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Bradley E. Manning (born December 17, 1987) is a United States Army soldier who was arrested in May 2010 in Iraq on suspicion of having passed classified information to the website WikiLeaks. He was charged in July that year with transferring classified data onto his personal computer, and communicating national defense information to an unauthorized source. An additional 22 charges were preferred in March 2011, including "aiding the enemy," a capital offense, though prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty. He currently awaits a hearing to decide whether he will face a court martial.[2] Manning had been assigned in October 2009 to a support battalion with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Forward Operating Base Hammer, near Baghdad. There he had access to the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), used by the United States government to transmit classified information. He was arrested after Adrian Lamo, a computer hacker, reported to the FBI that Manning had told him during online chats in May 2010 that he had downloaded material from SIPRNet and passed it to WikiLeaks, which had already started publishing it.[3] The leaked material is said to have included over 250,000 United States diplomatic cables, the first of which WikiLeaks published in February 2010, with newspapers publishing the rest from November that year onwards; Apache gunsight footage of the July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike, published by WikiLeaks in April 2010 as the "Collateral Murder" video; and F-18 gunsight footage of the Granai airstrike in Afghanistan, which WikiLeaks said it planned to release in future.[3] Manning was at first detained in a military jail in Kuwait, then transferred to the United States in July 2010, since when he has been held in "maximum custody" solitary confinement at the Marine Corps Brig, Quantico, Virginia, awaiting medical reports and a pre-trial hearing.[4] Amnesty International expressed concern in January 2011 about the conditions in which he is being held, calling them harsh and punitive, and 295 American legal scholars signed a letter in April saying that the detention conditions amounted to a violation of the U.S. constitution.[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Manning

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ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood yesterday: Journalists Sue to Open Up Bradley Manning Court-Martial Proceedings

A coalition of journalists and media organizations filed a petition Thursday in an attempt to grant the public and press access to more information about the court-martial of accused Army whistleblower Bradley Manning. So far, the military court has refused to make public the government’s motion papers, the court’s own orders and transcripts of proceedings. Petitioners include the Center for Constitutional Rights, The Nation magazine, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill and Democracy Now!

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/5/25/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on April 25, 2012 at 1:57pm: Bradley Manning Lawyers Request Dismissal in WikiLeaks Case

Attorneys for the alleged Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning have issued a new request for the military to dismiss all charges in the case. On Tuesday, Manning attorney David Coombs said military prosecutors had committed "widespread discovery violations" that should allow Manning to walk free without prejudice. A judge is expected to rule on the defense’s request today. Manning faces up to life imprisonment for allegedly leaking classified documents that ended up on the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/25/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on February 7, 2012 at 3:22pm: Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on February 6, 2012 at 1:15pm: Bradley Manning to Face Full Court-Martial

U.S. military prosecutors have announced accused Army whistleblower Bradley Manning will face a full court-martial. He faces 22 charges, including aiding the enemy. He is accused of downloading thousands of classified files that later appeared on the WikiLeaks website.

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/2/6/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on January 13, 2012 at 8:38pm: Presiding Officer Recommends Court-Martial for Manning

The alleged Army whistleblower Bradley Manning is closer to being court-martialed after the investigating officer presiding over his case recommended prosecution on all 22 charges for leaking classified documents and video to WikiLeaks. The decision by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Almanza now goes to a superior officer who will determine whether Manning should stand trial. Defense attorneys lost a bid to consolidate Manning’s charges on the grounds he is being unfairly prosecuted with charges including "aiding the enemy." In a statement, the Bradley Manning Support Network said, "We’re disappointed but by no means surprised... These charges contradict the administration’s own impact assessments which showed that these WikiLeaks revelations posed no threat to our national security."

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/1/13/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on December 21, 2011 at 5:12pm: Military Rests Case in Bradley Manning Hearing

Military prosecutors have finished laying out their case against alleged Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning in a pretrial military hearing to determine whether he is to face a court-martial for leaking classified videos and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks. The first defense witnesses are expected to testify today. On Tuesday, the man who turned Manning in to U.S. authorities, Adrian Lamo, denied in his testimony that he had violated a journalistic or ministerial promise of confidentiality when he handed over the chat logs that led to Manning’s arrest.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/21/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on December 15, 2011 at 4:52pm: Rallies Planned for Bradley Manning around First Court Appearance

The alleged U.S. Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Friday more than a year and a half after his arrest for allegedly passing on classified diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks. Members of the Bradley Manning Support Network have announced plans for a march outside the gates of Fort Meade, Maryland, where Manning will face a military hearing. Kevin Zeese is an attorney with the Bradley Manning Support Network.

Kevin Zeese: "The people who should be prosecuted are not Bradley Manning. He’s accused of letting the truth out. He’s not accused of doing any criminal activity. He’s accused of letting the truth out, and he should be given an award for that, not prosecuted. He’s facing the death penalty, potentially. He’s facing the death penalty for exposing war crimes."

Over 50 demonstrations around the world are planned for Saturday as part of a global day of solidarity to mark Manning’s 24th birthday.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/15/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on December 5, 2011 at 12:30pm: Bradley Manning Attorneys Accuse U.S. of Withholding Key Evidence

Defense lawyers for the alleged U.S. Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning are accusing the U.S. government of withholding key evidence that could help Manning’s defense at a pre-trial hearing next week. Manning’s attorneys say U.S. officials are refusing to hand over internal government documents that assessed the impact of the release of thousands of diplomatic cables that Manning allegedly passed on to WikiLeaks. The U.S. government’s own analysts reportedly concluded the leaking of the cables posed little or no threat to national security. Manning’s hearing is set for December 16.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/5/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on December 5, 2011 at 12:30pm: U.N. Torture Expert Criticizes U.S. on Manning Access

The United Nations’ top official on torture has expressed new concern over the Obama administration’s thwarting of his effort to meet with alleged U.S. military whistleblower Army Private Bradley Manning. In a statement released by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Juan Mendez says: "I need to ascertain whether the conditions he was subjected to for several months in Quantico amounted to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. For that, it is imperative that I talk to Mr. Manning under conditions where I can be assured that he is being absolutely candid." Manning was transferred from a prison at the Quantico Marine Base in Virginia to Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, in April. It is widely believed he suffered extreme and unusual confinement in Virgina, including denial of exercise, social interaction, sunlight, and at times forced nudity.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/13/headlines

ADMIN Comment by Derwin Sherwood on June 17, 2011 at 9:34am: Manning Friend Refuses to Testify Before WikiLeaks Grand Jury

A friend and leading public supporter of the alleged U.S. military whistleblower, Private Bradley Manning, has refused to testify before a grand jury probe into WikiLeaks and the disclosure of thousands of classified U.S. diplomatic cables. David House is one of the founders of the Bradley Manning Support Network, established following Manning’s arrest last year. On Wednesday, House cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in refusing to testify. Outside of the Virginia district court, House said the Obama administration is using "Nixonian fear tactics" to dismantle WikiLeaks.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/16/headlines