Please ensure that America learns from her tragic actions of both torture, civilian casualties, as well as human rights violations in war to prevent them from occurring again. Allow the horrors of war, for both our American soldiers, and our larger human family, to ensure we pursue a future path of peace. Telling the truth is not a crime, it is essential to the survival of democracy, and Thomas Jefferson pointed out. Private Manning has not even been given a fair trial and has been subject to torture and other human rights violations. It is essential that we ensure whistle-blowers are not punished for attempting to alert America to issues where our cherished values of democratic freedom and equality are in jeopardy!



