By Debra Sweet
Richie Marini writes about the aftermath of the arrest of 33 protesters at the Quantico, VA protest this past March 20:
“The Obama administration seems willing to go to extraordinary measures to suppress information about their war crimes. They have tortured a young army private accused of releasing documents about those crimes. They are threatening 33 protesters for speaking out against that torture. They are attempting to extradite a foreign reporter for publishing those crimes yet they have openly and outright refused to prosecute those under the Bush Administration who authorized and committed these crimes.”
Saturday at Ft. Leavenworth: Military Veterans and Supporters Rally at Fort Leavenworth for Accused WikiLeaks Source:
Approximately 250 supporters of PFC Bradley Manning—including many United States military veterans—converged today (Saturday, June 4, 2011) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to rally for the soldier who stands accused of leaking classified government information to WikiLeaks and ultimately to the public.
Saturday Times Square, NYC: Supporters Declare “I am Bradley Manning” in Times Square Rally for Accused WikiLeaks Source:
A former Marine took off his taxi job to attend, in his first political action, saying that Manning has captured his support just for “telling the truth.” Students who heard of the action online offered to promote the next one. “We talked to people from all over the world today, and get out thousands of flyers about Manning. Most people from other countries know much more about Wikileaks, U.S. wars, and Brad Manning than people living here. We are out to change that,” said Elaine Brower. View more photos.
"Bradley Manning: Way OUT for Justice" in the Honolulu Pride Parade June 4