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We, the Undersigned, call for the immediate release of US Army PFC Bradley Manning, incarcerated as of 18 June 2010. 
 
Media accounts state that Mr. Manning was arrested in late May for allegedly leaking the video of US Apache helicopter pilots killing innocent people and seriously wounding two children in Baghdad, including those who arrived to help the wounded. The video was released by WikiLeaks under the name "Collateral Murder". (CollateralMurder.com) Pfc. Manning is also identified by the Defense Department as a "person of interest" in the investigation into WikiLeaks obtaining 90,000 battlefield reports describing thousands of civilian deaths inflicted by occupation forces in Afghanistan, collusion with warlords, corruption and an unvarnished view of our decade-long war.
 
If these allegations are untrue, we call upon the US Department of Defense to release Mr. Manning immediately. 
 
If these allegations ARE true, we ALSO call upon the US Department of Defense to release Mr. Manning immediately. 
 
The leaked video, released by WikiLeaks under the title Collateral Murder, clearly shows that official statements from the multinational  force in Baghdad that "there is no question that Coalition forces were clearly engaged in combat operations against a hostile force" were blatantly false.  The leaker of this video blew the whistle on two crimes: the murder of civilians and an official coverup.  Exposing these crimes was a moral and legal obligation and a service to the international community.  The leaker deserves our respect and thanks-not prosecution.
 
We express our support for Mr. Manning in any case, and our admiration for his courage if he is, in fact, the person who disclosed the information. Like in the cases of Daniel Ellsberg, W. Mark Felt, Frank Serpico and countless other whistleblowers before, government demands for secrecy must yield to public knowledge and justice when government crime and corruption are being kept hidden. If the United States government demands to use our tax dollars and our own children to fight this war, then we must demand full disclosure of the facts, no matter how unsettling. We demand that the government stop the misinformation and we honor heroes who fight for transparency.
 
Free Bradley Manning! 
 
Sincerely, 
 
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FREE BRADLEY MANNING!
 
On Day 4 of global days of solidarity and support for alleged Wikileaks whistleblower, Pfc. Bradley Manning, San Diego activists & advocates of peace & transparency will take to the streets for a protest and rally calling for the release and justice in the case of this brave young hero or scapegoat and to make our voices heard that 
EXPOSING WAR CRIMES IS NOT A CRIME! TRUTH IS ESSENTIAL TO DEMOCRACY!

Please join our membership meetings the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month at 6:30pm at a Residential Building on the SE Corner of 4th & Walnut (street parking after 6pm is FREE.) Signs at the gate will guide you to the meeting space which is UPSTAIRS on the 2nd floor.

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Stop-lossed soldier sits in Jail

After over a month of confinement, Army Specialist Marc Hall still sits incarcerated in the Liberty County Jail near Fort Stewart, GA.  The U.S. Army jailed Hall on December 11, claiming that the lyrics of his hip-hop song...
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Making the Invisible Visible

March 21, 2010 Making the Invisible Visible and Ending Wars Driven by Oil By, Joseph Juhasz and Antonia Juhasz We chose to write this blog together as father and daughter, Veterans for Peace member and Iraq Veterans...
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Obama's Pentagon Rebrands Iraq War, Rolls Out PR Offensive in Afghanistan

This week, the same week that saw the U.S. military launch a major new assault in Afghanistan -- a much ballyhooed effort that is as much a PR offensive as a military one -- the Pentagon decided to formally rebrand the Iraq...
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Objector Marc Hall in route to Iraq for secret trial

Donate to defend Marc - 73 people have given $2,246 of the $3,600 spent on legal fees so far. Sign the petition | Leaflet | stoplossmusic.org  By Courage to Resist. February 27, 2010 Update Army Spc Marc Hall, who had...
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New chapter and group pages!

Welcome to the new chapter and group page's. Because these pages are so new many do not even have their members added yet. If you know an IVAW member who should be listed on this page please email webmaster@ivaw.org or let...

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Alexander DiFiore

My name's Alex, I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman for 18 months, until I got myself honorably separated. In the time I served, I worked at a naval...
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Greg Plitzner

In service 2003-2007. Deployed with 1st ID in 2004 to Iraq. This is when I began thinking, researching, questioning - it is a lot more rewarding than...
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Lestiel Kelly

Your mission is line with where I am in personal journey as a person and veteran.
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Matthew Osterhaus

I am uncomfortable with the outcome of my involvement in the Gulf Wars.
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Nevor Yard

Born and Raised In Brooklyn NY. Joined the Marine corps In 2007. I like long walks on the beach... ^_^ No seriously, I am a simple person who loves...
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