För dem som fortfarande inte vet att Wikileaks donerat pengar (15.100 USD) och gett moralisk och publicistisk support till Bradley Manning, här är ett pressmeddelande ifrån en representant för Bradley Manning Support Network:
http://wlcentral.org/node/922
WikiLeaks fulfills pledge to support accused whistle-blower Bradley Manning
Providence, RI, January 13, 2011 -- On Monday, WikiLeaks fulfilled its pledge to contribute toward the legal defense of accused whistleblower Bradley Manning by transferring $15,100 to the legal trust account of Manning's attorney. WikiLeaks publicly solicited donations specifically for the expenses of Manning's legal defense following his arrest in May 2010.
In light of WikiLeaks' current fiscal challenges -- due in large part to the shameful actions of Visa, MasterCard and PayPal in cutting off services to WikiLeaks at the behest of the US government -- the Bradley Manning Support Network commends WikiLeaks for their contribution at this time. "This donation from WikiLeaks is vital to our efforts to ensure Bradley receives a fair, open trial," says founder and steering committee member Mike Gogulski.
The Support Network does not name donors as a matter of course. However, WikiLeaks' pledge and anticipated contribution have been a matter of public record and ongoing interest. This contribution by WikiLeaks brings the total funds raised and transferred to Bradley's civilian legal defense team, led by attorney David Coombs, to over $100,000. The minimum amount necessary to mount a vigorous defense for Bradley Manning is estimated to be $115,000.
Having funded nearly the entire legal bill months prior to court-martial, the Support Network is now turning its efforts to broadening a public education campaign regarding the charges against Bradley as well as the inhumane conditions that he currently endures in confinement at the brig in Quantico, Virginia. The issues at hand include government transparency, online freedom of expression, the content of the leaked materials in question and the urgency of bringing an end to America’s wars of occupation.
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PS: NYT hjälpte inte Daniel Ellsberg öht - varken 1 penny för försvar eller politiskt/moraliskt - trots att NYT var helt säker på att Ellsberg var deras källa, vilket WL inte vet öht. Trots att WL alltså inte vet, hjälper man ändå på alla möjliga upptänkliga sätt: PR-mässigt, finansiellt, i intervjuer, på Twitter, deltar i kampanjer.
När det gäller JA/WL:s eget försvar har ingen av alla av WL:s partners hjälpt en skit. Istället backstabbar man deras stora finansiella ATM - JA/WL - å det grövsta genom att skriva smädartiklar, cashar in på smädböcker, sålda filmrättigheter och högre lösnummerförsäljning. Ingen av WL:s partner har hittills donerat en krona till varken WL eller JA:s försvar. Skamligt.