Celeb video: ‘I am Bradley Manning’ – POLITICO

By PATRICK GAVIN

06/19/2013 10:07 AM EDT

Bradley Manning is currently standing trial for having leaked classified material to the website WikiLeaks, and an all-star cast of celebrities has put together a video in support of the Army soldier.

He was deeply disturbed by what he was seeing as intelligence analyst in Iraq, the shooting of the Reuters reporters, civilians by helicopters, filmmaker Oliver Stone says in the video, which was put online Tuesday. He leaked documents during a war and they were enormously helpful to people on the outside to understand what the government was thinking about on the inside.

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Hes a man whos done things that the mainstream media should have done a long time ago, said talk show host Phil Donahue.

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Its enshrined in our Constitution that an individual has a right to release information and disseminate information that makes the powers that be uncomfortable, said recording artist Moby.

To take a risk, to take a stand knowing that in all likelihood you will be persecuted, penalized, demonized and punished for it, thats incredibly bold, said actor and comedian Russell Brand.

The clip, called I Am Bradley Manning, also features cameos from Maggie Gyllenhaal, Wallace Shawn, Peter Sarsgaard, Tom Morello and Roger Waters and is part of a solidarity campaign on behalf of Manning.

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