I'll donate only to the shoot all traitors fund. On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > > *DETAINED AT QUANTICO*: > David House and Jane Hamsher held for 2 hours while attempting to visit > Pfc. Bradley > Manning<http://action.firedoglake.com/page/m/5958d51c/4591e3ca/63fdfa61/3dc65e57/3431593064/VEsE/> > > > <http://action.firedoglake.com/page/m/5958d51c/4591e3ca/63fdfa61/3dc65e54/3431593064/VEsF/> > > Watch > > <http://action.firedoglake.com/page/m/5958d51c/4591e3ca/63fdfa61/3dc65e56/3431593064/VEsC/> > > Bruce - > > Bradley Manning’s friend David House and I were detained at Quantico Marine > base for two hours yesterday while David attempted to visit Bradley. David > was not allowed to visit Bradley, nor was he able to deliver our petition > signed by 42,000 people. > > David has visited Bradley for more than five months at Quantico, and I > drove him there once before. But this time, *we were detained for more > than two hours as Marines prevented David and I from entering or leaving the > base.* The Marines who detained us said *their orders came “from the top.” > * > > Our detention at Quantico was part of the government’s goal of abusing > Bradley Manning and keeping him in complete isolation. But we won’t back > down. > > *Bradley’s friend David is leading the Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund* - a > new, independent public advocacy effort that will aid Bradley’s case by > funding media advocates, legal researchers, expert witnesses, psychiatrists, > and more. It’s an independent effort we think is worthy of your support. > > Can you please make a tax-deductible donation of $15 to the Bradley Manning > Advocacy Fund? Click here to donate now, and to watch a video from David > House explaining his detention > yesterday.<http://action.firedoglake.com/page/m/5958d51c/4591e3ca/63fdfa61/3dc65e55/3431593064/VEsD/> > > There is no doubt in my mind that the primary objective of everything that > happened yesterday was to keep Bradley Manning from having the company of > his only remaining visitor: Bradley’s friend David House. > > David House -- a 23-year-old who just graduated from college -- has been > traveling from Boston to Quantico for five months to visit Bradley on his > own. Everyone but David has stopped visiting Bradley; only once has a member > of Bradley’s family seen him in Quantico. > > Just last month, David broke the news that Bradley’s physical and mental > well-being were deteriorating in solitary confinement, and he was the first > to challenge the Pentagon’s version of Bradley’s treatment. *Because of > his work for Bradley, David has been harassed by the FBI*, and has had his > computers and phones confiscated for several months without explanation. He > recently returned from overseas, where he was raising funds for Bradley’s > defense in the interim. > > David is leading the Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund in order to give > Bradley’s supporters a way to contribute to Bradley’s public defense. *100% > of contributions to this fund will be used to pay expenses related to the > advocacy and defense of Bradley Manning.* > > Without these efforts, Bradley will be tried and convicted long before he > ever gets his day in court. That’s why we think this advocacy fund deserves > your support. > > Please watch David House’s video about being detained at Quantico, then > donate $15 or more to the Bradley Manning Advocacy > Fund.<http://action.firedoglake.com/page/m/5958d51c/4591e3ca/63fdfa61/3dc65e55/3431593064/VEsA/> > > This advocacy fund is critical for Bradley. *There's an aggressive and > active disinformation campaign that is going to try and convict Bradley in > the court of public opinion*, and the government has made people terrified > to help him. The lies and disinformation out there about what Bradley > allegedly did and didn't do is positively malignant in the media. > > Already, people with the Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund are working to > re-educate journalists who have had their heads filled with misinformation > by various arms of the intelligence-industrial complex. Through David’s > tireless work for the last five months, more people are becoming aware and > outraged at the government’s abuse of Bradley Manning. And Amnesty > International and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture have called for > investigations of Bradley Manning’s conditions. > > But Bradley himself cannot advocate for himself from solitary confinement. > As David and others continue their campaign to speak out for Bradley, *they > need support to travel, organize events, issue press releases, recruit > spokespeople to speak out on Bradley’s behalf, and assemble researchers and > witnesses to help with Bradley’s case.* > > The government’s goal is to break down Bradley through a campaign of > complete isolation. Bradley needs strong advocates to stand up on his > behalf. Bradley needs loud voices telling the truth about the conditions of > his detention. *Bradley Manning needs you.* > > Please make a tax-deductible contribution to the Bradley Manning Advocacy > Fund to help the few people brave enough to fight for Bradley in public. > 100% of the money they receive will go toward paying expenses related to > Bradley Manning’s advocacy and > defense.<http://action.firedoglake.com/page/m/5958d51c/4591e3ca/63fdfa61/3dc65e55/3431593064/VEsB/> > > Thank you for standing up for humane treatment of Bradley Manning. > > Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake.com > > ------------------------------ > > Firedoglake's community of 350,000 activists is supported by small > donations from people like you. Can you chip in to keep us strong? 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