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Chase Madar

Chase Madar, is a lawyer in New York, a contributor to the London Review of Books and Le Monde diplomatique and the author of a new book, The Passion of Bradley Manning (OR Books).

The destructive foreign policy myth that America just won’t quit

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Police overkill has become the default American policy

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Will the law ever protect whistle-blowers?

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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning (AP/Patrick Semansky)

Leaks actually improve U.S. security

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Turning schools into prisons

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Still of Namir Noor-Eldeen, a 22-year-old war photographer, from WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder video

“War crime” delusions

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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted from a security vehicle to a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, for a military hearing (AP/Patrick Semansky)

Manning, Washington’s favorite scapegoat

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Bradley Manning

Why Bradley Manning is an American hero

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FILE - This undated file photo obtained by The Associated Press shows Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private suspected of being the source of some of the unauthorized classified information disclosed on the WikiLeaks website. In a statement Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, WikiLeaks said U.S. investigators had gone to the San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. to demand the private messages, contact information and other personal details of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Manning and other supporters. (AP Photo, File) (AP)

Why Bradley Manning is a patriot, not a criminal

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FILE - This undated file photo shows Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, a Canadian accused of killing an American soldier. Khadr pleaded to five charges including murder in a plea agreement with military authorities. Khadr had been facing a possible life sentence if convicted at a trial that was scheduled to start Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Canadian Press) NO SALES (Anonymous)

Why Gitmo justice shouldn’t shock us

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