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GRITtv: Michael Whitney: Bradley Manning's Detention
PFC Bradley Manning remains in solitary confinement despite not having been tried or convicted of any crime. The accused leaker of much of the military information that WikiLeaks has so far published turned 23 on Friday and celebrated his birthday without family or friends, in a six foot by twelve foot cell without a pillow and in which he is not allowed to exercise. Michael Whitney of FireDogLake has been following Manning's case closely, and joins us via Skype to fill us in on the latest reports on Manning's condition--and why the government feels the need to hold Manning in conditions like those of an enemy combatant.
Email this pageGRITtv: Greenpeace: Trial Against Tokyo Two Starts
Two Greenpeace activists in Tokyo, Japan, are standing trial for exposing a corruption scandal in the whaling industry. Their court case is starting in Aomori, Japan, but the United Nations Human Rights Council and many other activists, including Amnesty International, have expressed concern for the way they have been treated. Watch the video and take action!
GRITtv: Can We Learn from Polanski?
Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a 31-year-old statutory rape charge earlier this year, and many Hollywood stars immediately rallied to his defense. Celebrity trials aren't new to us, but the particular ugliness of rape and child abuse still seem to get glossed over when there's a big star standing accused. But do we all learn something from public trials and the public discussions that come in their wake? We ask Trish Kinney, author of Silver Platter Girl," Michael Musto, Village Voice columnist, and Dominic Lawson, columnist for The Independent, if any good can come of a trial, and why stars seem to be given a free pass on horrific behavior.
