From: AlterNet
We Are All Bradley Manning: New Video Explains Why
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| Photo Credit: Daniel Joseph Barnhart Clark [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons |
June 7, 2013 - Private First Class Bradley Manning is now on trial after releasing information to the public. He has already spent 1,108 days in confinement awaiting trial. The information he shared exposed the unjust detainment of innocent people in Guantanamo Bay detention camp, and served as a catalyst for pro-democracy movements in the Arab world. Instead of the cold, clean images of drone planes soaring and American flags waving that mainstream news outlets project, the information Manning helped
release displayed the disturbing, human truth about the US wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Among other crimes, the whistleblower
is accused of “aiding the enemy”—a capital offense and his most
serious charge. A conviction on this charge would mean life in
prison, and a possible death sentence.
Since it’s the public who benefited
from this information, does that make us the enemy? What price will
future whistleblowers pay? These are the questions posed on the
Manning support network website, I Am Bradley Manning. The site
is set up in part to promote a new PSA film created by the eponymous
group.
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