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Chelsea Manning and her new
attorney have a message for you
By Chelsea
Manning, March 17, 2014
I would like to
thank all of you for your support. Without your efforts–including organizing,
fundraising, and public education–my court martial would not have been nearly as
visible to the public, and many of the serious issues in my case would have gone
unnoticed.
Currently I’m
doing well. I spend most of my time working, but when I’m not working I’m either
at the library doing legal research and drafting, reading books, magazines,
newspapers, and your mail, or working out–running, calisthenics, and various
cardio regimens.
I’m currently
waiting for the Convening Authority of the Military District of Washington,
Major General Jeffrey Buchanan, to act on my case–including my clemency request,
filed by my trial attorney David Coombs. If Major General Buchanan denies my
request and approves the findings of my court martial, my case will be reviewed
by the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals next year.
In preparing for
the appeals phase of my legal proceedings, I have worked with Courage to Resist
and the Chelsea Manning Support Network to hire excellent civilian defense
council, Nancy Hollander and Vincent Ward of the law firm Freedman Boyd
Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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I’ve spoken a few
times with both Ms. Hollander and Mr. Ward over the phone and I met them in
person last month. I feel they are a perfect fit for doing this case, and we’re
all excited about working together. Both Ms. Hollander and Mr. Ward have
achieved successes in complex, high profile, civil and criminal cases in the
past, fighting to protect the U.S. Constitution, civil liberties, and social
justice through work on Guantanamo, the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, and more. They are
eager to represent me before the military court, federal court, and perhaps even
the Supreme Court.
I hope that you
will continue supporting my fight for justice. My case impacts important issues
that affect many, if not all Americans. These include the rights of an accused
not to be subjected to harsh and unnecessary pretrial punishment, the right to a
speedy trial, the right to timely and complete access to relevant evidence held
by the government, and the right to a public trial. Your support for my case
going forward can even help to define the limits of power held by the military’s
convening authorities, the Executive Branch, and the US Government.
Again, thank you
for your overwhelming support thus far. I have stayed–and continued to
be–optimistic throughout all of what has happened. I sincerely hope that we can
continue working together to change history.
Salutations with
warm regards,
CHELSEA E.
MANNING US Disciplinary Barracks Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
March 17,
2014
We are honored
that Chelsea Manning has chosen us to represent her on appeal and we enter this
case with our full commitment to it. As soon as we have the record of trial, we
will turn every page and research all issues. We will not let fear or
intimidation interfere with her constitutional rights.
Last week we
retained attorneys Nancy Hollander and Vincent Ward to represent Pvt. Chelsea
(formerly Bradley) Manning moving forward into the appeals process. We simply
can’t allow this outrageous 35 year prison sentence for sharing the truth to
stand–while war criminals go free! We are now counting on your tax-deductible
donation, of whatever you can afford, to cover the $50,000 retainer of Chelsea’s
chosen appeals team.
JEFF
PATERSON Courage to Resist, Project Director Chelsea Manning Support
Network, Steering Committee
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