Actor John Cusack Descries Wiki Leaker’s 35 Year Sentence

August 21, 2013

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Actor John Cusack is calling Pfc Bradley Manning a journalist and whistle blower, deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize instead of “decades in prison.”

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Our statement – https://t.co/CLlflhOorQ

The actor linked his tweet to an official statement which linked leaker Manning to starting the “Arab Spring” and the end of the Iraq War.

Journalistic organizations from the New York Time to NPR, from local blogs to regional newspapers, have benefited from Manning’s releases. These leaks have heralded a new era in investigative journalism, helped end America’s war in Iraq, fueled democratic revolutions during the Arab Spring and much more.

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exposed war crimes – that’s why he’s in jail – not one prosecution for gov crimes that he exposed https://t.co/CLlflhOorQ


The “new era of investigative journalism” apparently includes putting America at risk and Bradley Manning in dragsettling a score over the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Manning is gay and is apparently a cross dresser (see his photo nearby).

The statement concluded,

Bradley Manning, who has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize, deserves our gratitude—not decades in prison. As defenders of press freedom, we know that today’s ruling could have dire consequences for future whistleblowers working with investigative journalists. We condemn today’s sentencing of Bradley Manning as an attack on freedom of the press.