Bradley Manning, like Snowden, was not stupid. Nor in any way criminally motivated. I hope this story by Chelsea will convince everyone of her innocence, and need for rehabilitation... It makes a lot more sense from a womans perspective, right? Chelsea Manning: The Fog Machine of War Iraq voting being hung EDUCATE! CHELSEA MANNING, IRAQ, MEDIA, WARS AND MILITARISM By Chelsea Manning, nytimes June 15th, 2014 popularresistance.org/chelsea-manning-the-fog-machine-of-war/ Above: A supporter of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki protested in Baghdad on March 26, 2010, with a poster depicting inked fingers being hanged and alleging voter fraud in Iraq’s general election.CreditAhmad Al-Rubaye/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The U.S. Military’s Campaign Against Media Freedom FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — When I chose to disclose classified information in 2010, I did so out of a love for my country and a sense of duty to others. I’m now serving a sentence of 35 years in prison for these unauthorized disclosures. I understand that my actions violated the law. However, the concerns that motivated me have not been resolved. As Iraq erupts in civil war and America again contemplates intervention, that unfinished business should give new urgency to the question of how the United States military controlled the media coverage of its long involvement there and inAfghanistan. I believe that the current limits on press freedom and excessive government secrecy make it impossible for Americans to grasp fully what is happening in the wars we finance.....
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:17:55 +0000
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