Accused WikiLeaks whistleblower and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Bradley Manning willGovernment conduct, apparently aimed at discouraging whistleblowers,Bradley was held in pre-trial solitary confinement for 11 months, in conditions condemned by the UN Rapporteur on Torture as “cruel, inhuman and degrading,” including being stripped and made to stand naked at roll call.  This was a clear violation of the US military’s Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ: Article 13).Both President Obama and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey have declared publicly, prior to trial, that Bradley “broke the law. "(UCMJ: Article 37)Article 10 of the UCMJ promises defendants a speedy trial. The prosecution haswhich the defense believes will show that Bradley's alleged actions have not damaged US national security.  And there is clear evidence that the leaks were motivated entirely by conscience.,  and that he should be convicted of 'Aiding the Enemy' and sentenced to life in prison, regardless of any moral motive, lack of harm, or overwhelmingly positive results of the disclosures. The information released has helped inform public understanding of the realities of the War on Terror, and revealed governmental and corporate corruption and collusion.  It has contributed to the ending of the Iraq War and to positive people-power movements such as the Tunisian Revolution and the Occupy Movement.  Tens of thousands of regular citizens worldwide have supported Bradley and funded his legal defense (See: www.bradleymanning.org). 

Sincerely,

Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower

Center for Constitutional Rights

Bradley Manning Support Network