Articles by Birgitta Jónsdóttir
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Bradley Manning Nobel Peace Prize Nomination 2013
Birgitta Jónsdóttir-Member of Parliament, Iceland – TRANSCEND Media Service,
11 Mar 2013
Following is the reasoning we sent to the committee explaining why we felt compelled to nominate Private Bradley Manning for this important recognition of an individual effort to have an impact for peace in our world. The lengthy personal statement to the pre-trial hearing February 28th by Bradley Manning in his own words validate that his motives were for the greater good of humankind.
→ read full articleEvidence of A US Judicial Vendetta against WikiLeaks Activists Mounts
Birgitta Jónsdóttir – The Guardian,
9 Jul 2012
Iceland’s government warns me not to visit the US, which tried to hack my Twitter account: Julian Assange has legitimate fears. I knew when I put down my name as co-producer of a video, released by WikiLeaks, showing United States soldiers shooting civilians in Baghdad from a helicopter that my life would never be the same. Telling the truth during times of universal deceit might be considered a revolutionary act, but only to those who want to keep us in the dark, not by those who feel compelled to do so.
→ read full articleBradley Manning, America’s Martyr for Open Government
Birgitta Jónsdóttir – The Guardian,
4 Jun 2012
The alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower, detained and abused for two years in prison, now on secret trial, defends all our freedoms. The land of the free has long gone into a cloak of dark secrets. If freedom of expression, freedom of speech and freedom of information are taken from the marginalized few, you will never know when you will be next: do nothing and when they come for you, there will be no one left to defend you.
→ read full articleLessons from Iceland: The People Can Have the Power
Birgitta Jónsdóttir – The Guardian,
21 Nov 2011
As early progress in Iceland shows since the banking collapse, the 21st century will be the century of the common people, of us.
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