& they call it justice....

Today in Forte Meade PFC Bradley Manning is expected to take the stand at his military hearing & give a statement.
Manning at the age of 25 & who has been held in military prison for 3year,
11month of which was in solitary confinement during which he was subject of inhumane abuse and torture as defined by Jeun Mendez Special Rapporteur on Torture, faces up to 90 years in prison on charges of theft & espionage. 

His crime? 
He is the brave & courageous soldier who exposed crimes against humanity, war crime, & corruption by the US goverment, diplomats & military personnel engaging in criminal activities as defined under international law, on behalf of the US government.

Manning's trial  began on the 3rd of June 2013, and although it has been discussed and reported widely on the internet, Mainstream media, particularly in the UK, has for the most part ignored it, certainly little has been said on BBC news with regard to it, particularly given that Bradley holds UK citizenship by descent on his mothers side, and attended school for some time in Wales where his mother is from and still lives.

I make these point as for many years the BBC has been widely acclaimed as a world leading news reporting agency, that the people can depend on for up to the minute world news that can be relied on.

The Manning case is one of the biggest most relevant news stories of this decade. 
It reflects issues of international war crimes and murder by people acting on behalf of the US & other governments including  that of the UK goverment.

It involves several of the biggest leaks of documents reflecting evidence relating to war crimes, international corruption by diplomats & goverment officials in history reflecting crimes against humanity, 

AND, the case has seen presented evidence related to the wikileaks press organization, & associated press organizations who published the documents Manning disclosed in the interest of the public and world safety, whose founder and chief Julian Assange is presently a political refugee in the Ecuadorian embassy in London  where he has been granted asylum on grounds related to issues & concerns from his safety from the American goverment directly related  to issues in this case.

Yet, today, and in the weeks since June 3rd when this trial began, there has been practically no coverage or debate on the BBC regarding this trial.

In contrast I shall now refer you back to the the Trail of O J Simpson, the former basket ball player who murdered his wife in 1995, whos trial was the focus of daily coverage on the BBC & other international news channels on a daily basis for almost 11 months, and additional daily debate & in-depth break down of the trial evidence & legal commentary on said, I do not intend to deflect from the serious charges against Simpson, but it was not a crime against humanity nor was it a crime involving international governments corruption.

Indeed the child abuse trail of the former pop singer Michel Jackson received similar coverage on the BBC, and yet the trial of Bradley Manning ,has gone, as I said vastly ignored or unreported by the BBC & other mainstream media channels, why?

The purpose of "the News" is to provide News  of interest to the public,& in public interest, & indeed public safety, yet since June 3rd 2013 one of the most important stories of this century to date involving goverment corruption, war crimes  & crimes against humanity has not been reported or analyzed on the BBC, who claim to be a leading global force in global  news.

To this, I can only say shame on them .... 
They have betrayed not just the British public who pay through their lisence fee to keep the BBC afloat, but worse, they have failed one of the bravest young solders of British decent ever to serve the interest of humanity,

A son of Wales whose actions  & courage reflect the integrity and character of a true hero,with the traits that once reflected that which once was said,  made Britain great.