15 March 2012 — williambowles.info
UN expert criticizes Manning’s harsh detention
NECN
Juan Mendez said in a report to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council that the US military‘s “seriously punitive” detention of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who has not been found guilty of any crime, is also “a violation of his right to physical and …
http://www.necn.com/03/14/12/UN-expert-criticizes-Mannings-harsh-dete/landing_nation.html?&apID=2049626039d14ec6a82e18ef8552fed6
Army private accused of leaking documents to Wikileaks may soon learn when …
Washington Post
Pfc. Bradley Manning was scheduled to appear in a military courtroom at
Fort Meade, near Baltimore, on Thursday and Friday. During his most recent
hearing in late February, no trial date was set, though the timing was
discussed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/army-private-accused-of-leaking-documents-to-wikileaks-may-soon-learn-when-trial-will-begin/2012/03/15/gIQAjMahDS_story.html
Extreme Secrecy in Manning Court-Martial
Courthouse News Service
By ADAM KLASFELD (CN) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture claims the US
military‘s extreme secrecy in Pfc. Bradley Manning‘s case is interfering
with the rapporteur’s ability to do his job. Manning, 24, is accused of
sending more than 700000 …
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/03/14/44679.htm
UN: US Military’s Treatment of Bradley Manning Cruel and Inhumane
EDGE Boston
by Jason St. Amand The US government has been formally accused for cruel,
inhuman and degrading treatment towards Bradley Manning by the UN special
rapporteur on torture, UK newspaper the Guardian reported. Manning, 24, is
an openly gay US soldier who …
http://www.edgeboston.com/news/crime/news/130892/un:_us_military%E2%80%99s_treatment_of_bradley_manning_cruel_and_inhumane
Washington accused of torture in Bradley Manning case
The Voice of Russia
The United Nations Special Rapproteur on Torture Juan Mendez has accused
the United States of “cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment towards
US army soldier Bradley Manning. Vladimir Gladkov has more. Bradley
Manning, a former computer analyst who …
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_03_14/68480416/
UN: United States Treatment Of Alleged Wikileaks Source “Inhumane”
RTT News
(RTTNews) – A United Nations special report on torture has accused the US
government of “inhumane” treatment of US soldier and alleged WikiLeaks
source Bradley Manning. Manning, 24, worked an as an intelligence analyst
and was held in solitary …
Punishing a whistleblower
The Hindu
The United Nations special rapporteur on torture has just submitted his
findings on Washington’s prolonged and controversial detention of WikiLeaks
hero Bradley Manning. Simply put, he has concluded that the punitive
conditions imposed on him, …
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article2995522.ece
Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies
Examiner.com
Commentary is provided by the editors of Der Speigel, The Guardian, and The
New York Times, as well as the blogger who turned Bradley Manning into the
authorities, government employees, as well as former co-workers of Assange,
and friends of Manning.
http://www.examiner.com/indie-film-in-austin-mn/wikileaks-secrets-and-lies-review
Jeremy Scahill: Obama after whistleblowers worldwide
RT
At the same time, however, the commander-in-chief has condemned WikiLeaks
contributor Bradley Manning for allegedly aiding the enemy by revealing the
truth behind America’s war in Iraq. Now it has been divulged that Obama
even appealed with the …
http://rt.com/usa/news/scahill-obama-shaye-administration-595/
Source: Accused US Soldier Flown to Kuwait
FOX 4 News
Army PFC Bradley Manning was detained in Kuwait after he was taken into
custody in Baghdad in 2010 for allegedly leaking government documents in
the Wikileaks case. Kirby said the transfer did not necessarily mean the
trial would be held outside …
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpps/news/shooting-suspect-reportedly-flown-out-of-afghanistan-dpgonc-20120314-to_18535971
America’s ‘Core Values’ in Afghan War?
Consortium News
Intense international criticism also has been directed at the Obama
administration for its treatment of alleged whistleblower Pvt. Bradley
Manning, treatment which some say has amounted to torture. The US has also
expanded the scope of its wars in the …
http://consortiumnews.com/2012/03/14/americas-core-values-in-afghan-war/
Obama‘s personal role in a journalist’s imprisonment
Salon
Shaye’s work was vindicated when WikiLeaks released a diplomatic cable —
allegedly provided by Bradley Manning — in which Yemen’s then-President
Ali Abdullah Saleh joked with David Petraeus about continuing to lie to the
public: ”We’ll continue …
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/obamas_personal_role_in_a_journalists_imprisonment/singleton/
Angry Afghan lawmakers demand shooting suspect be tried in Afghanistan
Fox News
The most prominent detainee recently was Army PFC Bradley Manning, who was
held there after he was taken into custody in Baghdad in 2010 for allegedly
leaking government documents in the WikiLeaks case. Abdul Khaliq
Balakarzai, another Kandahar …
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/15/angry-afghan-lawmakers-demand-shooting-suspect-be-tried-in-afghanistan/
‘Pentagon strikes death blow to freedom of press in US‘
Press TV
Sherwood Ross, Chicago Daily News reporter and Miami-based public relations
consultant, says Pentagon classifies so many documents as secret that
“espionage charges,” like those brought against Bradley Manning and
Julian Assange, will strike a death …
http://presstv.com/usdetail/231710.html
Kandahar Shooting Suspect Flown to Kuwait
ABC News (blog)
In 2010, PFC Bradley Manning was kept in pre-trial confinement in Kuwait
for three months after having been initially detained in Baghdad for
allegedly leaking sensitive materials that later appeared on Wikileaks. In
June 2010, Army Staff Sergeant …
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/kandahar-shooting-suspect-flown-to-kuwait/
SXSW 2012: Queer interest films highlight the Austin festival’s first week
Dallas Voice
We Are Legion — Surprisingly, the story about the infamous international
“hack-tivist” group Anonymous involves possibly transgender American
political prisoner Bradley Manning, gay journalist Glenn Greenwald,
numerous mentions of bleeding heart …
http://www.dallasvoice.com/sxsw-2012-queer-interest-films-highlight-fests-week-10104049.html
New Hearing in Treason Case Puts Heat on WikiLeaks
Canada Free Press
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is scheduled for March 15 at 10 am, at Fort Meade
in Maryland, as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his backers are coming
under increasing scrutiny. In the biggest release of classified information
in US history, Manning is …
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45267
Don’t Criticize the Government If You Work for the Government
The Atlantic Wire
Handing over archives of confidential documents like Bradley Manning did —
though it’s seen as an act of heroism by many — is one thing. But firing a
veteran foreign service officer for linking to publicly available documents
on a blog?
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/03/dont-criticize-government-if-you-work-government/49908/
First POST: Happy Pi Day
techPresident
The UN special rapporteur on torture has accused the US government of
cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment towards Wikileaks suspect Bradley
Manning. Rep. Bob Turner (R – NY) has announced he will challenge New York
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D).
http://techpresident.com/news/21906/first-post-happy-pi-day
Ex VP Cheney, Persona Non Grata in Canada
OpEdNews
But in America he’s allowed to walk free to trumpet his memoirs, while
those who uncover the truth, like a Bradley Manning, are falsely prosecuted
for espionage. That miscarriage of injustice shows our double standard when
comes to justice and …
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ex-VP-Cheney-Persona-Non-by-Dave-Lefcourt-120314-747.html
The Pentabus production examines the impact of a car crash on the sole survivor
The List
… have a duty as artists to keep the canon ongoing and relevant.’ Price,
meanwhile, seems bracingly unafraid of big subjects. His next play is about
the Welsh upbringing of interned US soldier Bradley Manning. Tim Price
discusses his new play , For Once.
http://www.list.co.uk/article/41009-tim-price-discusses-his-new-play-for-once/
A Global Call to Action In Support of Transparency and Justice …
By Operation Manning
Bradley Manning – accused of uploading this video to WikiLeaks – has
since been arrested, detained for nearly two years, and is currently
undergoing a court-martial. His Supposed Crime? Releasing vital information
to us, the public, …
http://opmanning.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/a-global-call-to-action-in-support-of-transparency-and-justice/
03/14/12
By m_cetera
Bradley Manning has been in jail without trial for 660 days. WikiLeaks News:
WikiLeaks cables show that US diplomats have claimed that the Venezuelan
Government harasses them. The US State Department is looking to fire Peter
Van Buren …
http://thisdayinwikileaks.blogspot.com/2012/03/031412.html
AKSARBENT: US Military ignored United Nations Human Rights …
By Enzo
US Military ignored United Nations Human Rights Counsel rules on
interviewing Bradley Manning. CBC’s As It Happens reports that the US
Government told the press one thing and the UN‘s Special Rapporteur on
Torture another. Investigator …
http://aksarbent.blogspot.com/2012/03/us-military-ignored-united-nations.html
UN Official: Manning Subject to “Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading …
By Rena Guay
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Bradley Manning has been formally charged with 22
counts including “aiding the enemy” and violations of the Espionage Act
for leaking thousands of pages of documents and cables to Wikileaks. If
convicted …
http://nlgmltf.org/library/un-official-manning-subject-to-cruel-inhuman-and-degrading-treatment/
#OSF Re-occupation is documenting the abuse of Freedom of …
By SF Commune
The police made a point of removing all political literature including
stickers about Bradley Manning that were located high up on poles, and
quotes from JFK. There is a call out to re-supply the 101 Market
re-occupation for tonight. There is a …
http://occupysf.org/2012/03/14/osf-re-occupation-is-documenting-the-abuse-of-freedom-of-assembly-and-the-criminalization-of-homelessness-and-they-need-supplies-and-support/
New Hearing in Treason Case Puts Heat on WikiLeaks
By Cliff Kincaid
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is scheduled for March 15 at 10 a.m., at Fort Meade
in Maryland, as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his backers are coming
under increasing scrutiny. In the biggest release of classified information
in U.S. …
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/new-hearing-in-treason-case-puts-heat-on-wikileaks/
Has WikiLeaks become a tabloid? | The Internet Chronicle
By @Kilgoar
At this point in time, I still sided with Assange and felt that Bradley
Manning’s good intentions and idealistic desire for transparency would make
for a better world. WikiLeaks was marginalized and then demonized in a way
that shocked me …
http://www.chronicle.su/editorial/has-wikileaks-become-a-tabloid/
Israel’s Atom Bomb Factory in 3D | Informed Comment
By Juan
The report is based on the information given by nuclear whistle-blower
Mordechai Vanunu, treated by Israel rather as Bradley Manning has been
treated by the US. [oops: this one just got pulled on “copyright grounds”].
see instead this report …
http://www.juancole.com/2012/03/israels-atom-bomb-factory-in-3d.html
I can’t believe it’s not a democracy!: I’m sure President Obama will be …
By GMB
Bradley Manning‘s treatment was cruel and inhuman, UN torture chief rules.
Why he’ll probably go right up to that jail warden and say, “I’m President
Obama. Bradley Manning is an American hero who should be celebrated, let
him out now!”…
http://icantbelieveitsnotademocracy.blogs.com/weblog/2012/03/im-sure-president-obama-will-be-right-on-this-.html
UW Political Science Advising Newsletter: Glenn Greenwald to …
By UW Political Science Advising
He received the first annual I.F. Stone Award for Independent Journalism,
and is the winner of the 2010 Online Journalism Association Award for his
investigative work on the arrest and ill-treatment of Bradley Manning.
Greenwald has written …
http://uwpolsadvising.blogspot.com/2012/03/glenn-greenwald-to-speak-at-university.html
ONTD_Political – Obama‘s personal role in a journalist’s imprisonment
By The Analyzer
Shaye’s work was vindicated when WikiLeaks released a diplomatic cable —
allegedly provided by Bradley Manning — in which Yemen’s then-President
Ali Abdullah Saleh joked with David Petraeus about continuing to lie to the
public: ”We’ll …
http://ontd-political.livejournal.com/9441317.html
Bradley Manning Solidarity
Action In Solidarity with Bradley Manning. Thursday, March 15th, 6:00 PM.
Meet at Ocean Ave. & Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. (Southeast & Southwest…
http://kpfk.org/eventcal.html?task=view_detail&agid=2574&year=2012&month=03&day=15&catids=52%7C53%7C165%7C54%7C56
UN Torture Investigator Confirms That Bradley Manning Was …
An independent UN investigation into the treatment of gay Wikileaks soldier
Bradley Manning in Camp Arifjan in Kuwait and in Quantico in Virginia has…
http://www.back2stonewall.com/2012/03/torture-investigator-confirms-bradley-manning-treated-cruel-inhumane-ways.html
Bradley Manning detained without a trial??? – Yahoo! Answers
This is what the UN on Human Rights; Juan Erenesto said “Bradley Manning
was subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading in the excessive and
prolonged …
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120314080137AAa458D
UN Torture Chief: Bradley Manning Treatment Was Cruel, Inhuman (Threat Level) – Zeropaid.com
The U.S. government’s treatment of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning was
cruel, inhuman and degrading, according to a report from the United Nations…
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/threads/64287-UN-Torture-Chief-Bradley-Manning-Treatment-Was-Cruel-Inhuman-(Threat-Level)
Bradley Manning | IranAware
Army PFC Bradley Manning was detained in Kuwait after he was taken into
custody in Baghdad in 2010 for allegedly leaking government documents in
the …
http://iamiranaware.wordpress.com/tag/bradley-manning/
Anonymous – Free Hero Bradley Manning » Occupy The Netherlands
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Related posts: Bradley Manning made an example of by
the Obama administration? Bradley Manning Rally March Occupy Sydney Day …
http://occupythenetherlands.nl/2012/03/02/anonymous-free-hero-bradley-manning/
bradley manning – Buzz Patrol
The US Military’s treatment of Bradley Manning, 24, the soldier accused of
being the WikiLeaks source, was cruel and inhuman, according to the UN
special …
http://www.buzzpatrol.com/tag/bradley-manning/
Malice v. Nobility – Scooter Libby v. Bradley Manning – David Icke …
David Icke Live All-Day At Wembley – Tickets On Sale Now. Click here for
information … ‘The Biggest Event of the 2012 Great Awakening’. From
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