14 June 2013 — williambowles.info
Bradley Manning vs Edward Snowden: Comparing America’s whistleblowers
globalnews.ca
In this handout photo provided by The Guardian, Edward Snowden (left) speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. In the image on the right, U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning is escorted as he leaves a military court at the end of the first of a three-day …
In praise of Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden: Salutin
Toronto Star
In Manning’s statement at his court martial, he said he came in contact
with material on the Iran and Afghanistan wars showing how
counterproductive they were and thought Americans should have it to think
about, too. “For me it’s all a big mess, and I …
Many in Media Claim Bradley Manning’s Leaks Had Little Value—Here’s Why …
The Nation.
The debate in the media, and in political, circles over Edward
Snowden—Right or Wrong, often doubles back on references to Bradley
Manning (especially since he is now, finally, on trial). Sometimes both are
hailed or denounced equally. Other times …
Download “Bradley Manning” from Flobots
Westword (blog)
Ah, yes, good to see our friends in Flobots are still doing their thing —
and by doing their thing, we mean dependably raging against the machine by
being unapologetically outspoken on a variety of incendiary topics. The
latest: Bradley Manning, a …
http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2013/06/flobots_free_download_bradley-manning.php
Acceptable Use Policy Which Bradley Manning Didn’t Sign Used By Prosecutors …
Firedoglake
During trial proceedings for Pfc. Bradley Manning on Thursday, his defense
objected to the use of a sample Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) he had not
signed, which the prosecution wanted to use to elicit testimony on whether
Manning exceeded his authorized …
Manning Judge Rules Against Reader Supported News, Media Access
Sacramento Bee
FORT MEADE, Md., June 13, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — The Judge in the Bradley
Manning court-martial trial has ruled against RSN in its motion to
intervene for media access. RSN attorney Bill Simpich weighs in: Reader
Supported News has been targeted by …
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/13/5494095/manning-judge-rules-against-reader.html
Manning Case Challenges Definition of “Whistleblower”
PBS NewsHour
The court martial for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning began on June 3 in Fort
Meade, Md. Manning was arrested three years ago for leaking 700,000
classified U.S. government documents to the website WikiLeaks. Manning has
pled guilty to some of the lesser …
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/2013/06/manning-case-challenges-definition-of-whistleblower/
Private Manning deserves an award, not jail time
Daytona Times
Yet, the Bradley Manning case is not simply the latest in a list of
prosecutions. It stands as a particularly illustrative example of steps
taken by an administration that had promised so-called transparency when
Obama was elected in 2008. Instead, we …
http://daytonatimes.com/2013/06/13/private-manning-deserves-an-award-not-jail-time/
‘We Steal Secrets’ takes a closer look at WikiLeaks, whistleblowers
Washington Examiner
Bradley Manning was an army private first class arrested in Iraq three
years ago for taking classified information from army computers and sending
it to WikiLeaks, which published it through newspapers in three countries
— the New York Times, the …
Pentagon: Manning’s Leak of Iraq Massacre Video ‘Helped Enemy’
Antiwar.com
As the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning continued today, the Pentagon brought
attention to one of the first leaks released, the video of a July 2007
massacre of Iraqi civilians, including the killing of two Reuters
employees. The video was first released …
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/06/13/pentagon-mannings-leak-of-iraq-massacre-video-helped-enemy/
Why Are Massive National Security Breaches So Ridiculously Easy? | The Nation
The Nation. (blog)
While attending the the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning in Fort Meade
yesterday, I was reminded once again that the biggest security breach in US
history was as challenging and intricate as instant coffee. Witness after
witness from the …
http://www.thenation.com/blog/174791/why-are-big-national-security-breaches-so-ridiculously-easy
Indefensible leaks and indefensible security lapses
TheNewsTribune.com
Pfc. Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden are very different breeds of
leakers, but they’re both examples of systemic security failures and
personal arrogance. The systemic part might be fixable. The people who
review access to state secrets aren’t …
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/06/14/2638057/indefensible-leaks-and-indefensible.html
WikiLeaks Court Case Transformed Into A Comic
PSFK
Artist and WikiLeaks activist Clark Stoeckley is illustrating the trial of
Private First Class Bradley Manning as a comic series. Manning is on trial
for allegedly leaking files, videos, and other documents to WikiLeaks in
one of the largest releases …
http://www.psfk.com/2013/06/wikileaks-comic-book.html
” AUDIO/TRANSCRIPT: Interview with ‘Pentagon Papers’ Whistleblower Daniel …
Brad Blog (blog)
We can’t really talk with Bradley Manning, unfortunately. He’s in a
military brig facing his trial. But Dan Ellsberg is a former military
analyst who brought the nation to a virtual standstill in 1971 when he
released thousands of pages of top-secret …
http://www.bradblog.com/?page_id=10070
Ellsberg: No leaks more significant than Snowden’s
The Columbian
Daniel Ellsberg speaks during a rally in support of Army Pfc. Bradley
Manning outside the gates of Fort Meade, Md. On Monday, Ellsberg, the
whistleblower responsible for releasing the Pentagon Papers, called the
revelations by government contractor …
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/11/ellsberg-no-leaks-more-significant-than-snowdens/
Manning only revealed a broken system
The Athens Messenger (blog)
The court martial of Pvt. Bradley Manning for sending classified
information to WikiLeaks has begun. What Manning did is to demonstrate that
our classification system is not secure. He did not make it insecure. We
ought to thank him and talk seriously …
Comparing Two Leakers
New York Times
I agree that Edward J. Snowden’s disclosures “do not amount to
treason.” But I disagree with your description of Pfc. Bradley Manning as
reckless and seemingly not caring about the documents he was exposing.
Private Manning, who is charged with giving …
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/opinion/comparing-two-leakers.html
Manning Judge Rules Against RSN, Media Access
OpEdNews
Reader Supported News has been targeted by the US Army and denied media
credentials to report at the Bradley Manning trial. We filed a motion to
intervene in the proceedings, seeking not only our credentials but also the
right for the media to receive …
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Manning-Judge-Rules-Agains-by-Press-Release-130613-265.html
NSA’s Digital Dragnet on Americans. Government is Trading Your Info with Mega …
Center for Research on Globalization
Just like the Bradley Manning document dump was old news to anyone who
bothered to follow the news closely since 2003, the latest Ed Snowden PRISM
whistle-blowing exercise shouldn’t come as any surprise for the same
reasons. Yes, the Snowden leak …
‘We Steal Secrets’: an evenhanded telling of WikiLeaks story
The Seattle Times
A movie review of “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” Alex
Gibney’s lengthy, morally complex account of the lives of two famous
whistle-blowers: U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange. By John Hartl. Special to The …
http://seattletimes.com/html/entertainment/2021180928_westealsecretsxml.html
Why the NSA leak may boost Blackberry (and force us to move to Canada)
TG Daily
Second, the US government hires way too many kids (remember Bradley
Manning?) into high security spots that shouldn’t be in high security
spots. Third, Blackberry may be the only platform that is actually secure
(for two big reasons). So yes, it might …
No one understands what treason is
Salon
The word “treason” has been thrown around a lot lately in relation to
alleged leakers Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning, but it turns out that
no one accusing them of the crime actually seems to understands what it
means. Senate Intelligence Committee …
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/13/no_one_understands_what_treason_is/
Nixon’s White House – caught on Super 8
The Guardian
You could be excused for detecting a whiff of Nixon-era sulphur in the US
political atmosphere these days. With the trial of Bradley Manning, the
Department of Justice’s pursuit of journalists who use national-security
sources and, of course, Edward …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jun/13/nixons-white-house-super-8-film
Edward Snowden is Don Quixote, not Daniel Ellsberg
The MIT Tech
Surely the memory of Bradley Manning, the private who cried wolf, couldn’t
have been distant in their minds. For all the grand claims of U.S.
malfeasance that Manning made, when his stolen database of secret
diplomatic cables was finally out for all to …
http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N28/yost.html
Ellsberg: Snowden ‘Made The Right Choice’
Bayoubuzz
Speaking from his home in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ellsberg, 82, said
that he, Snowden and accused WikiLeaks leaker Pfc. Bradley Manning “chose
to give priority to our oath to defend and support the Constitution, rather
than our promise to keep …
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/politics/us-politics/item/487678-ellsberg-snowden-made-the-right-choice
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