UK Indymedia

Bradley Manning explains chronology of leaks and his [exemplary] motivation

01-03-2013 09:05

UPDATE: Verbatim transcript of Bradley Manning's Feb 28 statement now online. Thanks to Alexa O'Brien.

Yesterday in court Bradley Manning read out a long statement explaining the background to the leaks, how and why he had come to send the files to WikiLeaks, what had motivated him, what he hoped would happen as a result. This statement was not initially available, so this article has been compiled from tweets sent from the court and afterwards by Alexa O'Brien, who has been reporting on the case from the beginning.

See also reports from Kevin Gosztola | Nathan Fuller.

There will be a solidarity vigil for Bradley Manning outside the US Embassy in London today, Friday 1 March at 5pm

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Iraq: Was it Worth It?...Are You Kidding?

15-02-2013 15:56

Today marks the ten year anniversary of the day over a million people marched against attacking Iraq. The papers are full of ‘Iraq: Was it Worth It?’ articles. To those of us implacably opposed to this attack, such a question is as ludicrous as asking ‘The Holocaust: Was it Worth it?’ The bogus War on Terror and the neoliberal principle of intervention for profit under the guise of extending democracy has made the world a more dangerous place. Pursuing this ideology in the face of mass opposition has made the world a less democratic place.

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Barbara Tucker now on hunger strike: started Thursday 27th

31-12-2012 16:36

Long term Parliament Square peace campaigner Barbara Tucker is now on a hunger strike which started on Thursday 27th December 2012.

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Yuletide in Parliament Square – War and Peace

29-12-2012 06:29

As we approach the New Year whither the prospects for peace? The honourable members of Parliament are on their Christmas break while long term peace campaigner Mrs Barbara Tucker will spend both Xmas and New Year opposite the great facade of democracy at constant peril of arrest and assault.

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Oscar Wilde Vs Rudyard Kipling Re The Folly Of Invading Afghanistan

26-12-2012 20:05

It's time for British and American troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. Oscar Wilde told us this 131 years ago.

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Kuchi Refugee Camp in the Shah's Back Yard

24-12-2012 01:26

Maya is currently with a peace delegation in Afghanistan and sent this report via the VCNVUK blog.

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First days in Kabul

24-12-2012 01:21

Beth from Oxford is currently with a peace delegation in Afghanistan and sent this report via the VCNVUK blog.

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From Cowley Road to Kabul

24-12-2012 01:16

Susan from Oxford is currently with a peace delegation in Afghanistan and wrote these reports and reflections while preparing for the trip..

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Winter in Parliament Square

12-12-2012 12:45

The ongoing 24/7 peace campaign in London's Parliament Square continues despite the sub zero temperatures and unremitting aggravation from the authorities.

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Drone info stall in Wrexham 11 Dec: report and photos

12-12-2012 11:32

We held another drone information stall yesterday in Wrexham.

See also this indymedia report and photos from a previous stall and this recent protest at RAF Waddington from where British armed Reaper drones will be controlled.

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Remembering the dead in Gaza this Wednesday at EDO

11-12-2012 02:38

www.smashedo.org.uk

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UK Peace Activists to Visit Afghanistan

10-12-2012 12:15

For the first time since the invasion of Afghanistan, this month, a group of British peace activists will be visiting Kabul, with the intention of building links between the peaceful, day-to-day citizens of their two countries.

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On 11th January 2013, All Roads Lead to Guantánamo (11th anniversary action)

09-12-2012 22:57

On 11th January 2013, the 11th anniversary of the opening of the illegal prison camp at Guantánamo, "All Roads Lead to Guantánamo": a day of action organised by the London Guantánamo Campaign
Get involved: in person and online. Obama hasn't closed Guantánamo: 166 prisoners remain. Take action!

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Smash EDO: Fundraiser and Gaza demo

16-11-2012 22:04

A quick Smash EDO update about things going on this weekend in Brighton.

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Smash EDO Fundraising meal this Sunday 18th

16-11-2012 11:34

www.smashedo.org.uk

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Halloween haunting at EDO MBM - Demo report 31/10/12

01-11-2012 13:43

Every year the victims of the components made at the EDO MBM factory rise from the grave and lurch toward the Brighton arms manufacturer in search of revenge and living flesh…

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Smash EDO Halloween demo today, 4pm

31-10-2012 13:21

Time for Smash EDO's Halloween noise demo. Today 4pm outside EDO, Home Farm Road, Brighton.

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Yearly Smash EDO Halloween demo, Wed 31st, 4pm

29-10-2012 13:30

It's almost time for the yearly Smash EDO Halloween demo. Dress in your scariest mask and come prepared to haunt some arms dealers.

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Protesting drones at RAF Waddington, Lincs. Some photos

26-10-2012 22:15

Twelve people demonstrated outside the main entrance to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire today in response to the RAF's announcement that Britain is doubling its fleet of armed Reaper Drones from five to ten. While the demonstration was going on outside, the RAF was holding a ceremony to 'stand-up' its new drone squadron inside the base.

After the demonstration, we went round the other side of the base to meet Helen John who has been maintaining a one-woman anti-drone peace camp at Waddington for months.

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Drone information stall in Wrexham: report and photos

25-10-2012 14:53

As the RAF announces that it is doubling the number of armed Reaper Drones it operates in Afghanistan and serious questions are being raised about British involvement in drone warfare, including at the High Court in London, Wrexham Peace & Justice Forum held an information stall today to raise public awareness of the issues.