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Bradley Manning support as his trial begins June 1, 2013CODEPINK Portland & State of Maine Portland, ME | ||
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CODEPINK Maine chapters staged political theater in Congress Square Park. An Obama character jailed multiple Bradley Mannings, and silenced them by taping their mouths shut. Later, the president was placed under citizen's arrest and put in jail for war crimes at Guantanamo, with drones, and against whistleblowers like Manning. Jon Gaither of the ACLU of Maine provided an overview of the legal implications of Bradley Manning's arrest and treatment to date in violation of the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Kara Oster of Occupy Portland Maine spoke about the value of truth and free speech in a democracy, and how hard it is for us to speak truly in today's society. CP Local Coordinator Lisa Savage read the anti-war statement of Iraq Veterans Against War (IVAW) spokesperson Stephen Funk give in response to the San Francisco Pride Parade director removing Bradley Manning as a Grand Marshall of the SF Pride Parade. ( Funk was the first Marine to publicly refuse deployment to Iraq.) Related News Article: http://went2thebridge.blogspot.com/2013/06/bradley-manning-global-citizen-and.html |
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