Flanked by posters that read “Free Bradley Manning,” Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and academic and activist Dr. Cornel West discussed the numerous implications of the Army private’s historic court-martial while also speaking out in support of the whistle-blower at a rally over the weekend in Washington, D.C.

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