[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Bradley Manning Now 500 Days in Confinement

[Karen Medina]

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Bradley Manning Now 500 Days in Confinement

October 7, 2011 marks the 500th day in confinement for PFC Bradley
Manning, the accused WikiLeaks whistleblower. Along with WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange, PFC Manning is one of the nominees for this
year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The readership of the Guardian selected
Bradley Manning as their top choice for the award:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/oct/06/bradley-manning-reader-poll-nobel-peace-prize

The Bradley Manning Support Network issued the following statement today:

"This year's nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize are bound together by
a common drive to nonviolently reassert democracy in the face of
authoritarian abuses of power.

Alongside those who have fought against the unjust accumulation of
financial and political power, PFC Bradley Manning is alleged to be
part of a movement to dislodge an informational blockade that enriches
the interests of the few at the expense of our democracy.

Citizens cannot make truly informed decisions when the actions of
government are routinely concealed from the public that they have
sworn to serve. Government officials must be held accountable if they
have withheld information from the public so as to hide evidence of
wrongdoing.

Tonight, on the eve of PFC Manning's 500th day in pre-trial
confinement, we do not forget that all people have a right to due
process, free from cruel and unusual punishment. The Obama
administration must stop obstructing the United Nations Special
Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, from conducting an un-monitored
meeting with PFC Manning.

We expect any President to obey the constitutional freedoms that we
all share. No one should be silenced for having the courage to speak
or act against wrongdoing. The administration's message to us is
clear: We are all Bradley Manning."

The Bradley Manning Support Network has recently launched a petition
at WhiteHouse.gov to force the administration to respond to the United
Nations and all those who demand freedom for Bradley Manning.
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/free-pfc-bradley-manning-accused-wikileaks-whistleblower/kX1GJKsD?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

Already signed the petition? You can promote it to your friends on
facebook and twitter! Copy and paste the following text: Tell the
Obama Administration to let UN investigate torture of alleged
WikiLeaks whistleblower PFC Bradley Manning! http://wh.gov/40y

The White House petition requires a brief registration process. As
some people have been running into technical difficulties trying to
sign the petition, we have put together a small list of frequently
encountered issues: Click here for a few technical tips:
http://www.bradleymanning.org/news/having-trouble-with-the-white-house-petition

Help us help Bradley. Donate to the Bradley Manning Support Network.