Editor’s Note: Here’s more info. re: various weekend rallies for Pvc. Bradley Manning. What’s going on, really, at a deep level in the American activism community? Here’s background info. related to activism in general.
WHTT Graham Nash has released a new song called “Almost Gone (The Ballad of Bradley Manning),” about the U.S. Army intelligence analyst arrested in May 2010 for allegedly handing over to the WikiLeaks website classified information about activities by the U.S. military in Iraq.
Graham Nash has released a song in honor of Bradley Manning
The song is available as a free download at GrahamNash.com, as well as the Bradley Manning Support Network site, BradleyManning.org.
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In addition, a companion video for the tune debuted Wednesday and has been posted at the two aforementioned websites and on YouTube. The clip artistically shares details about the plight of Manning — who’s been confined for 17 months without a trial date being set — and includes disturbing and graphic images of injured Iraqi civilians. The video’s premiere coincides with a pre-trial hearing for Manning, which is scheduled for this Friday. The Manning Support Network has declared this Saturday, Manning’s 24th birthday, to be an International Day of Solidarity for the accused whistle blower.
“Almost Gone” was co-written by Nash and David Crosby‘s son James Raymond, who plays keyboards for Crosby & Nash. The tune was composed during the duo’s spring U.S. tour. Check out the song’s lyrics here.
