JOIN THE DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF BRADLEY MANNING
Sunday 20th March 2.00pm
The American Embassy, Grosvenor Square, LONDON
BRADLEY MANNING
In late May 2010, Private First Class Bradley Manning, an intelligence analyst
with the US Army in Baghdad, was arrested. For his alleged whistle blowing
efforts, he is charged with two counts of violating the Uniform Code of
Military Justice, including eight criminal offenses and four noncriminal
violations of Army regulations, plus 22 further charges, one of which
‘assisting the enemy’ can carry the Death Penalty.
SUPPORT BRADLEY MANNING
To co-incide with the 8th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq, demonstrators
are gathering internationally to protest: -- 23 year old Pfc Bradley Manning
has been held in solitary confinement for almost eight months under
conditions best described as torture, without being convicted of a single
crime. He is alone in a 12’ x 6’ windowless room for 23 hours a day. For one
hour he is escorted in shackles to another room where he can walk in a
circle. He is permitted no other exercise. He is not allowed to sleep between
5am and 8pm, and must respond to his guards every 5 minutes. He has no
sheets or pillow and must sleep with his face visible to the guards or they will
wake him. Quantico authorities claim this is to prevent self-harm, but their
own prison psychologists deny this is necessary.
SPEAKERS to include [may be more yet ]: Bruce Kent (vice-president CND)
Peter Tatchell (Human Rights Campaigner) Ben Griffin (ex SAS, Iraq) Loz
Kaye (UK Pirate Party) Naomi Colvin (uk friends of bradley manning) Ciaron
O’Reilly (former anti-war prisoner of US and peace activist)
Bradley Manning has dual US/UK nationality–his mother is Welsh- so we
have a special duty to give him our support, yet, though he is now facing a
charge that carries the Death Penalty he has received no British consular
support and the UK govt. has not spoken a word in his defence.
AFTER THE LEAKS WERE PUBLISHED
International Response
Two days after the WikiLeaks disclosure of the Afghan War Diary, the British
government launched two inquiries into Britain’s role in the Afghanistan War
examining civilian casualties, a timetable for withdrawal and whether they
could justify remaining involved in the 9 - year old war. On August 1st, the
Dutch announced an immediate withdrawal of their NATO troops. In the
States, Sen. John Kerry stated that the leaked documents “raise serious
questions about the reality of America's policy toward Pakistan and
Afghanistan.”
ACT NOW
· Be a part of the media campaign and educate others
o show your support for Bradley on your Facebook page o spread
the Collateral Murder video and Afghan War Diary on your blog or Facebook
page o write to the editor of your local paper
o Bradley holds dual US/UK nationality – write to your MP and get
British Consular support for Bradley – ask them to raise the issue in
Parliament
o write to President Obama at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
o write or phone US EMBASSY 24 Grosvenor Square London, W1A 1AE
United Kingdom 0207 499-9000
· Make a donation to the defense fund at www.bradleymanning.org to
ensure Bradley Manning has the resources necessary to mount a vigorous
defense
· Sign the petition to free Bradley Manning – available
at www.bradleymanning.org
CONTACT US TO GET INVOLVED
www.bradleymanning.org www.ukfriendsofbradleymanning email:
20march@ukfriendsofbradleymanning.org 
