Bradley Manning is STILL in prison

Hey America, are we really going to let Bradley Manning rot in jail for blowing the whistle on the immoral acts of our military and government? It's been a year-and-a-half with no trial...and no evidence. He's also a kid.

It seems as though they are treating him as a traitor.

Wikipedia: "the word 'traitor' may be used to describe a person who betrays (or is accused of betraying) their own political party, nation, family, friends, ethnic group, team, religion..., social class, or other group to which they may belong. Often, such accusations are controversial and disputed, as the person may not identify with the group of which they are a member, or may otherwise disagree with the group leaders making the charge."

If blowing the whistle on the most powerful nation in the world covering up human rights violations is traitorous, then being a "traitor" might just be the next big thing.

Watch out America...fix it, or get fix'd.

Please write to Bradley Manning, and he might write back

Army Regulation 190-47 denies any visitation to Army prisoners, but we may send Bradley Manning letters and he MAY CHOOSE TO CORRESPOND.
Break out your snail mail techniques guys...


Send letters* to Bradley Manning here:
Bradley Manning 89289
830 Sabalu Road
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027


*Letters will be rejected if they contain any of the following:
-Solicitations for gambling/lottery, business or pen pal correspondence.
-Blackmail, threats or indecent subject matter
-Plans or plots for escape
-Codes

Manning's Motives

Manning went to with his concerns to a commanding officer (as is protocol) and was told to shut the f*ck up. He went around his commanding officer to another superior and was told likewise, STFU. After enough denials, he decided (after a great debate with fellow computer hacker LAMO that you can read online) he would leak all of these practices to the media (thru WikiLeaks, since most mainstream media wouldn't have published it) so the world could see what it's leaders and military were really up to.

That's called "blowing the whistle" on immoral and illegal behavior by those in power. Whistle blowers are those who risk their lives to save the world from incredible malfeasance by those who were elected or put in power to be responsible. Is that treason? Thomas Jefferson would say "hell no." That's being the best patriot America could ask for.

I would've done the same.

The last time this happened was when the "Pentagon Papers" were leaked to Daniel Ellsberg and published by the New York Times in 1971. The Supreme Court ruled that since the government was lying to public about civilian deaths in Vietnam and military actions, the public had a right to know. It changed the course of the war.

Here's a significant difference: The Pentagon Papers were filed "TOP SECRET"...the government cables Bradley Manning leaked (allegedly) were only filed "CLASSIFIED". When President Obama claimed "This isn't the same as what Daniel Ellsberg did" he was right...but not the way he thought he was. Bradley Manning is another whistle blower...and he should be free.

Whistle Blowers Do The Right Thing

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for speaking his mind politically about South Africa. He was a whistle blower. For the first several years, he sat angry and depressed in a 5 foot by 5 foot by 5 foot cage. He became weak and suicidal...until something hit him. They (the government) could take everything physical away from him, but they couldn't take his happiness...unless he allowed them to. He realized, he can be happy ANY TIME HE WANTS TO, regardless of his situation. He made the decision to focus on his happiness within that cell for the next 20 years. Not only did he radiate happiness within him, the prison guards became scared of him. Eventually, they respected him more than their bosses.

You simply decide to be happy...thinking of what makes you happy, writing what makes you happy, feeling what makes you happy, until you are happy. Hold it, nurture it, love it, and grow it. Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Socrates all kept no kind of Earthly possessions...why?

They realized happiness comes from within.

Mandela took it so far, that even before he was released from prison, his power was so evident, the world EXPECTED him to get out and take control of South Africa. The day it happened, he was released, he was cheered and he waltzed right on into the capital, and declared that he would be the new leader...and HE WAS ACCEPTED.

He also brought the idea of "Amnesty for Transparency" to the country. All war criminals and corrupt politicians were given the chance to admit their crimes and go free. About 50% of them did and testified against themselves and their peers. There was great suffering about it, but the people got to find out what really happened and THEY GOT CLEAN.

That was 1990.

I believe it's happening now, and I recommend "Amnesty for Transparency" for our governments, militaries and big businesses. Bradley Manning, Rudolf Elmer, Adam Winfield, Tim DeChristopher and other whistle blowers are attempting to put this in action, but they are being jailed, because that concept is threatening to people in power who like their gig the way it is and who are directly profiting from it.

Those people in power are in the minority, and they are accountable to US...let's remind them of that whenever possible.

Whistle blowers "DO THE RIGHT THING" when others won't.