A Holiday Message From Bradley Manning

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A Holiday Message From Bradley Manning
By: Jane Hamsher
December 24, 2010


Bradley Manning released the following statement today through his attorney, David Coombs, in order to thank those who have taken action to help him:

"I greatly appreciate everyone’s support and well wishes during this time. I am also thankful for everything that has been done to aid in my defense. I ask that everyone takes the time to remember those who are separated from their loved ones at this time due to deployment and important missions. Specifically, I am thinking of those that I deployed with and have not seen for the last seven months, and of the staff here at the Quantico Confinement Facility who will be spending their Christmas without their family."

Sign the letter to the Commanding Officer of Bradley Manning’s brig urging for Bradley’s unnecessary POI order to be lifted. Bradley’s friend David House will be delivering it on his next visit.

http://firedoglake.com/2010/12/24/a-holiday-message-from-bradley-manning/

Letter to Commanding Officer James Averhart, US MCB Quantico Brig:

Pfc. Bradley Manning has been held for five months under “maximum custody” at Quantico Marine Corps Base under your supervision. Pfc. Manning is under a “Prevention of Injury Order” (POI) that puts him in severe isolation and that limits his:

social contact,
news consumption,
freedom to exercise, and
ability to sleep.

The severe isolation is already having negative effects on Pfc. Manning’s health, according to his attorney and a friend. And his psychologist says he is of no danger to himself or others, making the longstanding POI order unnecessary.

The conditions of Pfc. Manning’s detention are cruel, inhumane, and disproportionate for the crime with which he has only been charged.

We urge you to lift Pfc. Manning’s POI order and allow him to exercise, communicate, and sleep as allowed under maximum custody.

Sign the letter at:

http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/bradleymanning

[midnight]

1. Yes lets remember why all these brave men and women are

asked to sacrifice and sacrifice? Bring them all home where they belong with their own families...

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2. I agree. Bring them all home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

[asjr]

3. It's a shame that Manning is being

punished for the military's lack of oversight.

[Cid_B]

5. Right.. They made him violate UCMJ...

and the terms of his clearance. Merry Christmas Manning... Hope you spend the next 80 in just the same way...

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4. kick