Op-Ed for MLTF [Update]: In a public statement issued on 8/22/13, Pvt. Manning disclosed that her name is now Chelsea Manning, and that she is a female. Going forward, we will honor her request to use her new name and appropriate pronouns, in support…Read More »
Editor’s note: The lawyer representing PVC Munoz, James M. Branum, is an MLTF member. Private still scheduled for upcoming deployment to Afghanistan Killeen, Texas – A soldier seeking a discharge from the Army based on a conscientious objection to war has been…Read More »
News Analysis by Marjorie Cohn Originally published at Truthout The court-martial of Bradley Manning, the most significant whistleblower case since Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, has begun. Although Manning pled guilty earlier this year to 10 offenses that will garner him…Read More »
Press release from the War Resisters Support Campaign of Canada
By Marjorie Cohn Bradley Manning has pleaded guilty to 10 charges including possessing and willfully communicating to an unauthorized person all the main elements of the WikiLeaks disclosure. The charges carry a total of 20 years in prison. For the first time,…Read More »
After more than two and a half years in jail — some of that in solitary confinement under barbaric conditions — Bradley Manning is finally approaching trial. Pre-trial hearings have been going on for several months, and more will be held in…Read More »
This message is from the Kimberly Rivera Support Committee. Dear friends, We are writing to you on behalf of Kimberly Rivera, an Iraq War resister. Kimberly, from Mesquite, Texas, deployed to Iraq in 2006. After several months, she found that she…Read More »