On the weekend before the trial began there were world wide protests in support of Bradley Manning. Alexa gives us some idea of their scope and the importance of public participation in raising the visibility of the trial. She explains the focus of the government’s case with a lot of testimony about computer forensics and chain of custody. Alexa explains how they are working to construct a timeline of events to tie Manning to Wikileaks and how the Garani air strikes video is central to the strategy. She gives us an idea of what to look for next week and invites us to attend or watch the Left Forum Panel whistleblower discussion with Thomas Drake, Jesseyln Radick at PACE - New York City
Kevin M. Gallagher - Free Barrett Brown
Kevin M. Gallagher is a writer, musician and systems administrator based in western Massachusetts. He is pursuing issues related to digital rights, freedom (…)
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Alexa O’Brien - Week 9 Manning Trial Ends - Verdict Looms
Alexa O’Brien is a journalist, film-maker & digital media strategist who has provided extensive archives & only available transcripts of Wikileaks (…)
16 August 2013
Alexa O’Brien - Manning Trial Week 8 - State Department/Wikileaks harm
Alexa updates the week’s events in the courtroom which was dominated by testimony from the State Department regarding the impact of the leaks. Government (…)
9 August 2013
Russ Baker - Covert Mechanisms of Power in US Empire
Russ Baker shares his insights into the Snowden NSA leak, the death of Michael Hastings and connection to jailed activist Barrett Brown. Russ is an award (…)
9 August 2013