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December 6, 2012
December 6, 2012. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. Military whistle-blower Bradley Manning will turn 25 on December 17th. It will be his third birthday in prison, and by the time his court martial begins it will have been almost three years: one year of which in the Quantico marine brig, where he was held in solitary confinement against the recommendations of mental health professionals. His trial is scheduled to start next March, but he still needs our support. Please take a few minutes to send Bradley a birthday message.
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In: Activism, News
December 5, 2012
December 5, 2012. By Nathan Fuller. After a two-day break, PFC Bradley Manning’s Article 13 motion continued, with Marines corrections expert Abel Galaviz testifying about the various ways in which the Quantico Marine brig violated Navy regulations in the way it maintained Bradley’s confinement. Tomorrow, brig commander James Averhart will take the stand.
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In: Courtroom notes, Featured, News
December 4, 2012
December 4, 2012. By Nathan Fuller. MSGT Craig Blenis, a Gunnery Sergeant at Quantico until it closed, was Bradley Manning’s counselor at the brig. Pressured from his superiors and fearing media scrutiny. Blenis kept Bradley in restrictive conditions for nine long months, against psychiatrists’ recommendations. Bradley’s hearing continues at Ft. Meade December 5-7, and then December 10-12.
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In: Courtroom notes, Featured, News
Reports from the Dec. 3rd presentation by Bradley’s attorney who made his first public statements since the trial began. He discussed the unlawful pretrial confinement of Bradley Manning, as well as Bradley’s hopes for the future. Bradley Manning has spent over 920 days in prison without trial, and support for whistle-blowers continues to grow.
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In: News, Updates
December 1, 2012
Conflicting stories were given to Bradley when he inquired as to the reasoning for keeping him in Prevention of Injury status for so long. Bradley has been in prison over 900 days, which is the longest pretrial incarceration since Vietnam. View protest photos from Paris!
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In: News, Updates
December 1, 2012. By Nathan Fuller. In the fifth day of this week’s pretrial motions hearing for PFC Bradley Manning, the government’s witnesses today tried to justify keeping Bradley in effectively solitary confinement. In cross-examination, defense lawyer David Coombs revealed their reasoning to be circular, inaccurate, and otherwise problematic. GYSGT Blenis will testify during tomorrow’s hearing, which starts at 9:30 AM.
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In: Courtroom notes, Featured, News
November 30, 2012
November 30, 2012. By Nathan Fuller. Taking the stand again at Ft. Meade, PFC Bradley Manning explained today the various ways in which he attempted to remove himself from restrictive Prevention of Injury watch, a day after brig psychiatrists testified that they recommended his conditions be relaxed as he posed no risk to himself. This week’s hearing will continue December 5-7 and the previously scheduled December 10-14 hearing has been canceled.
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In: Courtroom notes, Featured, News
November 30, 2012. By Emma Cape, Bradley Manning Support Network. After two and half years, supporters and media heard directly from PFC Bradley Manning. For five hours, he described in detail months of illegal pre-trial abuse, primarily at Marine Base Quantico, Virginia.
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In: Courtroom notes, News
November 29, 2012
News updates from Bradley Manning’s motion hearing addressing unlawful pretrial punishment. Bradley Manning testified today, on the anniversary of WikiLeaks release of Cablegate. And photos from a protest for Bradley at Berkeley!
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In: News, Updates
November 29, 2012. By Emma Cape. At Bradley Manning’s Article 13 hearing, professional military psychiatrist Captain Kevin Moore testified that Bradley Manning’s pretrial confinement conditions at Quantico military brig were comparable to, or worse than, those of prisoners he’d observed on death row.
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In: Courtroom notes, News
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