I Am Bradley Manning

I Am Bradley Manning

I Am Bradley Manning

If you witnessed war crimes, what would you do?

Peter Rothberg
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Nobel Peace Prize nominee PFC Bradley Manning has been in prison for more than three years. He is accused of sharing documents that expose US war crimes, government corruption, and corporate influence on US foreign policies. This is the charge, but to me and millions of others, whoever did expose these crimes is a hero and a patriot. Yet the government has chosen to persecute the alleged whistle-blower rather than pursue the criminals.

Manning’s court martial started on June 3. Human rights lawyer Chase Madar, author of the invaluable The Passion of Bradley Manning: The Story behind the Wikileaks Whistleblower (Verso), is attending the proceedings and blogging at thenation.com during the course of the trial.

This impassioned appeal from Daniel Ellsberg makes clear what an injustice the US government is perpetuating on Manning. Read and share the letter and then check out the Bradley Manning Support Network to see how you can help save the life of a true American hero.

Read Chase Madar – what is in Bradley Manning's leaks anyway? 

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Editor and Publisher, The Nation

Peter Rothberg Peter Rothberg is the The Nation’s associate publisher.


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