- Why we did this: In solidarity with the International Day of Action, to expose what Bradley Manning exposed.
Bradley Manning had solid evidence of war crimes. He was faced with a
choice between being complicit in perpetuating the system that allowed
the crimes or making a moral choice, which he did. His moral choice was
to expose the crimes and deceit.
Manning's actions are in accordance with and required by international
law as spelled out in the Nuremberg Principles adopted after World War
II. In part the principles state that a person who "has a moral choice"
but instead chooses to follow an order to commit a crime is guilty of
the crime, even though he or she was following orders. Also, complicity
in a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity is a
crime.
According to international law, not reporting war crimes (being complicit) is a crime.
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