Bradley Manning: Jailed war crimes whistleblower (HERO!)

[Bennyboy]

by Marjorie Cohn, Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is accused of leaking military secrets to the public. This week, his supporters are holding rallies in 21 cities, seeking Manning’s release from military custody. Manning is in the brig for allegedly disclosing a classified video depicting U.S. troops shooting civilians from an Apache helicopter in Iraq in July 2007. The video, available at www.collateralmurder.com, was published by WikiLeaks on April 5, 2010. Manning faces 52 years in prison. No charges have been filed against the soldiers in the video.
In fact, the actions depicted in “Collateral Murder” contain evidence of three violations of the laws of war set forth in the Geneva Conventions, which amount to war crimes.

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1. Is there anybody here who thinks that following the orders takes away the blame?

Is there anybody here who wouldn't mind a murder by another name?

I'd like to see him, I wanna wish him luck, gonna call his name, put a medal on the man.