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10 December 2011
December 9, 2011. Emma Cape. Since PFC Bradley Manning’s civilian defense attorney, David Coombs, made his requested witness list public on December 3rd, it has sparked confusion in the media as to the defense’s legal strategy. We can expect David Coombs to leave no stone unturned as he mounts a vigorous defense for PFC Manning. We would like to help the public better understand these preliminary witness choices, through the lens of military law and a military court system.
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December Bradley Manning Support Network. December 9, 2011. An anonymous source has revealed to representatives of the Bradley Manning Support Network that military officials conducted a non-publicized press briefing this morning for selected journalists, to outline restrictions that will be placed on members of the media at the upcoming hearings for the accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower.
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December 5, 2011. Bradley Manning Support Network. Speaking today at an online book discussion, Juan Mendez, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, admonished the Obama administration for its lack of a response to requests for a meeting with Bradley Manning. Responding to questions posed from bloggers and readers at an online forum hosted by FireDogLake, Mr. Mendez emphasized that “issues of accountability do not go away” — despite the fact that the administration has stopped exchanging information with him.
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November 30, 2011. Bradley Manning Support Network. Speaking at a press conference this morning at the European Parliament, elected officials representing a broad spectrum of political parties expressed their strong concerns about the mistreatment of accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower Bradley Manning.
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November 28, 2011. Bradley Manning Support Network. Bradley’s civilian legal counsel David Coombs outlines how the administration has stonewalled even routine requests for evidence, including copies of video surveillance of his meetings with Bradley.
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November 21, 2011. Bradley Manning Support Network. Today the United States Army scheduled an Article 32 pretrial hearing for PFC Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence specialist accused of releasing classified material to WikiLeaks. The pretrial hearing will commence on December 16 at Fort Meade, Maryland.
This will be PFC Manning’s first appearance before a court and the first time he will face his accusers after 17 months in confinement.
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November 18, 2011. Bradley Manning Support Network. The White House today declined to comment in response to a petition drive by supporters of accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower PFC Bradley Manning. The White House argued that it must “decline to comment” on specific cases in the military justice system. However, when he was asked about Bradley Manning’s conditions of confinement in April, President Obama replied that “he broke the law.” Legal experts have noted that this is an example of “undue command influence.”
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November 7, 2011. Bradley Manning Support Network. “We’re relieved to know all the troops will be home at the end of the year. This would not have been possible without the courageous actions of Wikileaks and the alleged participation of Bradley Manning” says Executive Director of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Jose Vasquez.
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November 7, 2011. Bradley Manning Support Network. Four supporters of accused WikiLeaks whistle-blower PFC Bradley Manning will appear Monday before a judge in Manassas, Virginia, to face charges stemming from their arrests in March outside of a Marine military brig in Quantico, Virginia.
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October 19, 2011. Juan Mendez, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, confirmed yesterday that the Department of Defense has blocked his requests for an unmonitored meeting with PFC Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks whistleblower.
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