With Nearly 100,000+ Signatures Collected, 'Manning for Peace Prize' Petition Heading for Oslo
Manning was officially nominated for the prize earlier this year by Mairead Maguire, the Nobel laureate from Ireland, who said that she could "think of no one more deserving" than Manning. "His incredible disclosure of secret documents to Wikileaks helped end the Iraq War, and may have helped prevent further conflicts elsewhere," she said.
Agreeing with Solomon's estimations and citing past abuses as well as ongoing military crises—like the current civil war in Syria—Maguire argues that Manning's decision to expose the manner in which the US conducts its foreign policy has had far-reaching implications for peace, saying:
If not for whistleblower Bradley Manning, the world still might not know of how US forces committed covert crimes in the name of spreading democracy in Iraq, killing innocent civilians in incidents such as the one depicted in the "Collateral Murder" video, and supporting Iraqi prisoner torture. Now, those who would support foreign intervention in the Middle East know that every action would be scrutinized under international human rights law. Clearly, this is for the best. International peacekeepers, as well as experts and civilians inside Syria, are nearly unanimous in their view that United States involvement would only worsen this conflict.
In addition to having signatories of the petition add their name and where they live, they are also encouraged to offer brief thoughts on why they believe Manning is deserving of the prize. With many thousands to choose from, here is a sample of those voices:
"Selfless courage for the greater good deserves reward, not a life behind bars." --Dominic Jones, Great Britain
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/31-7
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I thought wresting the White House from the nutzies had something to do with the troop withdrawals
