Manning: "USA:s armé är ett litet barn som torterar en myra med förstoringsglas"

"USA:s armé är ett litet barn som torterar en myra med förstoringsglas"
RT 2013-03-12
En människorättsorganisation har släppt ett läckt tal av Bradley Manning där han bl.a. säger de bevingade orden: "USA:s armé är ett litet barn som torterar en myra med förstoringsglas"

Detta är första gången sedan 2010 som Mannings haft möjlighet att göra sin röst hörd hos allmänheten.

A speech freedom advocacy group has released audio of Bradley Manning’s testimony about his motives for leaking secret US government documents to WikiLeaks. 

It marks the first time the public has heard Manning's voice since his 2010 arrest.

Defying the military's ban on making recordings at Manning’s pre-trial tribunal at the military court at Fort Meade, the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has released Manning’s February account to the judge explaining why he exposed military secrets.

"We hope this recording will shed light on one of the most secret court trials in recent history, in which the government is putting on trial a concerned government employee whose only stated goal was to bring attention to what he viewed as serious governmental misconduct and criminal activity," the FPF said in a statement.

While unofficial transcripts of the statement are available, this is the first time anyone outside the court has heard Manning’s own explanation of how and why he gave the Apache helicopter video, Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Logs and State Department Diplomatic Cables to WikiLeaks.

Twenty-five-year-old Private First Class Manning has been held in US military custody following his arrest in May 2010. He has pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges set against him. If convicted, he could face 20 years in jail. He is pending trial as the prosecution still intends to pursue the 12 remaining charges.

http://rt.com/usa/manning-trial-recording-leak-177/

Afghan Dossier Jan2010 HT

http://www.scribd.com/doc/130236019/Afghan-Dossier-Jan2010-HT

WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs: Torture, civilian death toll revealed in latest leak   

U.S. commanders in Iraq ignored evidence of torture and often failed to investigate the killing of civilians. These are the major findings from the leak of 400,000 secret American military files from the whistleblowing website, WikiLeaks. 

The data describes widespread brutal torture of detainees by Iraqi troops - with some documents showing American authorities often turned a blind eye. The files also reveal that 66,000 civilians were killed in Iraq since the U.S. invaded - even though Washington had denied it kept any such record. 

The Pentagon's condemned what is the largest-ever leak of classified documents - saying it will only serve to help America's enemies.