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This week the Bradley Manning Support Network is joining with FireDogLake
in a call-in action to protest the government's decision to move ahead with all
its charges against Bradley Manning. Call Maj. General Linnington, the presiding
authority over the trial, and demand he step in to free Bradley. Call
202-685-2807.
Call in
and protest! Demand General Linnington drop the charges against Bradley Manning.
“I believe that if the general public, especially the American public, had
access to the information contained within [the releases] this could spark a
domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general as
well as it related to Iraq and Afghanistan.” - Bradley Manning, February 28,
2013. Last week, Pfc. Bradley Manning delivered a historic, personal
testimony to his motivation behind passing diplomatic cables and battlefield
data to Wikileaks.
Manning explained that he had become deeply troubled by the reality of our
asymmetric warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the cover-up of horrific
battlefield crimes; he felt similar events could only be prevented by
vigorous public debate.
It is more clear than ever that Bradley Manning was aiding Americans, not the
enemy.
Maj. General Linnington is the presiding authority who will be asked to
approve the outcome of Bradley's trial.
Call Maj. Gen. Linnington and tell him the "aiding
the enemy" charge is an outrage and Bradley deserves to be free!
Maj. Gen. Michael
Linnington 202-685-2807
Maj. Gen.
Linnington: 202-685-2807
Once Maj. Gen. Linnington's voicemail box is full - you can also leave
a message at the DOD: (703) 571-3343 - press "5" to leave a comment.
*If this mailbox is also full, leave the Department of Defense a written
message.
One of the most moving aspect of Manning’s testimony was his explanation as
to why he released the so-called “Collateral Murder” video, which shows the
gunning down of two Reuters journalists and bystanders by apparently
bloodthirsty and remorseless American soldiers in a US aircraft.
Manning described being deeply troubled by the video, especially the crew’s
“lack of concern for human life” and lack of “concern for injured children at
the scene.” Manning directly stated that he wanted the American public “to know
that not all people were targets that needed to be neutralized” but “people
living in the pressure cooker environment of asymmetrical warfare.”
Statements like these solidify what many of us had assumed for some time now:
Pfc. Bradley Manning is an American hero who wanted to aid the public,
not a traitor looking to 'aid the enemy.' That he risked his life to
courageously expose this information and provoke a public debate to bring
greater transparency to our foreign policy actions makes the insinuation that he
‘aided the enemy’ all the more absurd.
Please call Maj. General Linnington
now! 202-685-2807
It is clear that Pfc. Manning exposed these documents at great personal risk
for our benefit. The least we can do is continue to support him in any way we
can. Thank you for continuing to do so.
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