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Chelsea (Bradley) Manning
Newsletter #6, March 28,
2014
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace and Justice. (#1 Dec. 6, 2011; #2 June 29, 2012; #3 Feb. 24, 2013; #4 June 16,
2013; #5 Sept. 20, 2013)
REMEMBER CHELSEA MANNING
OBAMA GIVE MANNING CLEMENCY
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know a well-informed citizenry is essential to a democracy. Chase Madar alerts us to the great danger of
the Manning trial to our democracy. “.
. . the government now has even greater incentive to prosecute as a spy any
confidential source who passes classified information to the press,
criminalizing what has long been a vital. . .conduit of essential public
information. Such collateral damage to
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aggressively intolerant of leaks, whistleblowers and, it often seems, a
well-informed citizenry.” The Nation (Aug. 19/26, 2013). --Dick
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Contents of Nos. 1-5
at end
Contents
Chelsea Manning Newsletter #6
Action: Firedoglake Letter
to New York Times Editorial Board
Sam Adams and Oxford
Manning Wins Sam Adams Award, Google Search, March 18
Manning and Snowden, Google Search, March 18
Manning and Ray McGovern
Contact President Obama
Nos. 1-5
Dick,
The
New York Times editorial board recently penned a
tribute to Edward Snowden, arguing that he deserves clemency because of his
valuable efforts to rein in illegal surveillance.1
The
New York Times deserves our thanks for using their
platform to make this case, but there are others currently imprisoned for
historic whistleblowing that deserve the same defense. Chelsea Manning, another New York Times source, should be getting the same
treatment from The Times editorial board for her
efforts to bring transparency to our decades-long wars in the Middle
East .
Many
of the Times' arguments
for granting Snowden clemency could apply to Chelsea Manning's case as well. Chelsea 's release of the Afghanistan
Courageous
whistleblowing is rare but essential to the production of quality of muckraking
journalism. The Timesshould
not be selective in their defense of sources.
Thank
you in advance for your help.
In
solidarity,
Brian
Sonenstein
Campaign Director,
Firedoglake.com
Campaign Director,
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Source:
1. Dear New York Times Editors: If Snowden Is a
Whistleblower, What Is Chelsea Manning?, Kevin Gosztola, 1/2/2014.
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Chelsea
Manning Awarded Sam Adams Integrity Prize for 2014
Announcement by Sam
Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII)
The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) have voted overwhelmingly to present the 2014 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence to Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning.
A Nobel Peace Prize nominee, U.S. Army Pvt. Manning is the 25 year-old intelligence analyst who in 2010 provided to WikiLeaks the "Collateral Murder" video – gun barrel footage from a U.S. Apache helicopter, exposing the reckless murder of 12 unarmed civilians, including two Reuters journalists, during the “surge” inIraq
Release of this video and other documents sparked a worldwide dialogue about the importance of government accountability for human rights abuses as well as the dangers of excessive secrecy and over-classification of documents.
On February 19, 2014 Pvt. Manning - currently incarcerated at Leavenworth Prison - will be recognized at a ceremony in absentia at Oxford University's prestigious Oxford Union Society for casting much-needed daylight on the true toll and cause of civilian casualties in Iraq; human rights abuses by U.S. and “coalition” forces, mercenaries, and contractors; and the roles that spying and bribery play in international diplomacy.
The Oxford Union ceremony will include the presentation of the traditional SAAII Corner-Brightener Candlestick and will feature statements of support from former SAAII awardees and prominent whistleblowers. Members of the press are invited to attend.
On August 21, 2013 Pvt. Manning received an unusually harsh sentence of 35 years in prison for exposing the truth -- a chilling message to those who would call attention to wrongdoing byU.S.
Under the 1989 Official Secrets Act in theUnited Kingdom
Former senior NSA executive and SAAII Awardee Emeritus Thomas Drake has written that Manning "exposed the dark side shadows of our national security regime and foreign policy follies .. [her] acts of civil disobedience … strike at the very core of the critical issues surrounding our national security, public and foreign policy, openness and transparency, as well as the unprecedented and relentless campaign by this Administration to snuff out and silence truth tellers and whistleblowers in a deliberate and premeditated assault on the 1st Amendment."
Previous winners of the Sam Adams Award include Coleen Rowley (FBI); Katharine Gun (formerly of GCHQ, the National Security Agency’s equivalent in the UK); former UK Ambassador Craig Murray; Larry Wilkerson (Col., US Army, ret.; chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell); Julian Assange (WikiLeaks); Thomas Drake (NSA); Jesselyn Radack (former ethics attorney for the Department of Justice, now National Security & Human Right Director of the Government Accountability Project); Thomas Fingar (former Deputy Director of National Intelligence, who managed the key National Intelligence Estimate of 2007 that concluded Iran had stopped working on a nuclear weapon four years earlier); and Edward Snowden (former NSA contractor and systems administrator, currently residing in Russia under temporary asylum).
The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence are very proud to add Pvt. Manning to this list of distinguished awardees.
The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) have voted overwhelmingly to present the 2014 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence to Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning.
A Nobel Peace Prize nominee, U.S. Army Pvt. Manning is the 25 year-old intelligence analyst who in 2010 provided to WikiLeaks the "Collateral Murder" video – gun barrel footage from a U.S. Apache helicopter, exposing the reckless murder of 12 unarmed civilians, including two Reuters journalists, during the “surge” in
Release of this video and other documents sparked a worldwide dialogue about the importance of government accountability for human rights abuses as well as the dangers of excessive secrecy and over-classification of documents.
On February 19, 2014 Pvt. Manning - currently incarcerated at Leavenworth Prison - will be recognized at a ceremony in absentia at Oxford University's prestigious Oxford Union Society for casting much-needed daylight on the true toll and cause of civilian casualties in Iraq; human rights abuses by U.S. and “coalition” forces, mercenaries, and contractors; and the roles that spying and bribery play in international diplomacy.
The Oxford Union ceremony will include the presentation of the traditional SAAII Corner-Brightener Candlestick and will feature statements of support from former SAAII awardees and prominent whistleblowers. Members of the press are invited to attend.
On August 21, 2013 Pvt. Manning received an unusually harsh sentence of 35 years in prison for exposing the truth -- a chilling message to those who would call attention to wrongdoing by
Under the 1989 Official Secrets Act in the
Former senior NSA executive and SAAII Awardee Emeritus Thomas Drake has written that Manning "exposed the dark side shadows of our national security regime and foreign policy follies .. [her] acts of civil disobedience … strike at the very core of the critical issues surrounding our national security, public and foreign policy, openness and transparency, as well as the unprecedented and relentless campaign by this Administration to snuff out and silence truth tellers and whistleblowers in a deliberate and premeditated assault on the 1st Amendment."
Previous winners of the Sam Adams Award include Coleen Rowley (FBI); Katharine Gun (formerly of GCHQ, the National Security Agency’s equivalent in the UK); former UK Ambassador Craig Murray; Larry Wilkerson (Col., US Army, ret.; chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell); Julian Assange (WikiLeaks); Thomas Drake (NSA); Jesselyn Radack (former ethics attorney for the Department of Justice, now National Security & Human Right Director of the Government Accountability Project); Thomas Fingar (former Deputy Director of National Intelligence, who managed the key National Intelligence Estimate of 2007 that concluded Iran had stopped working on a nuclear weapon four years earlier); and Edward Snowden (former NSA contractor and systems administrator, currently residing in Russia under temporary asylum).
The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence are very proud to add Pvt. Manning to this list of distinguished awardees.
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1.
NSA: Edward Snowden Congratulates Chelsea
Manning | TIME.com
Time
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private currently serving a ... FEB 22 2014 ALL OVER THE WORLD NOT
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Feb 20, 2014 - Chelsea Manning Awarded Sam Adams
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Jan 16, 2014 - Chelsea Manning Awarded Sam Adams
Integrity Prize for 2014. Announcement by Sam
Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII)
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Feb 21, 2014 - 19 February 2014: Solidarity on
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1.
Edward Snowden and Chelsea
Manning, the New Dissidents? | The ...
The Nation
Sep 4, 2013 - While the whistleblower Edward Snowden, who revealed the
National ...like Julian Assange of WikiLeaks and Chelsea Manning, who soon ...
2.
NSA: Edward Snowden Congratulates Chelsea
Manning |
TIME.com
Time
Feb 19, 2014 - Edward Snowden, whose leaks of
government secrets have sparked ... congratulating Chelsea Manning on winning the Sam Adams
Award for ...
3.
Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning 'aren't whistleblowers ...
The Guardian
Aug 14, 2013 - Photograph: Lukas
Coch/AAP. Edward Snowden andBradley Manning should not be regarded
as whistleblowers as the information they made ...
4.
Edward Snowden isn't the only
truth teller who deserves clemency ...
The Guardian
Jan 15, 2014 - Michael Ratner: Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and
Jeremy Hammond deserve the same public outrage and support as Snowden.
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Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden Criticize the “Decline” of ...
Vice
Feb 20, 2014 - Former US Army soldier Chelsea Manning received the 2014 Sam ...Edward Snowden, the recipient of the
Sam Adams Award in 2013 for his ...
6.
Dear New York
Times Editors: If Snowden Is a Whistleblower, What ...
Firedoglake
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Times Editorial Board is to be highly praised for finally publishing a
strong ...
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Edward Snowden | Chelsea
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Feb 19, 2014 - Uploaded by OxfordUnion
Edward Snowden addresses the Oxford
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Politico www.politico.com/.../bradley-manning-edward-snowden-95138....
Politico
Aug 2, 2013 - The Obama
administration's struggle to bring leaker Edward Snowdenhome to justice keeps
running into a daunting hurdle: the international ...
10.
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consequences while Edward Snowden ...
The Daily Telegraph
Aug 21, 2013 - Manning's mistake was to commit
his crimes in uniform, and so face army justice. Since he took flight, Edward Snowden has taken part in
cosy ...
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Edward Snowden, Chelsea
Manning and
Julian Assange: Our New ... https://www.commondreams.org/.../03-6
Common Dreams NewsCenter
Sep 3, 2013 - Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning are heroes because they
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Murray, and former CIA analyst Ray
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The Humiliation of Bradley Manning | Consortiumnews
Consortium for Independent Journalism
Nov 28, 2012 - Exclusive: The pre-trial
hearing on Pvt. Bradley Manning's court martial for ... treatment in their
custody, reports ex-CIA analyst Ray
McGovern.
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Ray McGovern Speaks at
Quantico Protest: Pfc. Manning and the ...
Note:
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern spoke at a rally on
Sunday in support of Pfc.Bradley Manning, the young soldier who
is alleged to have given classified ...
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In Oxford, WikiLeaks Whistleblower Chelsea
Manning Given Sam ...
Andy Worthington
Feb 24, 2014 - Ray McGovern introduces the
presentation to Chelsea Manning of the Sam ... Chelsea Manning Given Sam Adams Award
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Solidarity with Chelsea Manning: Oxford Vigil and
Sam Adams Award
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Feb 22, 2014 - Aaron Kirkhouse (left),
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email Ray: raylmcgovern@gmail.com follow Ray on
twitter: @raymcgovern ...Highlights of Sam Adams Award
Presentation to Chelsea Manning at the Oxford
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Contents of #1
Courage to Resist
Fund
Deserves Medal of
Freedom
Whistleblower and
Revolutionary
UN Investigator
Misclassified to
Justify Torture
Law Professors
Protest
Contents of #2
Manning Support
Network
Amy Goodman: World
Contexts
Quigley: Manning, Solitary Confinement, Occupy
Courage to Resist
Supporting Manning
Michael Moore:
Manning Started Occupy
Judge Challenges
Prosecution Secrecy
Contents Chelsea Manning Newsletter #3
1000 Days
Protests for
Manning: We Have Not Forgotten
Protest for Manning
in Illinois
Protests for Manning
Sept. 6
Nobel Laureates Defend
Manning
Manning Denied Fair
Trial
Manning’s Detention
is Torture
Navy Violated
Protocol
Praise for Manning
Madar, The Passion
Contents #4 June 16, 2013
RSN: Reporting his Trial
Support Journalist Access to Trial
The Nation v. Obama, Call for Protest
Protest Charge of Aiding the Enemy, Call Gen. Linnington, the
Pentagon
Thank Manning
TomDispatch: Madar, Passion
of Bradley Manning
Chris Hedges, We Are Bradley Manning
Hedges, Legal Lynching
Drinnan, Human Rights Contexts
Contents #5 Sept. 20, 2013
Wright, Manning Receives International Peace Bureau Award
Manning Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Sgt. Bales and Pfc. Manning
Madar, Article in The Nation
Aug. 19
Madar’s Book, Who is
Bradley Manning?
Stoeckley’s Graphic Account of the Trial: Sketches and Transcript
Truthout, Obama:
Surveillance of the People, Secrecy for the Government
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