Chelsea Manning

Manning Guilty of Espionage, Not Guilty of Aiding The Enemy

July 30, 2013 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org" Educate! Chelsea Manning

Bradley Manning has been found not guilty of the most serious charge he faced, aiding the enemy, but still faces up to 130 years in prison after being found guilty on several counts of theft and espionage. The military judge hearing the case, Army Col. Denise Lind, gave her verdict at 1pm on Tuesday, July 30th, 2013. The aiding the enemy charge was the most serious, as it carried a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. However Manning could still face an effective life sentence after being convicted on numerous other counts. He was found guilty of five charges of theft and five charges of espionage as well as other offenses. His convictions carry a maximum sentence of up to 130 years in prison. Manning's sentencing hearing will begin tomorrow. It is expected that the sentencing hearings will take all of the month of August.

US v. Pfc. Manning: Breakdown On The Imminent Verdict

July 30, 2013 Alexa O'Brien, www.alexaobrien.com Educate! Chelsea Manning

Pfc. Bradley Manning is charged with 22 offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He pled to 10 lesser included offenses and currently faces up to 20 years. Manning will face life plus 154 years in a military prison if convicted on the prosecution's case. The presiding military judge, Col. Denise Lind, will announce her findings on Manning's guilt or innocence at 1:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, July 30 Below is a breakdown on how the judge could rule on the verdict. Unlike a federal criminal trial, where sentencing occurs after the creation of a pre-sentencing report, if Manning is convicted of any of the charges, a sentencing case will commence immediately. During the sentencing case, both defense and the prosecution will present evidence, call witnesses, and make arguments about appropriate punishment.

DC Activists Call Emergency Protest for Bradley Manning Tuesday Night

July 29, 2013 Malachy Kilbride, www.PopularResistance.org Organize! Chelsea Manning, Whistleblowers

Tuesday at 1:00, Judge Denise Lind will issue her verdict regarding the guilt or innocence of Bradley Manning. Activists in Washington, DC are calling for a rally and march at 8:30 PM at DuPont in Washington, DC. Speak out in support of Manning and all whistle blowers who are getting out the truth about US militarism and war. BRING YOUR DRUMS, NOISE-MAKERS, PUPPETS, FRIENDS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ANONYMOUS MASKS, GRANDMOTHERS, CRAZY AUNTS & UNCLES!!! WHATEVER, JUST COME OUT!!!

Armed Intimidation of Journalists Covering Manning Trial

July 29, 2013 Scott Galindez, www.readersupportednews.org Educate! Chelsea Manning, Media

Every day we are told that any interviews we want to do have to be arranged by them in advance. I'm sure public affairs officers think they do just as well as the reporters and their support staff at arranging an interview, but who really thinks they would be as persistent as a reporter in chasing down an interview? Even to move between the three press areas - the Media Operations Center (MOC), the pit where cameras can get a shot of Manning entering or leaving the court, and the satellite truck area - you need an escort, and they stay there with you monitoring you. The media are not allowed to have their cell phones or air cards in the building. If there is a big development in the trial you don't wait for a recess to report on it, you have to go out to your car to get to your phone or air card to report the story. On July 25th, the day the closing arguments began, the monitoring was taken to a new level: intimidating. Armed MPs patrolled the media center, looked over reporters' shoulders, and scolded them if they had a browser open.

Bradley Manning as Seen by a Career Soldier

July 29, 2013 Timothy V. Gatto, www.mwcnews.net Educate! Chelsea Manning, Wars and Militarism

After the details of My Lai, a Vietnamese village that was destroyed and men, women and children killed by U.S. Soldiers came out, and the military had selected their fall guy for the massacre, Lt. Calley, we in the Army were subjected to constant classes on when to follow or when not to follow orders. We were told that there are legal orders and illegal orders, and that following illegal orders, would be well...illegal. If an enlisted man followed what he knew to be an illegal order, not only would the person that gave the illegal order be held responsible, the person that carried out the illegal order could also be charged. The idea was that if a soldier saw something going on that was not legal according to the Geneva Convention on the Laws of War, that soldier should go to a higher authority and report it. If he didn't have the time, he should refuse to participate and if it was within his power, he should try to stop it. This all sounds reasonable, but in the military, sometimes it is not as cut and dry as one would think.

Manning and Snowden Show Way To A Better United States

July 28, 2013 Yochai Benkler, www.guardian.co.uk Educate! Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, NSA, Surveillance

America is not the land of the general warrant and pervasive state surveillance. Only a traumatized America would stand for what Snowden's leaks exposed. But that is not all we need to fix. Rejection of indefinite detention without trial was the very foundation of Anglo-American constitutionalism in the Magna Carta. And yet, Guantánamo persists even for scores of prisoners cleared for release. America is not the land of torture, and yet, the administration asserts state secrets privilege to prevent known innocent victims of American torture from seeking redress in our courts; refuses to formally abandon the practice of "extraordinary rendition"; and has granted immunity to the torturers, while fighting to keep secret the Senate's findings that the torture program never added an ounce of security.

Coombs Files Motion To Reconsider Dismissal of Key Charge

July 28, 2013 Nathan Fuller and Jeff Paterson, www.bradleymanning.org Educate! Chelsea Manning

Ruling by Judge Lind allowed the prosecution to switch its theory, alleging now that Manning stole “portion[s] of” databases instead of the entire databases themselves. The change is for the Iraq and Afghan War Logs and the Global Address List. The evidence clearly shows that Manning downloaded Iraq and Afghanistan Significant Activity reports (SigActs), not the entire Combined Information Data Network Exchange (CIDNE) databases, which included far more – and far more sensitive – documents. This alteration is not semantic. Legally, it’s substantially different than the original charges, and more to the point, it comes long after the government rested its case, precluding the defense from going back to question witnesses differently. The defense moved for a mistrial on those charges.

We Must Teach Ourselves The Way Of Bradley Manning

July 28, 2013 Organize! Chelsea Manning

As Bradley Manning's court martial entered its final week. 50+ folks gathered in solidarity on the steps of St Martin's in the Fields in central London. They were graced with a surprise visit from NYC's much celebrated Rev Billy of the "Church of Stop Shopping". Rev Billy was summoned to the scene by a passing sympathetic cyclist on her mobile. The cyclist had attended Rev Billy & the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir's exorcism of a HSBC bank near Victoria as part of their ongoing "Revolt of the Golden Toads Tour" attacking the spirits of Climate Change

Bradley Manning’s ‘Sole Purpose Was To Make A Difference’

July 28, 2013 Ed Pilkington, www.guardian.co.uk Educate! Chelsea Manning

Over four hours of intense closing arguments at Fort Meade in Maryland, David Coombs set up a moral and legal clash of characterisations, between the Manning that he laid out for the court, and the callous and fame-obsessed Manning sketched on Thursday by the US government. "What is the truth?" the lawyer asked Colonel Denise Lind, the presiding judge who must now decide between the two accounts to reach her verdict. "Is Manning somebody who is a traitor with no loyalty to this country or the flag, who wanted to download as much information as possible for his employer WikiLeaks? Or is he a young, naive, well-intentioned soldier who has his humanist belief central to his decisions and whose sole purpose was to make a difference."

Photo Essay: Manning Supporters Rally Outside Maj. Gen. Buchanan’s Office

July 27, 2013 Staff, Organize! Chelsea Manning

The Bradley Manning Support Network organized a rally outside of Ft. McNair, in Washington DC, near the office of Major General Jeffrey Buchanan Gen. Buchanan is the “Convening Authority” in the court martial of Bradley Manning. He can reduce any sentence resulting from a conviction, by whatever amount he chooses. While he reigns over Bradley’s destiny, Manning supporters will be calling upon him to do the right thing.

Defense Closes Argument, Bradley Was Humanist Whistle-Blower

July 27, 2013 Nathan Fuller, www.bradleymanning.org Educate! Chelsea Manning

Coombs played the ‘Collateral Murder’ video, asking military judge Col. Denise Lind to watch it in the eyes of a young, naïve, idealistic soldier who couldn’t disregard human life, no matter whose it was. He narrated, “Nine lives were extinguished…did they need to die?” Reviewing what he called the government’s “child’s logic,” Coombs pointed out several basic inconsistencies in its theories, such as the contention that Manning sought both notoriety and anonymity. He showed how prosecutors cherry-picked Manning’s comments, taking them out of vital context.

Another Peace Prize For Bradley Manning

July 26, 2013 Staff, www.uspeacememorial.org Educate! Chelsea Manning

The Board of Directors of the US Peace Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce that the recipient of its 2013 Peace Prize is Bradley Manning for conspicuous bravery, at the risk of his own freedom, above and beyond the call of duty. The award was presented during arally July 26 at Ft. McNair, Washington, DC. Michael Knox presented the plaque to Emma Cape, Bradley Manning Support Network Campaign Organizer, who accepted on Bradley Manning's behalf. In his remarks, Knox thanked Manning for his courage and for all that he has sacrificed for this country and the world. Bradley Manning joins previous Peace Prize recipients Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Dennis Kucinich, and Cindy Sheehan.

It Was Manning Judge Who Ordered Extreme Press Security

July 26, 2013 Xeni Jardin, www.boingboing.ne Educate! Chelsea Manning

Col. Denise Lind, the judge overseeing the case, ordered the increased security measures "because of the repeat violations of the rules of the court both in the courtroom and the media operations center with regard to broadcasting and electronics," the Military District of Washington said in a emailed, unsigned statement. "The Military Police are to screen personnel to ensure no one is bringing prohibited electronics into the building and to ensure compliance with the rules of the court." I presume Col. Lind is referring in part to the leaked audio of Bradley Manning's statement before the court, which Freedom of the Press Foundation received from an anonymous source and published online.

David Coombs Closing: Case Against Manning a ‘Fictional Tale’

July 26, 2013 Ed Pilkington, www.guardian.co.uk Educate! Chelsea Manning

The defense lawyer for Bradley Manning, the US army private who is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret documents toWikileaks, has ridiculed the US government's case against him as a "fictional tale" driven by "child's logic". Coombs said that contrary to the government's "diatribe", which claimed that Manning was seeking attention by disclosing the trove of documents to WikiLeaks, he was in fact driven by a feeling of responsibility to the American people and a desire to save lives. In the most emotive scenes, Coombs played to the court three clips from the video that Manning leaked to WikiLeaks of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack in Bagdhad. The clips showed a group of civilians, including two Reuters correspondents, being strafed from the air.

Urgent Call-In: Demand Maj. Gen. Buchanan Free Bradley

July 26, 2013 Staff, www.BradleyManning.org Organize! Chelsea Manning

Yesterday we listened to the prosecution trample on Bradley Manning's rights during the government's closing argument. Prosecuting attorney Maj. Ashden Fein repeatedly took Bradley's quotes out of context, denying that he'd been disturbed by the war crimes he witnessed in Iraq or that he wanted to inform the public about them, despite ample evidence to the contrary. Military Judge Denise Lind, who will rule on Bradley's sentence in a few weeks, unfairly favored prosecutors last week by allowing them to present new evidence after they had officially closed their case. Furthermore, this evidence was in the form of unsupported testimony by Bradley's former direct supervisor, who'd been disciplined for making homophobic remarks to him. Call (202) 685-2900

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