Request for collegiality on the public discussion of this post:
Kindly note, I wish to neither publicly debate the merits of the issue or proposal I discuss below nor entertain comments that could be construed as less than supportive. Please instead reply to my personal email: [email protected] Thank you! 
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Beloved Family and Friends,
Given the perilous times we face, the issue I address below I hold as one with my very heart and soul. And I feel deeply vulnerable in sharing my position with you here. If you choose to join me in whole-hearted support of the initiative I propose, I extend warm welcome and deep appreciation for your fellowship.
I am feeling an especially strong heart-directed call to advocate for all Federal whistle-blowers at this time, and especially for Pfc. Bradley Manning whose case goes to military trial next month. My goal is to muster the life-loving forces of the Heavens and Earth to generate widespread support for these courageous souls so that they may be clearly witnessed as a vital, precious, necessary and heroic force--absolutely essential for disarming those powerful few among the earth's plutocrats who have become criminally deranged warmonger tyrants.
Toward that end, I am summoning willing members from my circles of family, friends, colleagues and associates world-wide to join me in accomplishing the task at hand, or at least have a helluvalotta fun in the process.
Therefore, I propose a friendly competition, "Make Me Manning", where, starting today and extending throughout Pfc. Manning's upcoming military trial, entrants may post their individual and/or group photos to the public blog site "I am Bradley Manning" (http://iam.bradleymanning.org).
Important Info For Entrant Submissions to the iam.bradleymanning.org Blog:
When submitting your photo, make sure some unique identifier appears in the signature section accompanying your photo so that your contest entry can be easily found and properly credited to you. Also keep a copy of your photo as a backup.
Prizes will be awarded (organic fair trade chocolate, or equivalent alternative of your choice) for the following seven categories:
- Most Conventional (whatever that means to you)
- Most Compelling
- Most Imaginative
- Most Endearing
- Boldest
- Most Entertaining
- Best Overall
Other helpful info:
- To get started, check out the iam.bradleymanning.org blog to see the large and
growing number of inspiring posts from people all over the planet. - Multiple entries are enthusiastically encouraged.
- If you make multiple submissions, make sure each one has its own unique identifier (see Important Info section above).
- In true democratic spirit, judging for each category will be conducted by public poll on Survey Monkey.
I herebye declare the competition officially open! May the spirit of Liberty guide and hold you always and may your blessed imaginations run wild! Let the fun and photography begin! 
Your brother in gratitude, love, peace, and frolic,
Bodhi 
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“When the highest powers of the nation employ outright lies, craven secrecy and treacherous deceptions to serve the enemies of Liberty, and courageous citizens who expose these criminal abuses to public scrutiny are vilified and persecuted for challenging the throne of tyrant power, there is a great and gravely perilous injustice spread across the land. For truth-telling in these dire times is the most noble, the most heroic and highest form of patriotism, and the very heart and soul of the First Amendment.” ~ P. Matthew Revere