The Whistleblower goes on trial today.

Free Bradley Manning (click here)

Deconstructing the truth surrounds the legacy of the Iraq War and occupation. If the Press didn't lie and favor the war, where would have the Bush/Cheney administration been without them.

The lies surrounding Iraq became the culture of fear that is now a springboard for a completely dysfunctional dialogue in our government. The lies surrounding the Iraq War has pervaded our society as a truth that seeks to live through history as the basis for legitimate pre-emption to war.

Bradley Manning and his actions are nothing short of heroic to stop the false face of American war.

When trial charges are this difficult to define there is no basis for them.

Sapa-AFP | 03 June, 2013 09:34

Manning, who faces a possible 154-year jail sentence, (click here) has offered to plead guilty to several offenses but he denies prosecutors' most serious charge -- that he knowingly aided the enemy, chiefly Al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden.

The trial follows an exhaustive series of preliminary hearings that outlined the government's case against Manning, 25, over leaks of diplomatic cables and war logs to the anti-secrecy website that caused huge embarrassment to the United States and its allies.

The soldier's supporters argue that his actions shone a light in the darkest corners of the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as exposing the reasoning behind American foreign policy decisions.

His opponents, however, contend that he is a traitor whose behavior wantonly endangered people's lives around the world, including US citizens.

The lengthy nature of the case has revolved around the complexity of the charges that Manning faces and his treatment in custody since being detained in May 2010 while serving as a military intelligence analyst near Baghdad....

Protesters sign a mural as they rally to call for the release of jailed U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning, a central figure in the Wikileaks case, outside the gates at Fort Meade, Maryland. Manning, who has acknowledged giving classified Army documents to Wikileaks about U.S. conduct of the wars Iraq and Afghanistan, will stand trial in a court martial that could land him in prison for life. 
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