Bradley Manning …Stop, spread the word!

The video below, from German TV, tells the story of one of the infamous war crimes committed by the US military machine in Iraq. The brave individual who stood up and exposed this dreadful crime – Bradley Manning – has been targeted by those same authorities that gave the green light to this atrocity. Currently Bradley is under a 23 hour lockdown imprisonment in a high security military prison in the Quantico, Virgina in the United States. His conditions of incarceration are harsh:

He is held 23 hours in each day in solidarity confinement.
His cell has no window and he is not allowed to see daylight at any time.
He is not allowed exercise.
He is allowed for one hour each day to walk in chains in an empty room.

The documentary explains that Bradley Manning is being punished severely for speaking out. His situation is grave. Recently, however, it worsened with the news that the US army had filed 22 additional charges against Bradley. These include a new charges of “aiding the enemy” – a capital offense under Article 104 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

There are a few things that you can do. Most of all, inform others about Bradley’s story and encourage them to do the same. You can do this easily by sharing this video below and/ or by directing people to the web site for Bradley Manning. There is further information here as well as an extensive What You Can Do section.