March 5, 2013. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. Here are some highlights from the statements Bradley Manning gave in court on Feb 28, 2013 concerning his motives for releasing documents to the public through WikiLeaks.
Read More »David Coombs reiterates that “PFC Manning did not plead guilty pursuant to a “plea bargain” or “plea deal” with the Government.” The Government will prosecute PFC Manning on all charges as expected.
Read More »March 3, 2013. The Bradley Manning Support Network’s transcript of PFC Bradley Manning’s statement to the court on February 28, 2013, as a supplement to his pleading guilty to lesser offenses and pleading not guilty to aiding the enemy. Bradley explains his work as an intelligence analyst in Iraq and why he felt he had to expose the abuses that he saw to the public through WikiLeaks.
Read More »March 3, 2013. By Kevin Zeese. Bradley Manning Support Network steering committee member Kevin Zeese, who witnessed Bradley’s plea statement in the courtroom at Fort Meade, MD, writes about his first-hand observations, the importance of Bradley’s statement, and how we can help the young whistleblower before time runs out.
Read More »March 3, 2013. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. Leading up to last week’s pre-trial hearing at Fort Meade, supporters staged over 70 events internationally in support of Bradley Manning on his 1000th day in prison without trial. The actions were an enormous success raising awareness of the government’s persecution of Bradley Manning, while at the same time waking up the media prior to one of the most important pre-trial hearings thus far.
Read More »During the recent pre-trial hearing Bradley Manning explained for the first time his reasons for sharing information with WikiLeaks: it was an act of conscience. He explained how he carefully selected documents that would not cause harm, but that would spark domestic debate about the war. He stated that he felt, and continues to feel, that the Iraq War Logs are “some of the most important documents of our time.”
Read More »March 1, 2013. By Nathan Fuller, Bradley Manning Support Network. Pretrial hearing ends with a closed session. The government wants to call a witness that the defense says is both irrelevant and prejudicial. But the government doesn’t believe the defense should be allowed to interview him before he testifies.
Read More »Yesterday Bradley explained how and more importantly, why, he shared classified documents with WikiLeaks. Rush transcript by Alexa O’Brien.
Read More »February 28, 2013. By Nathan Fuller, Bradley Manning Support Network. Check back here for updates throughout the day from the courtroom in Fort Meade, MD, where PFC Bradley Manning will discuss his submission of a guilty plea and discuss releasing documents to WikiLeaks.
Read More »February 27, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. Today’s hearing ended early, with a closed session in the afternoon dealing with classified information and Judge Lind ruling on the defense’s over-classification witnesses. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense finally began releasing legal filings in Bradley Manning’s case.
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