RT, February 6

Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of passing secret materials to Wikileaks, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

­The nomination was proposed by The Movement of Icelandic Parliament, which asserts that revelations produced by the documents Manning allegedly exposed “have helped to fuel a worldwide discussion about America’s overseas engagements, civilian war casualties, imperialistic manipulations, and rules of engagement.”

RT spoke to one of the members of The Movement, MP Birgitta Jonsdottir.

She said the group “wanted to raise awareness about the situation with Private Bradley Manning, whom way too few people know of.”

“It is extremely important that we honor the whistleblowers of our world,” she said, so people will not be silenced from performing their civic duty “by reporting on crimes, be it corporate, state or military.”

Global Resarch: Bradley Manning: 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination