PFC Bradley Manning’s Statement

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PFC Bradley Manning’s Statement

The Defense has been given permission to publish a redacted version of the statement PFC Manning read during his providence inquiry on 28 February 2013 where he pled guilty to certain lesser included offenses.

PFC Manning wrote his statement over the course of several days while in pretrial confinement. Although the confinement facility authorized PFC Manning access to a computer to type the statement, he was not permitted to save any information on the computer. This restriction required PFC Manning to print whatever he had typed at the end of each day. Accordingly, there are several pages where the typed information ends prior to the bottom of the page.

Comments (4)

zippiknits
3 June 2013 - 10:59

I AM BRADLEY MANNING!
Angel
6 May 2013 - 11:57

No se rindan por favor. Bradley Manning FREE!!!!
Dale Kramer
15 March 2013 - 2:50

PTSD is a little understood illness 🙁
Dale Kramer
15 March 2013 - 2:50

Dale Kramer What are the symptoms of PTSD?
PTSD can cause many symptoms. These symptoms can be grouped into three categories:
1. Re-experiencing symptoms:
Flashbacks—reliving the trauma over and over, including physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating
Bad dreams
Frightening thoughts.
Re-experiencing symptoms may cause problems in a person’s everyday routine. They can start from the person’s own thoughts and feelings. Words, objects, or situations that are reminders of the event can also trigger re-experiencing.
2. Avoidance symptoms:
Staying away from places, events, or objects that are reminders of the experience
Feeling emotionally numb
Feeling strong guilt, depression, or worry
Losing interest in activities that were enjoyable in the past
Having trouble remembering the dangerous event.
Things that remind a person of the traumatic event can trigger avoidance symptoms. These symptoms may cause a person to change his or her personal routine. For example, after a bad car accident, a person who usually drives may avoid driving or riding in a car.
3. Hyperarousal symptoms:
Being easily startled
Feeling tense or “on edge”
Having difficulty sleeping, and/or having angry outbursts.
Hyperarousal symptoms are usually constant, instead of being triggered by things that remind one of the traumatic event. They can make the person feel stressed and angry. These symptoms may make it hard to do daily tasks, such as sleeping, eating, or concentrating.
It’s natural to have some of these symptoms after a dangerous event. Sometimes people have very serious symptoms that go away after a few weeks. This is called acute stress disorder, or ASD. When the symptoms last more than a few weeks and become an ongoing problem, they might be PTSD. Some people with PTSD don’t show any symptoms for weeks or months.
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