The New Dark Age

5 March 2011 — creative-i.info

Kucinich compares Bradley Manning detention to Abu Ghraib
CBS News
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) charged today that the miilitary’s treatment of Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking confidential materials to Wikileaks, is comparable to the abuse carried out at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. …
www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20039445-503544.html

Anonymous plans defense for Bradley Manning – promises a media war
The Tech Herald
by Steve Ragan – Mar 4 2011, 20:18 Given his treatment while in
confinement, as well as the list of new charges against him, Bradley
Manning has gained another set of champions to his dilemma. Anonymous has
promised to avenge Manning, and wage a media …
www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201109/6905/Anonymous-plans-defense-for-Bradley-Manning-promises-a-media-war

Bradley Manning Is Probably Naked Right Now
Death and Taxes
By Stephen Blackwell Friday, March 04, 2011 Based on the media coverage
surrounding his treatment, one would have to assume the US government has
found Bradley Manning guilty prior to his trial. Manning is accused of
copying classified, …
www.deathandtaxesmag.com/58336/bradley-manning-is-probably-naked-right-now/

The US War On Manning
The Indypendent
By Abby Zimet Bradley Manning was forced to strip and stay naked for hours
in his cell at Quantico Brig, says his lawyer David Coombs. A Marine
spokesman said he couldn’t explain here to protest 22 new charges against
Manning of aiding the enemy – who …
www.indypendent.org/2011/03/04/the-us-war-on-manning/

CRIMINALIZING THE TRUTH TELLERS – AN ANALYSIS BY DR. LAWRENCE DAVIDSON
Intifada Palestine
There is no doubt that Julian Assange, the head of the Wikileaks
organization, and Bradley Manning, the soldier who allegedly leaked US
classified documents, are being singled out and made examples of by the
Obama administration. …
www.intifada-palestine.com/2011/03/criminalizing-the-truth-tellers-an-analysis-by-dr-lawrence-davidson/

WikiLeaked: The WikiWeek: March 4, 2011
Foreign Policy
Twenty-two new charges have been filed against Pfc. Bradley Manning,
including capital offenses — enough to send him to jail for life.
Manning’s lawyer says Manning has been subjected to degrading and inhuman
conditions in jail, including being forced …
wikileaks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/04/the_wikiweek_march_4_2011

Kucinich: Is this Quantico or Abu Ghraib?
OpEdNews
Bradley Manning’s attorney David Coombs said, ‘There can be no conceivable
justification for requiring a soldier to surrender all his clothing, remain
naked in his cell for seven hours, and then stand at attention the
subsequent morning. …
www.opednews.com/Quicklink/Kucinich-Is-this-Quantico-in-General_News-110304-78.html

Trial delay over Welshman’s death
WalesOnline
Marines confirmed that Pfc Bradley Manning, born and brought up in
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was made to take off his boxer shorts for
about seven hours on Wednesday. Defence lawyer David Coombs said the action
was inexcusable. …
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/03/05/trial-delay-over-welshman-s-death-91466-28283366/

Friday’s Mixed Nuts: Stuxnet and an amusing WikiLeaks web review
Global Security
Moving along, yesterday’s lunch hour saw Martin Bashir of MSNBC devoting
some time to WikiLeaks, specifically Bradley Manning and additional charges
brought against him by the Army. One of the guests was a friend of
Manning’s who related that solitary …
sitrep.globalsecurity.org/articles/110304716-fridays-mixed-nuts-stuxnet-and.htm

SUMMARY JUDGMENTS: Our daily legal-news aggregator for March 4
Westlaw News & Insight
Manning’s strip-down: A public dispute erupted Thursday over the alleged
mistreatment of accused WikiLeaks abettor Pfc Bradley Manning. “Last
night, PFC Manning was inexplicably stripped of all clothing by the
Quantico Brig,” wrote Manning’s lawyer, …
westlawnews.thomson.com/National_Litigation/News/2011/03_-_March/SUMMARY_JUDGMENTS__Our_daily_legal-news_aggregator_for_March_4/

Anonymous to brawl with corporate bigwigs & military brass
myce.com
The statement made by Barrett Brown read, “The decision to charge Bradley
Manning with a capital offense in addition to other charges is a
provocation, and Anonymous is set to respond accordingly.” Bradley
Manning is the US Army soldier charged with …
www.myce.com/news/anonymous-to-brawl-with-corporate-bigwigs—military-brass-40933/

America’s Dreyfus Case
allvoices
By Robert Weller Although the US doesn’t have a Devil’s Island, and
American soldiers can’t be sent to Gitmo, the military has found a way to
make life hell for Pfc. Bradley Manning. Not only has he been held ten
months without trial, most of the time …
www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8374603-americas-dreyfus-case

Fighting intensifies…Serial rape suspect…Fla. victims ID’d
9&10 News
A Marine Corps spokesman says it was done to keep Pfc. Bradley Manning from
hurting himself. The lawyer calls it degrading. NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) —
Authorities in Connecticut say a man they believe is the East Coast Rapist
is in custody. …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=283797&cID=3

Bush’s Interrogators Stressed Nudity
Consortium News
By Robert Parry Editor’s Note: The disclosure that Army Pvt. Bradley
Manning was subjected to seven hours of forced nudity on Wednesday – amid
new pressures aimed at getting him to identify others involved in the
WikiLeaks case – recalled how the Bush …
www.consortiumnews.com/2011/030411b.html

Good Morning News!
The Portland Mercury (blog)
Private Bradley Manning, who has been placed in a cell for 23 hours a day,
sometimes naked. It’s a Crazy Racist Anti-Muslim Protest! Trying to raise
money for a women’s shelter, Orange County Muslim group? Nooo! Spiders Win
Again! …
blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2011/03/04/good-morning-news

Joblessness down…Battles in Libya…Criticizing Portman?
9&10 News
But Bradley Manning’s lawyer says it’s degrading. He also says Manning has
been forced to stand at attention while nude. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —
For the second time this week, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is
backtracking from public comments. …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=283770&cID=3

HRC: “We’re Losing the War”
CounterPunch
The Army filed 22 new charges against PFC Bradley Manning, suspected of
passing classified information to the WikiLeaks website. The charges
include “aiding the enemy,” — a capital offense. These charges coincided
with Gen. …
www.counterpunch.org/cockburn03042011.html

Jason Kenney’s fundraising letter lands him in hot water with the opposition
Macleans.ca (blog)
Lawyer calls treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning “inexcusable and without
justification” ‘How could the entire Jewish people have been present at
this moment to call for the death of Jesus?’ Canada doesn’t have a
constitutional monarchy. …
www2.macleans.ca/category/need-to-know/?current=176071

Hidden Story of Silicon Valley’s High-Tech Workers
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Nadia Prupis, Truthout: “The US Army on Wednesday brought 22 new charges
against Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking classified
military and government documents to whistleblower web site WikiLeaks.
Manning was arrested in May 2010 for …
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1103/S00180/hidden-story-of-silicon-valleys-high-tech-workers.htm

National and world briefs
News Sentinel
The Marines confirmed today that Pfc. Bradley Manning was made to
relinquish his boxer shorts for about seven hours Wednesday night due to
what 1st Lt. Brian Villiard calls a “situationally driven” event.
Villiard wouldn’t elaborate, citing concerns …
www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110304/NEWS/103040340

American Tax Dollars for Al-Jazeera-inspired Terrorism
Right Side News
Al-Jazeera has carried a storyabout disgruntled homosexual Army soldier
Bradley Manning, who is charged with illegally disclosing classified
information that threatens American lives. Al-Jazeera described him as a
“whistleblower,” giving some …
www.rightsidenews.com/2011030412979/us/islam-in-america/american-tax-dollars-for-al-jazeera-inspired-terrorism.html

WikiLeaks: Movie, TV and music secrets revealed!
WGNtv.com
That’s because Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who has been charged with
illegally downloading information including State Department cables,
explained his modus operandi thusly: “I would come in with music on a CD-RW
labeled with something like “Lady Gaga” …
www.wgntv.com/news/la-et-wikileaks-entertainment-pictures,0,2501259.photogallery

The serial deceit of Geoff Morrell
Salon
The question of “is Bradley Manning in solitary confinement?” is about as
easy a one to answer as the American news channels will ever get. The guy
is not hard to find. He’s in prison. The location of the prison is known.
If something as cut and dried …
letters.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2011/03/04/morrell/view/

Horton reports again on Obama Administration’s “war on whistleblowers”
Whistleblowers Protection Blog (blog)
… WikiLeaks supporters with invasive harassment, (3) even serving
subpoena on the Twitter accounts of several WikiLeaks associates, (4) its
prosecutions of Thomas Drake and Bradley Manning, and (5) the failure to
grant clemency to Brad Birkenfeld. …
www.whistleblowersblog.org/2011/03/articles/whistleblowers-government-empl/terrorism/horton-reports-again-on-obama-administrations-war-on-whistleblowers/

Congress Cuts $20 Million from Cyber-Security in Interim Bill
eWeek
A number of security experts had speculated a network-monitoring tool would
have detected the traffic anomalies caused by Pvt. Bradley Manning
downloading large amounts of classified data. DHS is also worried about the
security risk of sophisticated …
www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Congress-Cuts-20-Million-from-CyberSecurity-in-Interim-Bill-456776/

Metro Washington, Maryland and Delaware news at 1 pm
Washington Examiner
Pfc. Bradley Manning’s defense attorney called the treatment degrading and
inexcusable. By David Dishneau. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland senators hear
from proponents of legalizing direct shipping of wine to consumers, weeks
after listening to alcohol …
washingtonexaminer.com/news/nation/2011/03/metro-washington-maryland-and-delaware-news-1-pm-0

The WikiLeaks News & Views Blog — Special Weekend Edition!
The Nation. (blog)
My piece, a useful backgrounder: “Bradley Manning and the Tomb of the
Well-Known Soldier.” I had this yesterday, but getting more attention
today: Former UK spy boss credits WikiLeaks with helping to spark revolts
in Egypt and elsewhere, …
www.thenation.com/blog/159043/wikileaks-news-views-blog-special-weekend-edition

Two Tory MPs rejected ‘in-and-out’
Macleans.ca
It has a “Harper government.” Lawyer calls treatment of Pfc. Bradley
Manning “inexcusable and without justification” Will Pierre Karl
Péladeau take on other unions now? The epic lockout at Le Journal de
Montréal is over. Where does Quebecor go from here?
www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/two-tory-mps-rejected-%E2%80%98in-and-out%E2%80%99/

News of the World: Obama tells Gadhafi to step down, Cuba tries USAID …
Yahoo! News (blog)
(ABC News) PFC Bradley Manning forced to be naked for 7 hours in Quantico
Wednesday, his lawyer reports. Pentagon says the suspect in the WikiLeaks
case is a suicide risk. (Associated Press; Armycourtmartialdefense.info)
Former MI6 chief Sir Richard …
news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110304/wl_yblog_upshot/news-of-the-world-obama-tells-gadhafi-to-step-down-cuba-tries-usaid-contractor-alan-gross

WikiLeaks suspect’s clothing seized as precaution
Austin American-Statesman
FILE – This undated file photo obtained by The Associated Press shows
Bradley Manning, the US Army private suspected of being the source of some
of the unauthorized classified information disclosed on the WikiLeaks
website. Manning’s civilian attorney …
www.statesman.com/news/nation/wikileaks-suspects-clothing-seized-as-precaution-1297784.html

The US demands that Israeli-funded African Mercenaries be granted Immunity …
Firedoglake
Yet, we treat Bradley Manning, a US citizen convicted of no crimes, as if
he were the greatest war criminal of all time. Amazing hypocrisy.
Breathtaking. So, the mask now falls at last. The United States, the UN
security council, Israel, …
my.firedoglake.com/marsdragon/2011/03/04/the-us-demands-that-israeli-funded-african-mercenaries-be-granted-immunity-from-war-crimes/

Daphne Eviatar: Marines Say Bradley Manning Is Imprisoned Isolated …
By Daphne Eviatar
If Bradley Manning isn’t mentally disturbed already, it would seem that
forcing him to stay naked in his cell all night while under constant
surveillance would certainly push him in that direction.
www.huffingtonpost.com/daphne-eviatar/marines-say-bradley-manni_b_831489.html

Bradley Manning, Army Private Held in WikiLeaks Case, Left Naked …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON – The Army private suspected of giving classified U.S. documents
to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks was forced to sleep naked in a military
jail at least once this week, the Marine Corps acknowledged Friday after
the …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/04/bradley-manning-naked-seven-hours_n_831529.html

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.: Bradley Manning’s Abuse: Army’s Dishonor …
By Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.
If our Commander in Chief shrinks into the background and ignores the abuse
of Bradley Manning, how can he expect to maintain his credibility as our
leader, as the moral compass of our country?
www.huffingtonpost.com/barton-kunstler-phd/bradley-mannings-abuse-ar_b_831179.html

Bradley Manning, meet George Orwell “ The Reality-Based Community
By Mark Kleiman
The United States Army is so concerned about Bradley Manning’s health that
it is subjecting him to a regime designed to drive him insane. That’s old
news. Now we learn that the Army is so concerned about his right to privacy
it refused …
www.samefacts.com/2011/03/uncategorized/bradley-manning-meets-george-orwell/

Bradley Manning Jailed Naked
By James Joyner
The saga of accused Wikileaks conspirator Bradley Manning continues to get
uglier, with the military acknowledging that he was forced to spend the day
naked for, well, no apparent reason.
www.outsidethebeltway.com/bradley-manning-jailed-naked/

Democracy Now! | Headlines for March 04, 2011
By mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
New information has come to light about the prison conditions of accused
U.S. Army whistleblower Bradley Manning, who is being held at the Marine
brig in Quantico, Virginia. According to his lawyer, Manning was stripped
of all his …
www.democracynow.org/2011/3/4/headlines

Marines Seize Bradley Manning’s Clothes — News from Antiwar.com
By Jason Ditz
In the wake of announcing 22 additional charges against him, Pfc. Bradley
Manning’s clothing was seized by the guards at the US Marine base at
Quantico, Virginia, leaving him naked in his cell. The seizure of Manning’s
clothing was …
news.antiwar.com/2011/03/04/marines-seize-bradley-mannings-clothes/

Army’s Mafia Abuse of Pvt. Bradley Manning by Ray McGovern …
By Ray McGovern
Is the U.S. Army stooping to Mafia-style tactics in seeking to imprison
23-year- old Private Bradley Manning for the rest of his life, essentially
making him an example for other U.S. soldiers who might be tempted to put
conscience and …
original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2011/03/04/armys-mafia-abuse-of-pvt-bradley-manning/

The Maltreatment of Bradley Manning : Lawyers, Guns & Money
By Scott Lemieux
I think it’s worth noting as well that this isn’t the case where there’s a
clash between civil liberties and compelling political interests — the
number of votes Obama would lose if Manning was treated in a humane,
constitutional manner …
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2011/03/the-maltreatment-of-bradley-manning

Pfc. Bradley Manning, He Is Neither a Whistle Blower Nor A Hero …
By Flyovercountry
Political correctness you see allowed the Bradley Mannings of the world to
slip through the man made cracks in military screening processes. Manning’s
superiors knew that Manning was unfit for his job, unfit for duty, and
refrained from …
www.theblogmocracy.com/2011/03/04/pfc-bradley-manning-he-is-neither-a-whistle-blower-nor-a-hero/
OpEdNews – Article: Is Bradley Manning Being Treated Like a …
Daniel Ellsberg, friend of Mannning and frequent visitor to Quantico David
House and military lawyer Jon Shelburne all react to charges army filed
against Pfc Bradley Manning recently. House notes how solitary confinement
was used to …
www.opednews.com/articles/Is-Bradley-Manning-Being-T-by-Kevin-Gosztola-110304-769.html

Yglesias “ Bradley Manning Detention Story Gets Worse
By myglesias
Having decided to detain Bradley Manning without trial in conditions likely
to drive a man insane, it seems that at some point the US military had him
stripped and left naked in his cell for seven hours on Wednesday. …
yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2011/03/bradley-manning-detention-story-gets-worse/

Reason Morning Links: Gold, Bradley Manning, and the NFL – Hit …
By Jesse Walker
The Wisconsin Senate orders the arrest of 14 absent Democratic lawmakers.
Protesters in the Wisconsin capitol will no longer stay overnight.
Legislators.
reason.com/blog/2011/03/04/reason-morning-links-gold-brad

Bradley Manning Was Jailed Naked, Lawyer Says | The Political Carnival
By GottaLaff
A lawyer for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of
leaking secret government files to WikiLeaks, has complained that his
client was stripped and left naked in his cell for seven hours on
Wednesday. […] …
thepoliticalcarnival.net/2011/03/04/bradley-manning-was-jailed-naked-lawyer-says/

OUTview Online: Bradley Manning Stripped, Left Naked for 7 Hours!
By MK Scott
Bradley Manning got his clothes back yesterday morning, after he was made
to stand outside his cell during an inspection, the lawyer added. “This
type of degrading treatment is inexcusable and without justification,”
the post said. …
www.outviewonline.com/2011/03/bradley-manning-stripped-left-naked-for.html

Marines Say Bradley Manning is Imprisoned Isolated and Naked ‘For …
By aidresources
If the U.S. military is really concerned that a soldier in its custody
might commit suicide, it would seem like a bad idea to keep him isolated in
a prison.. .
aidresources.org/marines-say-bradley-manning-is-imprisoned-isolated-and-naked-%E2%80%98for-his-own-good%E2%80%99/

Bradley Manning, Torture Victim and Prisoner of Conscience now …
By Cleaves News Poetry
Bradley Manning is not a Martian or something foreign to humanity – it
was HIS/ OUR sense of MORAL OUTRAGE and the NEED FOR JUSTICE, which made
certain information available to the public – and self-glorifying,
opportunist prick, …
cleaves.zapto.org/news/story-2358.html

Does Bradley Manning deserve the death penalty? – Yahoo! News
The army private accused of leaking confidential U.S. documents to
WikiLeaks is facing new charges that could see him sentenced to death.
news.yahoo.com/s/theweek/20110304/cm_theweek/212797

Army Lodges 22 Additional Charges against Bradley Manning …
National Journal delivers the latest political news and analysis. The U.S.
Army today charged Pfc. Bradley Manning with 22 additional offenses related
to …
nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/army-lodges-22-additional-charges-against-bradley-manning-20110302