Ahead of Trial, Supporters Rally for Pfc. Bradley Manning-

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People gather for a demonstration in support of Bradley Manning in Maryland, where Manning's court martial begins on Monday. (Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
Those were the repeated words chants being heard outside Fort Meade in Maryland on Saturday as supporters of the confessed Army whistleblower gathered ahead of his trial that's set to begin on Monday.

As the Guardian reports:

More than three years after he was arrested in relation to the largest leak of classified documents in US history, Manning will stand trial Monday over counts including "aiding the enemy" – a charge that could see him jailed for life with no chance of parole.

As a final show of support ahead of the court martial, pro-Manning activists staged a demonstration at the gates of Fort Meade near Baltimore over the weekend. Jeff Paterson, of the Bradley Manning Support Network, estimated Saturday that around 1,000 people had turned out for the rally.

As a succession of speakers address the crowd, sporadic chants of "Free Bradley Manning" broke out.


http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/01-4

[KoKo]

1. Very good READ! Manning has been abandoned by Obama Supporters BUT..

Thankfully there is "Another Force" out there in the Universe who is interested in keeping INFORMED...and not making judgements but parsing information.

Thank the "Whatever" for THAT! Shows there still some "civil" in Society. Hopefully it can be built upon....Hopefully...

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2. “We are all Bradley Manning,”

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/16716-bradley-mannings-court-martial-trial-starts-monday

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3. CODEPINK to Stage Creative Action on the Eve Of WikiLeaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning's Court Mart

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/05/31-10

[KoKo]

4. Kick...