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A discussion between Chase Madar and Sarah Leonard
On Tuesday,
April 30th at 630pm the New Inquiry, Verso and Brooklyn Voices present a
discussion between The Passion
of Bradley Manning: The Story Behind the Wikileaks Whistleblower author Chase
Madar and Sarah Leonard, New Inquiry Editor and Associate
Editor at Dissent. The discussion will be part of the Brooklyn
Voices series, a program of St. Joseph's College, in partnership with
Greenlight Bookstore and theBrooklyn
Rail.
In the last three years, Wikileaks has released thousands of classified documents about the Iraq War, the Afghan War and American statecraft in general, the basis for thousands of important stories in major media across the world. The source? A 22-year-old US Army Intelligence Private First Class from Crescent, Oklahoma by the name of Bradley Manning. After three years of pretrial detention, his court martial will begin June 3rd of this year. He faces 22 charges including espionage and Aiding the Enemy, carrying a possible life term.
In the last three years, Wikileaks has released thousands of classified documents about the Iraq War, the Afghan War and American statecraft in general, the basis for thousands of important stories in major media across the world. The source? A 22-year-old US Army Intelligence Private First Class from Crescent, Oklahoma by the name of Bradley Manning. After three years of pretrial detention, his court martial will begin June 3rd of this year. He faces 22 charges including espionage and Aiding the Enemy, carrying a possible life term.
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