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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

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offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
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Public Inquiry
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offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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offsite link Miliband Failing to Cut Household Energy Bills, Says Climate Change Committee Wed Jun 25, 2025 15:24 | Will Jones
Ed Miliband?has failed to make progress on cutting household energy bills, the Climate Change Committee has warned, as it also called on ministers to curb the public's use of air travel?and ban new homes from using gas.
The post Miliband Failing to Cut Household Energy Bills, Says Climate Change Committee appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link An Australian Sceptical Note on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Wed Jun 25, 2025 13:33 | Ramesh Thakur
As Australia finally withdraws Covid vaccines for children, Ramesh Thakur says the fact that 99% of one country's Covid deaths occurred after 75% were vaccinated should have made it obvious the benefits were illusory.
The post An Australian Sceptical Note on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why Are Footballers Being Forced to Promote Pride? Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:09 | Will Jones
Free expression is under attack in football as an increasing number of players are punished for refusing to wear the rainbow symbol. Why are footballers being forced to promote Pride, asks Freddie Attenborough in Spiked.
The post Why Are Footballers Being Forced to Promote Pride? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trees Get Bigger Around the World Thanks to Higher CO2 Levels Wed Jun 25, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Trees are getting bigger around the world thanks to higher CO2 levels, scientists have found. Little wonder, says Chris Morrison: they evolved to thrive in CO2 levels three times higher than they are today.
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offsite link Why Are We Importing the Democrats? ?Sanctuary Cities?? Wed Jun 25, 2025 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Join the dots, follow the money. Sadiq Khan is Co-Chair of C40 Cities. Mike Bloomberg is President of the Board, and also UN climate envoy. The UN partners with C40 Cities. It's all making sense, says Charlotte Gill.
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Bradley Manning Statement Audio from Ft. Meade Military Tribunal Leaked

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Wednesday March 13, 2013 15:39author by Free Bradley Manning Report this post to the editors

Manning Statement Audio Leaked in Opposition to 'Extreme Secrecy in Our Courts'
First time the public has heard Manning's voice since his initial arrest in early 2010
- Jacob Chamberlain, staff writer
LEAKED AUDIO - http://tinyurl.com/cobahuv

Recording of Pfc. Bradley Manning's recent courtroom statement was leaked by transparency group Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), in an a bid to fight 'extreme secrecy' surrounding the Manning case.

In the recording, leaked in violation of court orders late Monday, Manning explains to a pre-trial military court in Fort Meade why he released the United States government files to WikiLeaks. The recording is the first time the public has heard Manning's voice since his arrest in May 2010.
(Credit: Reuters)

FPF stated that the audio leak surfaced despite "extreme secrecy in our courts," which, just as in government, "is an anathema to democracy."

The group continued: "Whether military or civilian, this type of closed-door legal process impairs the public's right-to-know and journalists' ability to report on matters of deep public concern."

Concerning the leak of the audio, Glenn Greenwald writes Tuesday:

The court-martial proceeding of Bradley Manning has, rather ironically, been shrouded in extreme secrecy, often exceeding even that which prevails at Guantanamo military commissions. [...]
Combined with the prohibition on all press interviews with him, this extraordinary secrecy regime has meant that, in the two-and-a-half years since his arrest, the world has been prevented, literally, from hearing Manning's voice. That changes today.
On March 11, 2013, a redacted version of Manning's statement was officially released (doc).

However, last week journalist Alexa O'Brien who has been covering Manning's case, published a full unofficial transcript. That transcript appeared also at Common Dreams and follows below.

Related Link: http://tinyurl.com/cobahuv
author by Democracy Nowpublication date Wed Mar 13, 2013 15:50author address author phone Report this post to the editors

DEMOCRACY NOW - Bradley Manning Speaks: In Leaked Court Recording, Army Whistleblower Tells His Story for First Time
http://tinyurl.com/c4bn6zt

DEMOCRACY NOW - Daniel Ellsberg: In Hearing Bradley Manning Act Out of Conscience, Secret Tape Refutes Media Slander
http://tinyurl.com/aopudu3

author by fredpublication date Wed Mar 13, 2013 17:47author address author phone Report this post to the editors

download the full statement in mp3 format from here. Not just some commercial link which might "disappear"

https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2013/03/help-sp...ernet

 
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