As commander in chief, you’ve been responsible for the treatment of the most high-profile whistleblower in the history of the U.S. armed forces. Under your command, the United States military tried – and failed – to crush the spirit of Bradley Manning. Your failure...
Oiling the War Machinery, From Oslo to Heathrow to Washington
In Oslo, the world’s most important peace prize has been hijacked for war.In London, government authority has just fired a new shot at freedom of the press.And in Washington, the Obama administration continues to escalate its attacks on whistleblowers, journalism and...
Memo from Oslo: If Peace Is Prized, a Nobel for Bradley Manning
The headquarters of the Nobel Committee is in downtown Oslo on a street named after Henrik Ibsen, whose play "An Enemy of the People" has remained as current as dawn light falling on the Nobel building and then, hours later, on a Fort Meade courtroom where...
A Portrait of the Leaker as a Young Man
Why have Edward Snowden’s actions resonated so powerfully for so many people? The huge political impacts of the leaked NSA documents account for just part of the explanation. Snowden’s choice was ultimately personal. He decided to take big risks on behalf of big...
An Outpouring of Love and Support for Bradley Manning to Receive the Nobel Peace Prize
During the last week of March, more than 30,000 people signed a petition urging the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Bradley Manning. While the numbers continue to mount on the petition website, so do the comments from individual signers....
Gun ‘Background Check’ on Pentagon
Stringent "background checks" are central to many proposals for curbing gun violence. The following is a background check on the nation’s largest buyer of firearms: The applicant, U.S. Pentagon, seeks to purchase a wide variety of firearms in vast...
