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.
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