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19 December 2011 — williambowles.info

Cables on Bradley Manning’s computer ‘exactly matched’ WikiLeaks documents
The Guardian
A forensic investigator who examined Bradley Manning’s army computers following his arrest discovered thousands of US embassy cables and Guantánamo detainee reports that matched exactly the documents published by WikiLeaks, the soldier’s pretrial …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/19/cables-bradley-manning-computer-wikileaks?newsfeed=true

Bradley Manning’s sexual orientation raised at hearing
Washington Post
The young Army intelligence specialist accused of passing government secrets appeared in court Saturday listening to lawyers and witnesses discuss whether his sexual orientation plays any role in the case against him. (Dec. 17) (/The Associated Press) …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/bradley-mannings-sexual-orientation-raised-at-hearing/2011/12/18/gIQAIdbT2O_video.html

Bradley Manning; Ron Paul First in Iowa Despite Fox News and the Republican …
Rocky Mountain Collegian (blog)
Hence the uproar over Army Pfc. Bradley Manning allegedly providing modern miracle Wikileaks with massive amounts of information the federal government has been, shall we say, embarrassed as hell to have see the light of day. …
http://www.collegian.com/index.php/blog/politics/2011/12/bradley_manning_ron_paul_first_in_iowa_despite_fox_news_and_the_republican_party_kim_jong_il_calls_in_dead_and_tim_tebow_carries_on

Occupy SF – March and Rally to Free Bradley Manning
Bay Area Indymedia
Saturday, December 17th, a rally at Justin Herman Plaza, followed by a Financial District street march with a stop and rally at a Financial District Wells Fargo, was held as part of the international movement to free Bradley Manning. …
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/18/18703038.php

When the Bubble Bursts
Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo, December 19, 2011 As the trial of Bradley Manning begins, the focus is on the boring and utterly irrelevant detail of his sexual “orientation”: the defense is, understandably, trying to get the charges dismissed by playing up this …
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2011/12/18/when-the-bubble-bursts/

China Villagers In Police Standoff Plan Big March
Salon
The government connected those dots in its case accusing Pfc. Bradley
Manning of committing traitorous leaks from his perch as an intelligence
analyst in Baghdad. Shaver’s testimony Sunday provided the first hard
evidence linking Manning to the …
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/19/china_villagers_in_police_standoff_plan_big_march-2/

Hackmeet 2011 – Free Bradley Manning presentation.
Bay Area Indymedia
A member of the support committee to free Bradley Manning presented a
dense, fact-based talk and slide show related to Manning’s alleged actions
and his defense. While audio can’t capture the slide show, it provides an
opportunity to increase factual …
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/18/18703036.php

Corrections and clarifications
The Guardian
• An article about Adrian Lamo, the hacker who betrayed the alleged
WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, incorrectly stated that Manning was
arrested at Forward Operating Base Hammer outside Baghdad “where he was
working as an intelligence officer”. …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2011/dec/18/corrections-and-clarifications?newsfeed=true

US soldier Bradley Manning’s instability ‘was not picked up by military’
Belfast Telegraph
By David Usborne A military hearing into the case of Bradley Manning, the
soldier accused of passing American secrets to WikiLeaks, heard new details
yesterday of the failure by his supervisors to note signs of emotional
instability and revise his …
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-soldier-bradley-mannings-instability-was-not-picked-up-by-military-16092808.html

Rally held in support of accused soldier
KFOR
A rally was hosted by the Oklahoma Center for Conscience and the Peace
House for Pfc. Bradley Manning. Supporters gathered near Penn Square Mall
on Saturday and held up signs saying “Blowing the Whistle on War Crimes
is not a Crime! …
http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-rally-held-in-support-of-accused-soldier-20111218,0,2786969.story

GOP fuels debate, demands jobless bill be for 1 year
Detroit Free Press
An officer who supervised Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of
providing government secrets to WikiLeaks, testified at a military hearing
Sunday that Manning had a keen understanding of enemy threats in Iraq. But
Capt. …
http://www.freep.com/article/20111219/NEWS07/112190345/GOP-fuels-debate-demands-jobless-bill-be-for-1-year

A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
truthout
Twenty-four years ago on December 17th, US Army Spc. Bradley Manning was
born. He has now spent 570 days in a military prison without a trial —
simply because he allegedly blew the whistle on the illegal and immoral war
in Iraq. …
http://www.truth-out.org/man-tunisia-movement-wall-street-and-soldier-who-ignited-fuse/1324230790

“Ground rules”
Annapolis Capital (blog)
Today’s column looked at the rules imposed on media coverage of Bradley
Manning’s court hearing at Fort Meade. Here’s the full, unedited list of
rules reporters had to sign. (I noted on my form that I was signing under
protest.) …
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845050/Ground%20rules.html

Bongo party ‘wins absolute majority’
Times LIVE
Sapa-AFP BRADLEY Manning, the suspected source of the largest leak of
classified US documents in history, showed signs of emotional instability
before his alleged wrongdoing and struggled with his gender identity, his
lawyer said in court on Saturday. …
http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2011/12/19/10-in-ten

The Australian Government should stand by Assange
ABC Online
The US has held Bradley Manning, the man accused of leaking material to
WikiLeaks in detention since May 2010 and for a significant portion of
those 19 months in solitary confinement. Worse still, for the majority of
time Manning has been detained he …
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3737218.html

The News Matrix: Monday 19 December 2011
The Independent
MORE Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of leaking thousands of
government secrets to WikiLeaks, struggled with emotional problems and
gender issues, a military hearing was told at the weekend. MORE At least 14
civilians and six government troops …
http://www.independent.co.uk/i/matrix/the-news-matrix-monday-19-december-2011-6279138.html

Occupy DC Inspires Protesters Across US
WAMU
Occupy DC protestors demonstrated outside the Wikileaks trial of Army Pfc
Bradley Manning this weekend, saying they’re in it for the long haul, and
their determination is motivating other protesters from across the country.
Jonathan Friedman came to DC …
http://wamu.org/news/11/12/18/occupy_dc_inspires_protesters_across_us

D17: Protests Mark The Third Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street’ Movement Puts …
Real News Network
It was also Bradley Manning’s Birthday. It was one of those days that
confirmed the validity of the chant: “All Day, All Week, Occupy Wall
Street”. Ok, maybe, it wasn’ta whole week but Saturday felt like a week
in one day. The plan for the day, …
http://therealnews.com/t2/component/content/article/50-danny/857-d17-protests-mark-the-third-anniversary-of-occupy-wall-street-movement-puts-on-a-why-i-occupy-show-in-times-square

Briefs: Cops say suspect in NY burning death angry over $2000
The Detroit News
Ford Meade, Md. — A military hearing for the Army private charged with
spilling a mountain of secrets to WikiLeaks focused Sunday on why Pfc.
Bradley Manning remained entrusted with highly sensitive information after
showing hostile behavior to those …
http://www.detnews.com/article/20111219/NATION/112190327/1020/nation/Briefs-Cops-say-suspect-N-Y-burning-death-angry-over-2-000

ReOccupy Roving Protest Brightens the Midnight Hours
Bay Area Indymedia
Re-Occupy Santa Cruz began on Saturday in solidarity with (a) Re-Occupy
Wall Street, (b) political prisoner Bradley Manning’s birthday (or his
mother’s Birthing Day, as I like to style it), (c) the anniversary of
Tunesian street vendor and blogger …
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/18/18702985.php

Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment
NECN
The military hearing continued Sunday to determine whether Pfc. Bradley
Manning will stand trial at a court-martial for allegedly slipping a trove
of government secrets to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks while working
as an intelligence analyst in …
http://www.necn.com/12/18/11/Update-on-the-latest-news-sports-busines/landing_politics.html?&apID=4b1e03a20c8b46ff80ebbb715b05d763

The OccupyUSA Blog for Monday (Dec. 19), With Frequent Updates
The Nation. (blog)
7:00 Badge of honor: Just noticed that the man who turned in Bradley
Manning, Adrian Lamo, has panned my book about Manning at Amazon, don’t
miss his “review” at bottom of page….Amazon doing another promo, my
recent e-book on (and versus) the death …
http://www.thenation.com/blog/165219/occupyusa-blog-monday-dec-19-frequent-updates

Former CIA director says possibility ‘cannot be discounted’
WND.com
Woolsey pointed to Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who reportedly provided
WikiLeaks with droves of documents, including highly classified cables, as
an example of the damage that can be caused by one individual with access
to sensitive data. …
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=378949

House leaders oppose 2-month extension…Troops return from Iraq…Sherlock …
9&10 News
An intelligence officer who worked with Bradley Manning testified today
that Manning was considered to have an especially high understanding of
enemy threats in Iraq and was given “top secret” security clearance. LOS
ANGELES (AP) — The new Sherlock …
http://www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=314811&cID=3

world summary TUESDAY
The Sun Daily
FORT MEADE, Maryland, Dec 18, 2011 (AFP) – Secret documents published by
WikiLeaks was found on computers used by Bradley Manning, accused of giving
a trove of files to the secret-spilling site, a US Army cyber expert said
Sunday. …
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/242675

US Army traces alleged leaker’s digital footprints
Newsday
Late Sunday, investigator David Shaver testified that he found more than
10000 diplomatic cables and other sensitive information on one computer
used by Pfc. Bradley Manning. On another computer used by the private,
Shaver said,…
http://www.newsday.com/news/us-army-traces-alleged-leaker-s-digital-footprints-1.3397164

Minneapolis protest sends anti-war message for holidays
Fight Back! Newspaper
After the march, many attended a bannering for Bradley Manning in front of
the Federal Building. Dec. 17 was Manning’s 24th birthday. The Minneapolis
protest was co-sponsored by Anti-War Committee, Military Families Speak
Out, Minnesota Peace Action …
http://www.fightbacknews.org/2011/12/18/minneapolis-protest-sends-anti-war-message-holidays

Army Is Pressed On Why It Kept Trusting Manning
Salon
By David Dishneau and Pauline Jelinek, AP Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left,
is escorted to a security vehicle Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 in Fort Meade,
Md. Manning, an Army intelligence specialist accused of passing government
secrets spent his 24th …
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/19/army_is_pressed_on_why_it_kept_trusting_manning_2_3/

Manning’s status as gay soldier is key to defense
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Pfc. Bradley Manning is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of
sensitive items to the anti-secrecy online group WikiLeaks, including Iraq
and Afghanistan war logs, State Department cables and a military video of a
2007 American helicopter attack …
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111218/NEWS03/111219484

Witness links private to secrets seen on WikiLeaks
Austin American-Statesman
Lt. Dan Choi, gay veteran and activist, center left, and retired US Army
Colonel and diplomat Ann Wright, right, march with others in support of
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, present on base at a military court hearing, at
Ft. Meade, Md., Saturday, Dec. …
http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/witness-links-private-to-secrets-seen-on-wikileaks-2038800.html

Bradley Manning has “gender issues” « Hot Air
By Jazz Shaw
Even as we watch the close of the Iraq war – or at least our direct,
military involvement in it – one of the lingering stories which came out
of the conflict continues to unfold. Accused traitor Bradley Manning has
finally begun his trial, with a …
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/18/bradley-manning-has-gender-issues/

Bradley Manning: WikiLeaks Suspect’s Status As Gay Soldier Is Key …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
FORT MEADE, Md. — A computer-crimes investigator testified Sunday he
found more than 10000 diplomatic cables and other sensitive information on
the work computer of the Army private charged with spilling a mountain of
secrets to …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/18/bradley-manning-wikileaks-suspect-gay_n_1156288.html

Activist Dan Choi: U.S. is on trial, not Bradley Manning | The Raw Story
By Eric W. Dolan
Famed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” resister and gay activist Dan Choi spoke
in defense of U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning during a rally outside the
gates of Fort Meade in Maryland. Manning is suspected of downloading 260000
U.S. diplomatic …
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/18/activist-dan-choi-u-s-is-on-trial-not-bradley-manning/

Video, Brian Becker: “Bradley Manning is a Hero!” | War Is A Crime …
By BillyClub
More than 200 activists rallied in support of Bradley Manning outside of
Fort Meade, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 17, 2011. It was the
second day of Manning’s trial. The National Coordinator of the ANSWER
Coalition, Brian Becker, …
http://warisacrime.org/content/video-brian-becker-bradley-manning-hero

Bradley Manning’s Cry For Help Included Sending Cross-Dressed …
By Robert Johnson
And he was still allowed access to classified materials.
http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-bradley-manning-2011-12

Defense Questions Why Army Gave Bradley Manning Access To …
By Kelly
Attention is turned once again Sunday to the military hearing at Fort Meade
that will determine if an Army private will be court martialed for
providing government secrets to WikiLeaks.
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/12/18/mannings-status-as-gay-soldier-is-key-to-defense/

Defense Raises Bradley Manning’s Sexual Orientation in Court …
By John
Defense Raises Bradley Manning’s Sexual Orientation in Court. John on
December 18, 2011 at 10:20 am. Did you know Bradley Manning was gay?
Neither did I. But apparently his defense team is now raising this as an
issue in his defense: …
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=35573

iOwnTheWorld.com » Blog Archive » Bradley Manning’s Defense
By BigFurHat
Private Bradley Manning, who is accused of stealing and then leaking
thousands of classified documents, is trying a novel twist on the Twinkie
defense. Instead of claiming that he wasn’t responsible for his actions
because he ate Twinkies, …
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=110457

Demonstrators show support for Bradley Manning | l.a. activist
By Dan Bluemel
Roughly 100 demonstrators marched through downtown Los Angeles yesterday to
show their support for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, an alleged government
whistl…
http://www.laactivist.com/2011/12/18/demonstrators-show-support-for-bradley-manning/

Joe. My. God.: Bradley Manning Gets First Hearing
By Joe
Joe. My. God. JMG: Blog Year Eight JoeMyGod@gmail.com. Gay culture, short
stories, politics, and fabulous disco trivia. Follow JMG on Twitter!
Facebook page. RSS Feed. Previous Posts. Rick Perry: I’m Still Standing ·
A Room With A View …
http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2011/12/bradley-manning-gets-first-hearing.html

Hacker who betrayed Bradley Manning expresses regret over …
By Suzan
Adrian Lamo, the hacker who betrayed the alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley
Manning to the US authorities, has said it would be to his “lasting
regret” were the soldier to be given a lengthy custodial sentence. Lamo,
30, dubbed the “world’s …
http://womenborntranssexual.com/2011/12/19/hacker-who-betrayed-bradley-manning-expresses-regret-over-possible-jail-term/

Video: Bradley Manning military hearing underway « Fresh Coffee …
By admin
December 18, 2011 6:14 PM Alleged WikiLeaks source Army Private Bradley
Manning is the subject of a military hearing and could face up to 22 counts
of violating military code. Elaine Quijano reports. Read Story:
“Emotional distress” key to …
http://coffee.windowstorussia.com/video-bradley-manning-military-hearing-underway.html

Supporters Give Bradley Manning a Hero’s Tribute Outside Fort …
By John Grant
Saturday, December 17th was Bradley Manning’s 24th birthday, and at least
300 supporters gathered outside Fort Meade, Maryland, where the military
was in its second day of a preliminary hearing process that’s expected to
take about a …
http://www.inthemindfield.com/2011/12/18/supporters-give-bradley-manning-a-heros-tribute-outside-fort-meade/

Bradley Manning ‘started a revolution in the US’ – Press TV News …
By sfluxe
Automatically uploaded video [VIDEO] Bradley Manning ‘started a revolution
in the US’ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:29:35 Url: “edition.presstv.ir #presstv
#presstvandroid #presstviphone #presstvglobalnews #presstvmobile …
http://sfluxe.com/2011/12/19/bradley-manning-started-a-revolution-in-the-us-press-tv-news/

Bradley Manning | Underwire | Wired.com
Tom Cruise scales new heights in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol ,
thanks to animation visionary Brad Bird. Images courtesy Paramount. There
are two …
http://www.wired.com/underwire/tag/bradley-manning/