I stand for due process. I stand for a nation of fair and just laws. I believe the public deserves to know the truth.
If I showed you the truth, would you have me imprisoned?
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Some members of Rogue Valley Veterans for Peace Chapter 156, along with Gerry Condon of the Bradley Manning Support Network’s steering committee: ”We are Bradley Manning!”
[ My name is Conor Oberst.] If you want to live in a democratic society, you have to believe in..transparency, self-government…and they have to be accountable. Bradley Manning is a true, American patriot.
Ray McGovern (right) protesting out in the rain at the start of the pretrial hearing addressing Bradley Manning’s unlawful pretrial punishment. November 27th, 2012.
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“Telling the truth is not a crime! Free Bradley Manning.”
Petra Pau, Berlin/Germany, Member of the German Bundestag (the german federal parliament), Vice-President of the Bundestag
My name is Peter Van Buren. I am a former US State Department employee and I wore my Free Bradley Manning T-shirt to work on my last day to remind my former State colleagues what freedom of speech means.
My name is Birgitta Jonsdottir. I am a member (activist) of the Icelandic parliament. I co-produced Collateral Murder. I support Bradley because blowing the whistle on war crimes is NOT a crime. Stay strong Brad. <3
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein. Photo taken at the Green Party Presidential Forum in San Francisco. Read why Stein would pardon Bradley Manning.
My name is Cory Doctorow, and I am a science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist. I think of Bradley Manning as a hero because — if he did what they say he did — he exposed enormous corruption. But even if you don’t think he’s a hero, even if you think what he did was a terrible crime, a society of laws is one that treats people as innocent until proven guilty, gives them open courts in which to defend themselves, allows them to see the evidence against themselves in their own defense and so on. No matter what you think about Bradley Manning, the way society treats him reflects on all of us.
My name is Rick Falkvinge, and I am the founder of the Swedish and first Pirate Party, which has representation in the European parliament and has spawned Pirate Parties in more than 50 other countries. It’s not just the right, but the duty of every citizen to call on their government when it is breaking fundamental civil liberties, the constitution and the law. That’s not a right, it’s a duty. If Bradley Manning did what he’s accused of, then, every step of the way, he did the right thing.
My name is Scott Olsen. I served in the USMC for 4.5 years and deployed twice to Iraq. Manning brought the truth home for the world to see. I had access to many of the same files he released, some of the events referenced by the Iraq war logs are events that I personally experienced. A few different choices, and I could easily be in Leavenworth instead of Manning.
Michael Moore. American filmmaker, author, and social critic. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. His films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko are also among the top ten. Photo taken during the #OccupyWallStreet protest. Michael Moore is a Bradley Manning Support Network Advisory Board member.
Naomi Klein. Social activist and author known for her political analysis and critique of corporate globalization. Her works include New York Times bestseller The Shock Doctrine. Visit here to learn how PFC Manning’s case relates to current efforts to free our government from corporate influence.
Andy Bichlbaum, part of the culture jamming activist duo The Yes Men. Through actions of tactical media, The Yes Men primarily aim to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues.
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