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Bradley Manning Trial: Is Our Future an Orwellian Nightmare Or Information …
PolicyMic
At its core, the ongoing military trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the admitted conveyer of three-quarters of a million classified U.S. government documents to Wikileaks, is about the evolution of big data into a relentless and almost certainly …
The Judicial Lynching of Bradley Manning
Truthdig
FORT MEADE, Md.—The military trial of Bradley Manning is a judicial
lynching. The government has effectively muzzled the defense team. The Army
private first class is not permitted to argue that he had a moral and legal
obligation under international …
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_judicial_lynching_of_bradley_manning_20130609/
WikiLeaks releases transcript of critical US film
Livemint
WikiLeaks said it had not participated in the making of We Steal Secrets:
The Story of WikiLeaks, a film by Alex Gibney that focuses on the website’s
controversial founder Julian Assange and its chief informant Bradley
Manning. Photo: AFP. Also Read …
Will NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Get The Mass Public Support Bradley …
Antiwar.com (blog)
Meanwhile, whistleblower Pfc. Bradley Manning continues his trial for 22
charges, including violation of the Espionage Act, with the potentially
life sentence-bringing crime of “aiding the enemy.” Though Manning has
garnered heartening amounts of …
Red Line: Turkey’s protests, EU-Russia’s summit & Bradley Manning
Russia & India Report
The court martial of Bradley Manning, the 25-year old US soldier, accused
of passing classified files to WikiLeaks has opened in Fort Meade,
Maryland, amid human rights activists protests, sparking the nation-wide
debate on the “phenomenon of Manning” …
Celebrities Hit YouTube In Support Of Wikileaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning
Latinos Post
A large public outcry of support for convicted criminal and former soldier
Bradley Manning is in full gear this week, as various celebrities have
gotten together to lend their talents to a video in support of the Army
whistleblower. Manning is at the …
Security clearances held by millions of Americans
USA TODAY
Army Pvt. Bradley Manning created an uproar when he admitted turning over
hundreds of thousands of classified Army reports and U.S. diplomatic cables
to the website WikiLeaks, which then created a firestorm by publishing the
information. His court …
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/09/government-security-clearance/2406243/
Manning 2.0? Former NSA consultant behind massive US surveillance leak
RT
The source behind the leak of the top-secret NSA surveillance program –
one of the most significant leaks in US history – has been revealed. A
29-year-old former CIA contractor Edward Snowden has fled to Hong Kong to
avoid the fate of Bradley Manning.
http://rt.com/news/nsa-leak-contractor-edward-snowden-443/
NSA contractor joins Ellsberg as high-profile leaker
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old intelligence contractor who
acknowledged Sunday that he gave classified National Security Agency
information to news organizations, joins Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley
Manning as the nation’s most …
Manning far from noble hero
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Legitimate questions exist about why it has taken so long to bring US Army
Private Bradley Manning to trial and the circumstances surrounding his
incarceration, much of it in solitary confinement. But he deserves neither
the status of hero nor the aura …
http://www.timesleader.com/news/otheropinion/576938/Manning-far-from-noble-hero
Our Media Access Action in the Manning Case
OpEdNews
This undated photo released by the U.S. Army on June 4, 2013 shows a noose
made from a bedsheet by Pfc. Bradley Manning while he was detained in
Kuwait shortly after his arrest in 2010. (photo: U.S. Army/AP). Reader
Supported News has filed an action …
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Our-Media-Access-Action-in-by-Marc-Ash-130609-805.html
Eugene Robinson: Give Manning a plea deal
The State Journal-Register
The treatment of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has been excessively harsh, as
far as I can tell. If he is found guilty of leaking more than 700,000
classified documents, he deserves some punishment — probably — but should
not be at risk of spending the …
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x1379229702/Eugene-Robinson-Give-Manning-a-plea-deal
WikiLeaks trial shifting to specific items Manning leaked, including unseen …
Washington Post
The trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning resumes Monday at Fort Meade, near
Baltimore. The prosecution lineup includes two witnesses familiar with
video of a 2009 U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan that killed at least 26
civilians. Manning has acknowledged …
Five plays compete for £10000 prize
Herald Scotland
These include a production about Bradley Manning, the US soldier on trial
for allegedly leaking military secrets and a work featuring monologues by
deaf and disabled performers. The judging panel includes representatives
from Edinburgh University, …
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/five-plays-compete-for-10000-prize.21293161
WikiLeaks messages scrawled on statue
The Age
Vandals have defaced Melbourne’s oldest public monument with slogans
demanding the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and United States
military whistleblower Bradley Manning. The 150-year-old statue
commemorating the ill-fated …
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/wikileaks-messages-scrawled-on-statue-20130610-2nyyr.html
We Steal Secrets Review
Cryptome.org
The first film shows Assange and colleagues doing what they became world
famous for: publishing material released by supremely courageous Bradley
Manning. This is compelling, impressive and informative — photos and film
we had not seen before …
http://cryptome.org/2013/06/we-steal-secrets-review.htm
Edward Snowden NSA: Guardian Reveals Identity Of Whistleblower Behind NSA …
Huffington Post
The Guardian compared Snowden, a 29-year-old former CIA technical assistant
and current employee of Booz Allen Hamilton, to Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley
Manning. “Snowden will go down in history as one of America’s most
consequential whistleblowers, …
NSA Whistleblower: The Ultimate Insider Attack
Wired
The more than a million government documents leaked by former Army
intelligence analyst Bradley Manning showed this to be true. But Manning
was a low-level analyst who had the same kind of access to classified
systems as all other low-level analysts …
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/nsa-leaker-ultimate-insider/
It’s What’s On The Outside That Counts
Firedoglake
As the second week of Bradley Manning’s court martial is set to begin, it
might be wise to remember that, just as justice is not always just, so it
is that truisms aren’t always true. And the one referenced in the title of
this article is, of course …
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/06/09/its-whats-on-the-outside-that-counts/
Pentagon Papers plays on Chinese press freedom
Radio Australia
This week saw the beginning of the trial of Bradley Manning, the US soldier
charged with ‘aiding the enemy’ because he passed classified information to
Wikileaks. Pentagon Papers plays on Chinese press freedom (Credit: ABC).
The court case is …
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Who authorized a mere private first class like Bradley Manning to have
access to files that could compromise national security (“Military Trial
Begins for Army Private in WikiLeaks Scandal,” June 4)? I was once a
private first class and, in my day, a …
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/whats-going-on-691047/
Edward Snowden comes out as the whistleblower behind NSA surveillance
Examiner.com
When the journalists attempted to compare Snowden to other whistleblowers
like Bradley Manning, he replied: “I carefully evaluated every single
document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public
interest. There are all sorts of …
NSA whistleblower speaks publicly, flees to Hong Kong
BizPac Review
The man who leaked details of the secret National Security Agency’s Prism
program monitoring the electronic communications of American citizens says
he’s no Bradley Manning – that he was more discrete about what he
released. The source of last week’s …
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-speaks-publicly-flees-to-hong-kong-75789
NSA Leaker Is No Hero
Commentary Magazine
But Snowden, like Bradley Manning (and, for that matter, like Robert
Hannsen, Aldrich Ames, the Walker family and other high-level spies), is a
homegrown traitor who managed to escape the tightest security. It is time
to readjust the assumptions on …
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/06/09/nsa-leaker-is-no-hero/
‘More young whistleblowers 2.0 to seek justice through maximum exposure’
RT
I would hope that the Obama administration has learnt by prosecuting and
persecuting multiple whistleblowers, Bradley Manning being just one of
them, that they are not winning the war of the desire for information to be
free, the desire for people to …
http://rt.com/op-edge/nsa-leak-snowden-whistleblowing-444/
Vandals deface statue in Melbourne’s CBD with political slogans
ABC Online
The Burke and Wills statue in City Square was found covered in political
messages such as Vote one Wikileaks, Free Bradley Manning and End the
police state. Commericial cleaners will attempt to remove the wax crayon
markings and it is hoped CCTV …
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-10/vandals-attack-burke-and-wills-statue/4743296
Anti-war activist leads peace tour
Toledo Blade
The van had just visited a Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition “Free Bradley
Manning” demonstration and would later visit the Art Fair at One SeaGate,
the Bike Co-op on Washington Street, and a potluck at the Occupied Garden.
The van’s driver and two …
Five plays compete for drama award
Paisley Daily Express
The shortlist includes a production about Bradley Manning, the US soldier
currently on trial for allegedly leaking military secrets, and a work
featuring monologues by deaf and disabled performers. The £10,000 award
will go to the play that displays …
NSA whistle-blower steps forward
Salon
The U.K. newspaper has already celebrated Snowden as a whistle-blower of
historical significance on par with Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley Manning.
Via the Guardian: The individual responsible for one of the most
significant leaks in US political history …
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/09/nsa_whistleblower_steps_forward/
Graffiti attack on explorers’ statue
The Australian
Police said colourful crayon has been used to write on the statue, in City
Square near the corner of Collins and Swanston streets. The slogans
include, “Vote 1 Wikileaks”, “Free Bradley Manning”, “Occupy
Melbourne” and “End the police state”. A …
Other famous leakers include Ellsberg, Felt, Manning
Chicago Sun-Times
A Brown & Williamson tobacco executive, he cooperated with CBS’ “60
Minutes” and the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s in exposing
cigarette manufacturers’ practices. BRADLEY MANNING. The U.S. Army private
gave a trove of classified military …
Whistle-Blower Edward Snowden Opens Up About NSA Leak
Truthdig
… newspaper’s recent NSA stories, explains to Glenn Greenwald and Ewen
MacAskill why he became a whistle-blower, when he decided to leak the
documents, what he expects to happen to him now and whether he sees himself
as another Bradley Manning …
Daniel Ellsberg Calls Edward Snoden A ‘Hero’
Huffington Post
And that’s why I admire someone even who’s accused, like Bradley Manning
… of actually risking their own personal freedom in order to tell the
truth. I think they’re being better citizens and showing their patriotism
in a better way than when they …
Edward Snowden Vs. Eye Of Sauron
The American Conservative
Excerpts: Snowden will go down in history as one of America’s most
consequential whistleblowers, alongside Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley
Manning. He is responsible for handing over material from one of the
world’s most secretive organisations – the NSA.
Activist Post: Obama’s war on whistleblowers – The trial of Bradley …
By Activist
On 3 June the trial of PFC Bradley Manning finally began. He will have
spent over three years in prison. During his first year of incarceration
the conditions Bradley was kept in amounted to torture and were condemned
by the UN’s special …
http://www.activistpost.com/2013/06/obamas-war-on-whistleblowers-trial-of.html
Left Forum #LF2013 Event: Bradley Manning and Whistleblowers + I …
By dandelionsalad
Dandelion Salad · OccupyIndieMedia. Pace University, New York City June 8,
2013. Left Forum #LF2013 event “Bradley Manning and Whistleblowers”
with Chase Madar, Thomas Drake, Jesselyn Radack, Shayana Kadidal and Alexa
D.
Bradley Manning’s Trial: Day 1 (Live Updates) | The Dissenter
7:40 PM EST I was on multiple programs today – “Democracy Now!”, the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Breakfast”
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/06/03/bradley-mannings-trial-day-1-update/
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