Daniel Ellsberg arrested

News 21.03.2011

Daniel Ellsberg (USA, RLA 2006) was arrested twice this weekend: On Saturday at a peaceful demonstration in Washington near the White House, marking the eighth anniversary of the war in Iraq, and again on Sunday at a demonstration supporting Bradley Manning at the Quantico Marine base in Virginia, where Bradley Manning is detained. He was arrested when he approached the gates of the base in an attempt to deliver a letter to the Quantico base commander.

The most famous whistle-blower in American history supports Bradley Manning.

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