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msanthrope

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11. No--Manning chose to have a civilian attorney, who is paid for by a legal fees trust created to

Reply to freshwest (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:01 PM

Nov 2012

collect non-tax deductible legal fees. Wikileaks gave only 15k to that trust. There is another 'defense fund' run by Courage to Resist that is tax deductible. Without comment, I note the disparity in what was collected:

http://couragetoresist.org/donate/bradley-manning.html

Manning's legal fees trust is not limited by the government. The defense attorney, David Coombs, was able to secure some government attorney assistance, but I do wonder why Courage to Resist, and other fund raising efforts by David House and Jane Hamsher have reaped so little for Manning's actual legal fees.

Perhaps the Manning supporters on this board could explain why so little money has gone to his actual legal fees.....

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Julian Assange expresses surprise over EU WikiLeaks decision [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP

Credit card blockade of WikiLeaks donations likely to be legal, EU says struggle4progress Nov 2012 #1

Credit ban 'wiped out WikiLeaks' struggle4progress Nov 2012 #2

It would be a hundred times bigger if he hadn't published national security documents. randome Nov 2012 #3

The bail Jumper wants a probe? nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #4

Credit card block on WikiLeaks "unlikely" to have violated EU rules struggle4progress Nov 2012 #5

$50 million? $50 million? Who do you think you are, Kelsey Grammar? Chelsea Clinton? freshwest Nov 2012 #6

JA says $150K was coming in daily before the credit card companies pulled the plug struggle4progress Nov 2012 #7

I would think so, too. Is this really all about the money, like a marketing scheme? freshwest Nov 2012 #9

No--Manning chose to have a civilian attorney, who is paid for by a legal fees trust created to msanthrope Nov 2012 #11

Thanks! I didn't know about this group, close to a million. From the page: freshwest Nov 2012 #12

A million for advocacy...about 50k for actual legal fees. msanthrope Nov 2012 #16

Yes, I have learned a lot from these threads. I wish the Assange love would move over to Manning. freshwest Nov 2012 #17

He's still facing the death penalty. msanthrope Nov 2012 #18

Yes. It makes me wonder how much of internet culture and media that he grew up with, freshwest Nov 2012 #19

Nicely put. randome Nov 2012 #20

His trial will allow media--print media has been to all of the hearings, but you have a msanthrope Nov 2012 #21

In the age of video, people may not be paying attention to print, at least the ones we met online. freshwest Nov 2012 #22

Does this mean that credit card companies can second-guess JDPriestly Nov 2012 #8

The credit card companies' policies are primarily designed to protect struggle4progress Nov 2012 #10

Big stuff. I learn many angles I'd never know from these threads. freshwest Nov 2012 #13

Yes, that some people defend credit card companies. Hissyspit Nov 2012 #14

Six links from me so far in this thread, none from you struggle4progress Nov 2012 #15

Yeah. Hooray for the banksters! hear, hear! Zorra Nov 2012 #23