Almost Gone
“I felt we were risking so much for people who seemed unwilling to cooperate with us due to the mistrust and hatred on both sides.”-PFC Bradley Manning, in defense of his leaking footage of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Wikileaks.
Private Fist Class, Bradley Manning's trial goes on. Manning, arrested for leaking footage of daily operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Wikileaks did not do so in "aiding the enemy" (one of the possible charges against him). Instead he, like many before him, felt appalled by what he saw American forces doing under the guise of waging peace. However Manning, unlike most in his position, refused to remain silent. Wikileaks wasn't his first choice for releasing these reports. He went to the Washington Post, which didn't take him seriously and New York Times, which never returned his message on their answering machine. After being rejected by these publications, Manning eventually turned to Wikileaks in hope of sparking up debate about what exactly the United States is doing.
Graham Nash's song, "Almost Gone" is a ballad of Manning's state of affairs. Nash, disgusted at Manning's treatment by America's "powers that be", captures the emotions associated with such a life. Take a listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkzYmpGWzzc
Also, sign this petition if you believe that Bradley Manning's charge of "aiding the enemy" should be dropped.
http://justiceformanning.com/
Private Fist Class, Bradley Manning's trial goes on. Manning, arrested for leaking footage of daily operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Wikileaks did not do so in "aiding the enemy" (one of the possible charges against him). Instead he, like many before him, felt appalled by what he saw American forces doing under the guise of waging peace. However Manning, unlike most in his position, refused to remain silent. Wikileaks wasn't his first choice for releasing these reports. He went to the Washington Post, which didn't take him seriously and New York Times, which never returned his message on their answering machine. After being rejected by these publications, Manning eventually turned to Wikileaks in hope of sparking up debate about what exactly the United States is doing.
Graham Nash's song, "Almost Gone" is a ballad of Manning's state of affairs. Nash, disgusted at Manning's treatment by America's "powers that be", captures the emotions associated with such a life. Take a listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkzYmpGWzzc
Also, sign this petition if you believe that Bradley Manning's charge of "aiding the enemy" should be dropped.
http://justiceformanning.com/
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