emailUpdate from Bradley Manning's attorney
"(PFC Manning) wishes to extend his sincere appreciation to those who have taken the time to send along their thoughts and well-wishes." Also: photos and reports from Pride contingents across the country.

Ryan Reed jailed for putting family first
US Army soldier sentenced to 10 months imprisonment at Fort Hood, Texas, court-martial. Your letters calling for a reduction in PFC Reed's sentence are needed.

Adam Winfield: Whistleblower or murderer?
"Allegedly, one soldier in 3rd platoon, Adam Winfield, attempted to be a whistle-blower after the first murder, by communicating to his father about it via facebook. He was afraid to say anything to the officers in his unit and chain of command in Afghanistan out of fear, with good cause, of being harmed."

 


Update from Bradley Manning's attorney

By David Coombs. June 28, 2011

It has been a little over two months since PFC Manning was moved from Quantico to the Joint Regional Corrections Facility (JRCF) at Fort Leavenworth.  Since being moved to the JRCF, PFC Manning's overall mood and demeanor has greatly improved.  PFC Manning is able to maintain regular contact with his defense team.  He receives weekly written updates, phone calls and visits from defense counsel.  In addition, he receives regular visits from family.  Finally, PFC Manning also receives hundreds of letters from supporters every week.  He wishes to extend his sincere appreciation to those who have taken the time to send along their thoughts and well-wishes.

Photos and reports from Pride contingents for Bradley nationwide
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Ryan Reed jailed for putting family first

reedUS Army soldier sentenced to 10 months imprisonment at Fort Hood, Texas, court-martial. Your letters calling for a reduction in PFC Reed's sentence are needed.

By attorney James Branum. June 27, 2011

His crime? - He put his family first.

PFC Reed tried to get help from his chain of command when his wife suffered from serious health issues after the birth of their first child, but his request were repeatedly denied. In fact he was told by some of his NCO's that he should give up his child to either his parents (or the state), so that he could legally abandon his family and deploy with his unit.

PFC Reed left the unit for six months. Upon return he was told that his family would still get no help (he was even forbidden to talk to the chaplain about his problems) and that he must deploy. This time he fled again, taking his family to Canada where he believed he would be safe from prosecution and his wife could get the care that she needed.

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Adam Winfield: Whistle-blower or murderer?

adamBy Bob Meola, Courage to Resist. June 10, 2011

"Allegedly, one soldier in 3rd platoon, Adam Winfield, attempted to be a whistle-blower after the first murder, by communicating to his father about it via facebook. He was afraid to say anything to the officers in his unit and chain of command in Afghanistan out of fear, with good cause, of being harmed."

Courage to Resist supports the troops who refuse to fight. We also support the troops who refuse to participate in staged killings and other war crimes.

In March, Rolling Stone magazine featured a long article, "The Kill Team: How U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Murdered Innocent Civilians."

It chronicles the alleged actions of the 3rd Platoon of Bravo Company of the 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army based out of Tacoma, Washington while on duty in Afghanistan in early 2010. Some of the incidents described in the article had been kept secret. Some were more known. But the fact that certain soldiers contemplated, talked about, and had supposedly acted on their desire to murder innocent Afghan people was more generally known. It appears that if all the soldiers involved were to be charged in the most just and equitable way, officers up the chain of command, who had heard of the murders, would also be facing charges for tacitly accepting and approving of the killings or at the very least, ignoring and not investigating these killings and bringing charges earlier.

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