December 15, 2014 by the Chelsea Manning Support Network

The Veterans for Peace (VFP) overwhelmingly voted to recommit itself to the fight for Wikileaks whistle-blower Chelsea Manning’s freedom, with a unanimous Yes from the VFP board and with  658 Yes and 13 No votes from its members.

The resolution also takes into account Chelsea’s struggle to receive gender-related medical care, a call on President Obama to pardon Chelsea Manning, and the needs of the Chelsea Manning Support Network- who have raised 100% of Chelsea Manning’s legal defense thus far.

From VFP on the resolution:

Veterans For Peace salutes former US Army Intelligence Analyst PFC Chelsea Manning for heroically providing the American people, along with the people of the world, important documents exposing the truth of war and the policies of Empire.

Veterans For Peace condemns the outrageous 35 year prison sentence for a crime without a single identifiable victim, government secrecy and embarrassment notwithstanding.

Veterans For Peace urges the Department of Defense to provide healthcare to Chelsea Manning at the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, that meets the standards set forth by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, per her request.

Veterans For Peace calls on President Obama to pardon whistle blower, and prisoner of conscience, Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning. Having been imprisoned since May 2010, Chelsea Manning has already served more prison time than a number of US service members convicted of murdering Iraqi and Afghani civilians.

Please help us fight the legal and political battle to free Chelsea, not only for her sake, but for all those she’s helped, and all whistleblowers endangered by her unjust conviction.

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