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.
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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. 202-685-2807
*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
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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