Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Bradley Manning Has Become a Martyr says Julian Assange


Bradley Manning Has Become a Martyr says Julian Assange


The sentencing hearing for Army whistleblower Bradley Manning begins today following his acquittal on the most serious charge he faced, aiding the enemy, but conviction on 20 other counts. On Tuesday, Manning was found guilty of violating the Espionage Act and other charges for leaking hundreds of thousands of government documents to WikiLeaks. In beating the "aiding the enemy" charge, Manning avoids an automatic life sentence, but he still faces a maximum of 136 years in prison on the remaining counts. In his first U.S. television interview since the verdict, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange discusses the Manning "show trial," the plight of National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, and the verdict's impact on WikiLeaks. "Bradley Manning is now a martyr," Assange says. "He didn't choose to be a martyr. I don't think it's a proper way for activists to behave to choose to be martyrs, but these young men -- allegedly in the case of Bradley Manning and clearly in the case of Edward Snowden -- have risked their freedom, risked their lives, for all of us. That makes them heroes." According to numerous press reports, the conviction of Manning makes it increasingly likely that the U.S. will prosecute Assange as a co-conspirator. During the trial, military prosecutors portrayed Assange as an "information anarchist" who encouraged Manning to leak hundreds of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents.

2 comments:

  1. Manning should be given the Nobel Peace Prize since he's done more for peace in our time than Barak Hussein Obama could ever do in 10 lifetimes (God forbid he should make it through even one...).
    Since he's military, he should be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his honor and integrity in uncovering Federal Government machinations.

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  2. Eric Holder is such a HYPOCRITE, it makes me want to THROW UP!!! Who is he to say ANYTHING in regard to Bradley Manning? - "MR. FAST AND FURIOUS!"

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