AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON OBAMA TO COMMUTE SENTENCE TO TIME SERVED: “Bradley Manning should be shown clemency in recognition of his motives for acting as he did, the treatment he endured in his early pre-trial detention, and the due process shortcomings during his trial. “The President doesn’t need to wait for this sentence to be appealed to commute it; he can and should do so right now. “Bradley Manning acted on the belief that he could spark a meaningful public debate on the costs of war, and specifically on the conduct of the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan. His revelations included reports on battlefield detentions and previously unseen footage of journalists and other civilians being killed in US helicopter attacks, information which should always have been subject to public scrutiny. “Instead of fighting tooth and nail to lock him up for several decades, the US government should turn its attention to investigating and delivering justice for the serious human rights abuses committed by its officials in the name of countering terror.”
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:23:19 +0000
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