Bradley Manning’s lawyer David Coombs answered questions and responded to the outrageous 35 year sentence that Judge Lind leveled against Bradley Manning. He also read out a powerful letter by Bradley that will be delivered to president Obama asking for a presidential pardon: The decisions that I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that we live in. Since the tragic events of 9/11, our country has been at war. We’ve been at war with an enemy that chooses not to meet us on any traditional battlefield, and due to this fact we’ve had to alter our methods of combating the risks posed to us and our way of life. >I initially agreed with these methods and chose to volunteer to help defend my >country. It was not until I was in Iraq and reading secret military reports >on a daily basis that I started to question the morality of what we were >doing. 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I am confident that >many of the actions since 9/11 will one day be viewed in a similar light. >As the late Howard Zinn once said, “There is not a flag large enough to cover >the shame of killing innocent people.” >I understand that my actions violated the law; I regret if my actions hurt >anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. I >only wanted to help people. When I chose to disclose classified information, I >did so out of a love for my country and a sense of duty to others. >If you deny my request for a pardon, I will serve my time knowing that >sometimes you have to pay a heavy price to live in a free society. 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