Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Bradley Manning Now 500 Days in Confinement 7OKT11

Please sign this petition calling on the U.S. government to allow the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, to visit Bradley Manning and for the U.S. government to release Bradley Manning unconditionally. Whistleblowing is not a crime and the American people have the right to know what our government is doing in our name.

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Bradley Manning Now 500 Days in Confinement October 7, 2011 marks the 500th day in confinement for PFC Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks whistleblower. Along with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, PFC Manning is one of the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The readership of the Guardian selected Bradley Manning as their top choice for the award: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/oct/06/bradley-manning-reader-poll-nobel-peace-prize The Bradley Manning Support Network issued the following statement today: "This year's nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize are bound together by a common drive to nonviolently reassert democracy in the face of authoritarian abuses of power. Alongside those who have fought against the unjust accumulation of financial and political power, PFC Bradley Manning is alleged to be part of a movement to dislodge an informational blockade that enriches the interests of the few at the expense of our democracy. Citizens cannot make truly informed decisions when the actions of government are routinely concealed from the public that they have sworn to serve. Government officials must be held accountable if they have withheld information from the public so as to hide evidence of wrongdoing. Tonight, on the eve of PFC Manning's 500th day in pre-trial confinement, we do not forget that all people have a right to due process, free from cruel and unusual punishment. The Obama administration must stop obstructing the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, from conducting an un-monitored meeting with PFC Manning. We expect any President to obey the constitutional freedoms that we all share. No one should be silenced for having the courage to speak or act against wrongdoing. The administration's message to us is clear: We are all Bradley Manning." The Bradley Manning Support Network has recently launched a petition at WhiteHouse.gov to force the administration to respond to the United Nations and all those who demand freedom for Bradley Manning. Click here to sign the petition now! Already signed the petition? You can promote it to your friends on facebook and twitter! Copy and paste the following text: Tell the Obama Administration to let UN investigate torture of alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower PFC Bradley Manning! http://wh.gov/40y The White House petition requires a brief registration process. As some people have been running into technical difficulties trying to sign the petition, we have put together a small list of frequently encountered issues: Click here for a few technical tips.

Action Alert for Bradley Manning from IVAW 27JUL11

PLEASE take the time to participate in this action for Bradley Manning and make a couple of calls to pressure the US Army to allow the UN representative to visit him in prison. I called, and I hope you will too. From the IVAW.....

How you can help: Donate to the Bradley Manning Support Network. Read background about Bradley's case. Get involved with the Bradley Manning Support Network. As you know, alleged whistleblower Bradley Manning was transferred to Leavenworth in April, after being singled out to receive terrible treatment at Quantico, VA in violation of his rights.  His lawyer confirms that he is now being treated like other prisoners at Leavenworth. This dramatic improvement in his conditions wouldn't have happened without people like you taking action. Now we need a public accounting for Bradley's allegedly torturous and illegal confinement conditions for ten months at Quantico. The United Nations is investigating the matter, but US officials are still denying the UN's reasonable request to meet with Bradley. Will you take a few minutes to make two important phone calls for Bradley today? We want to put pressure on the Obama Administration and the Secretary of the Army to comply with the United Nations' demand to meet with Bradley. Juan Mendez, the UN's top official on torture, has requested un-monitored meetings with Bradley. Mr. Mendez wants to insure that the US follows international protocol for prisoner treatment and justice. (Read the UN’s recent statement here.) Here's how you can help: 1) Call President Obama at the White House switchboard: 202-456-1414.  Urge him to respect the United Nations Convention Against Torture and allow Juan Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, to conduct an official visit with Bradley Manning. 2) Call Secretary of the Army Public Affairs Officer Lt. Anne Edgecomb: 703-697-3491.  Tell her you are calling to urge the Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, to respect the United Nations Convention Against Torture and to allow Juan Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, to conduct an official visit with Bradley Manning. Then please spread the word! Ask your friends and family to call by sharing this action on Facebook and Twitter and by forwarding this email. Thank you for supporting Bradley. Iraq Veterans Against the War in solidarity with the Bradley Manning Support Network.