salon

Glenn Greenwald interview with Adrian Lamo, Pt. II 17 June 2010 Salon

Daniel Ellsburg discusses Bradley Manning’s arrest 11 June 2010 AntiWar Radio

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