Chelsea Manning and the New Inquisition

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 18, 2019 The whistleblower is back behind bars as the government continues to try to hide its crimes. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Editors and Reporters of The Guardian

BLANK Oct 13, 2013 In an age of unprecedented antagonism toward the press, one newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites.One newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Top 10 Ways Bradley Manning Changed the World

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 31, 2013 Bradley Manning will be sentenced on Wednesday, having been found guilty of 20 counts on Tuesday, including espionage. Whatever one thinks of Manning’s actions, that we deserved to know some of what he revealed and that his revelations changed the world are undeniable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Taking Gay Hypocrites to Task Over Bradley Manning

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 26, 2013 Writer Susie Day asks whether the Obama administration's preferable treatment of homosexuals could be providing political cover for a government whose wrongdoing was revealed by Bradley Manning's providing of official documents to WikiLeaks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Listen: Bradley Manning’s Leaked Court Statement

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 12, 2013 The Freedom of the Press Foundation violated court rules when late Monday it released the full audio of Manning's statement before a military court in Fort Meade, Md., marking the first time since his May 2010 arrest that the American public has heard the Army private speak. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Bradley Manning

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 3, 2013 Thanks to last week's Truthdigger of the Week, journalist Alexa O'Brien, the public has access to a complete rushed transcript of the statement Pfc. Bradley Manning made to a federal judge Thursday when he pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining state secrets that he subsequently passed to WikiLeaks.Bradley Manning pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining state secrets that he then passed to WikiLeaks. We learn his reasons in his own words. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Uncommon Courage of Bradley Manning

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Mar 2, 2013 This week, Bradley Manning spoke publicly for the first time about his role in the WikiLeaks disclosure. His actions, now confirmed by his own words, reveal him to be a very brave young man. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Western Media Hate Julian Assange

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2012 Professional jealousy; dogmatic institutionalism; craven loyalty to power. Glenn Greenwald fires a devastating salvo at the British and American press for their dogged campaign of “disgusting slander” against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.Glenn Greenwald fires a devastating salvo at the British and American press for their dogged campaign of “disgusting slander” against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Mimics Terror Tactics in Killing Rescuers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 21, 2012 Attacking the rescuers of those wounded in attacks -- “a tactic long deemed by the US as a hallmark of terrorism” -- is now a routine practice by the U in Pakistan, and the Obama administration has nothing to say about it, writes Glenn Greenwald in his first piece as a regular contributor to The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Video Shows Gunning Down of Journalists and Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2010 The website WikiLeaks has found and decrypted a 2007 video showing a US Apache helicopter firing on more than a dozen people, including two Reuters journalists The U military previously denied knowing how the journalists and civilians died. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )