I was among several members of Veterans For Peace who attended the pre-trial hearing for Bradley Manning this week.
We were part of a group of 25 supporters who filled the court room each day of the three-day hearing. We all wore black t-shirts emblazoned on the front in white with only one word, TRUTH.
Bradley looked good - healthy, relaxed, fully engaged with his civilian and military lawyers, occasionally offering an observation with a smile.
At the end of the hearing today, many of us shouted out greetings to Bradley, and one person said, "Aiding the public is not aiding the enemy."
David Coombs, Bradley's lead lawyer, put up a brilliant full-court press, submitting well argued motions for dismissing all charges, dismissing the most serious Aiding the Enemy charge, dismissing unreasonably multiplied charges, compelling testimony from the secret Grand Jury hearings against Wikileaks, and requesting access to Defense and State Dept. "damage assessments" that reportedly show little to no serious damage from the Wikileaks releases.
The military judge denied all defense motions but did make some clarifications and concessions that may be helpful. Most significantly, perhaps, she said that the prosecution would have to prove that Bradley intended to release classified information to "the enemy," which the government has defined as Al Quaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
See news reports and commentary, below.
The Bradley Manning Support Network put up ads in 21 metro stations in Washington, DC this week, after raising $14,000 dollars from 400 to do so. They can now be seen by tens of thousands of DC commuters, including employees of the Defense and State departments, among others.
The ad defines the word, "Whistle-blower" as "noun, a person who tells the people what the government does not want them to know. See also, Hero, Patriot, Bradley Manning." with Bradley's photo.
Check out the following three articles on Bradley Manning's pre-trial hearing this week.
David House was interviewed today on MSNBC. See below.
Bradley Manning judge warns military prosecutors in WikiLeaks case
UK Guardian
The Government's Warning To Bradley Manning and Others: Tell On Us and We Will Put You Behind Bars for the Rest of Your Life
by Ann Wright
by Ann Wright
Bradley Manning: a show trial of state secrecy"
by Michael Ratner
David House, of the Bradley Manning Support Network, Interviewed on MSNBC today.
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Veterans For Peace is proud to be an active supporting organization of the Bradley Manning Support Network.
The Bradley Manning Support Network has tons of useful updates and action alerts on its excellent website.
www.bradleymanning.org
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“God knows what happens now. Hopefully worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms… I want people to see the truth... because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public.”
-from Bradley's alleged chat with Adrian Lamo
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Gerry Condon
Board Member / GI Resistance Co-Chair / Veterans For Peace
Steering Committee / Bradley Manning Support Network
projectsafehaven@hotmail.com, 202-534-9829
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