The decision to pursue a charge of aiding and abetting the enemy against whistleblower Bradley Manning opens the door to future whistleblowers facing execution, Jeff Paterson, director of Courage to Resist told RT. RT: You were actually at the courtroom today - what are your impressions of the conduct of the trial, and of Manning himself? Jeff Paterson: Well today was interesting. The defense rested its case, the prosecution rested its case, but then the prosecution got a chance to do over much of its case, and that in and of itself is outrageous. Ms. [Jihrleah] Showman took the stand today... she took the stand a number of times over the last few years, but this is the very first time we’ve heard any of this. She is selectively remembering anti-patriotic aspects of Bradley Manning. And that’s kind of ridiculous, it’s in writing nowhere, it’s at least the third time she’s on the stand and now all of a sudden she believes Bradley Manning is a quote-unquote spy.....Read article for more.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:00:25 +0000