US War Criminals Threaten WikiLeaks and Private Manning

Peace and the Elections: Daily Peace Index falls flat

Posted on November 8, 2012 by kwilder

If peace had been a focal point for either of the major party Presidential candidates, one might expect the Daily Peace Culture Index for the US to climb in the days surrounding the election. The Peace Index measures how much discussion there is in the United States relating to peace and nonviolence. Instead, the DPCIUS/PAXi [...]

Filed under: 3rd party, activism, Anti-War, Election 2012, Green Party, News, nonviolence, Peace, politics, progressive politics, third party, US Politics, war | Tagged: 2012 Election impact, 2012 Election Opinion, 2012 Election Results, Bradley Manning, drones, elections and peace, Green Party candidates, Green Party Congressional candidates, Obama and peace, PAXi, peace as an election issue, Ursula Rozum | 1 Comment »

Video: Julian Assange speaks from the balcony

Posted on August 20, 2012 by kwilder

Thanks to Rose for posting this on FB: (excerpt from) RT.com Click above for video Julian Assange has made his first public appearance in the two months since he took refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He thanked the hundreds of people gathered outside the embassy for their support, claiming it was their resolve [...]

Filed under: activism, international politics, media, News, progressive politics, US Politics | Tagged: Bradley Manning, Ecuador, Julian Assange, Julian Assange's speech from the balcony, support for Julian Assange, Union of South American Nations, Wikileaks | Leave a Comment »

Prez cand Stein (G) would pardon Bradley Manning

Posted on April 24, 2012 by wilderside

Dr. Jill Stein released a video statement today in support of Pfc. Bradley Manning, in coordination with today’s Occupy the Justice Department actions

Filed under: activism, grassroots democracy, Green Party, News, nonviolence, Occupy Wall Street, presidential race | Tagged: Bradley Manning, Green Party, Jill Stein, Justice Dept, occupy, Wikileaks | 2 Comments »

Green Party seeks abolition of Prison Nation and Police State abuses in the US

Posted on March 18, 2012 by wilderside

Greens promote sane justice system and security policies, including a halt to the War on Drugs and constitutional violations

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, grassroots democracy, Green Party, News, politics, social & economic justice, third party, US Politics | Tagged: Bradley Manning, drug war, USA PATRIOT ACT | 1 Comment »

Bill McKibben, Don’t be Fooled by Obama’s Keystone Cop-out

Posted on November 12, 2011 by wilderside

Now is the time to Turn Up the Heat on getting Obama to permanently end the Keystone XL pipeline. We need to force Obama to reject the pipeline NOW! Let’s not snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! We are winning, but we haven’t won on the issue. Obama doesn’t want to make this decision [...]

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Ecology, Election 2012, energy, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, News, progressive politics, sustainability, US Politics | Tagged: 350.org, Bill McKibben, Bradley Manning, John Conyers, keystone, Keystone Pipeline, Obama, tim-dechristopher, Van Jones | 4 Comments »

Laurence Tribe Decries Unconstitutional Treatment of Private Bradley Manning

Posted on April 16, 2011 by wilderside

A few days after Barack Obama gave that inspiring acceptance speech, having won the Democratic nomination for the presidency, Laurence Tribe, the preeminent constitutional law professor and scholar at Harvard Law School, circulated a letter about just how smart Obama is. Tribe hired him as a research assistant during his first year of law school, [...]

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, afghanistan, Anti-War, Barack Obama, congress, Iraq, media, News | Tagged: Barack Obama, Bradley Manning, Constitution, Harvard Law School, Laurence Tribe, law, president, Rule of Law, torture, united states | 1 Comment »

Stop torturing Bradley Manning: Key government resignation underscores need to support PFC Manning

Posted on March 16, 2011 by kwilder

Below is an e-mail alert about Bradley Manning from Voters for Peace. There is also an interesting piece about Manning on their website. A speech given at Busboys and Poets: here. From: Voters for Peace Date: March 15, 2011 The time is now to increase our efforts to free Bradley Manning. This Sunday, a rally [...]

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, News, politics, president, progressive politics, US Politics | Tagged: Assistant Secretary Crowley, Bradley Manning, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, government resignations, Obama, Obama Administration, PFC Mannning, PJ Crowley, Secretary of State for Public Information, torture, whistleblowers | 2 Comments »

WikiLeaks demands Google and Facebook unseal US subpoenas: Protect Julian Assange, protect yourself

Posted on January 8, 2011 by kwilder

Note from KW: This story shows the tactics the government is going to use against you — you environmentalist, you activist, you peacenik — if you get in their way… (excerpt from) The Guardian UK WikiLeaks demands Google and Facebook unseal US subpoenas Call comes after revelation that US has tried to force Twitter to [...]

Filed under: News | Tagged: 2703(d), Bradley Manning, Brigitta Jonsdottir, Criminal Justice, Eric Holder, facebook, Facebook privacy, Google, government spying, grand juries, Jacob Applebaum, journalism, Julian Assange, on-line privacy, Rop Gonggrijp, Twitter, Wikileaks | 1 Comment »

Stop the Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning

Posted on December 23, 2010 by kwilder

More info and action link at Firedoglake.com: here. Bradley Manning is the 23-year-old Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks. For the last five months, he has been detained in solitary confinement enduring conditions that are cruel, inhumane, and bordering on torture… Bradley Manning deserves humane treatment while he awaits trial.

Filed under: Action Alert!, News, politics, US Politics | Tagged: Bradley Manning, Criminal Justice, David House, Private Manning, US Marines, Wikileaks | 3 Comments »