Showing posts with label Bradley Manning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bradley Manning. Show all posts

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years behind bars, August 21, 2013

Source: RT.com



A US military judge has sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison. Manning faced up to 90 years behind bars, while prosecutors sought to put the whistleblower away for a minimum of six decades. Read more at: RT.com

Facing 90 Years, Bradley Manning Expresses Regret for "Unintended Consequences" of Leaking Docs, August 15, 2013

Source: democracynow.org



Bradley Manning apologized for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday. Manning faces up to 90 years in prison after being convicted last month on 20 counts. He said: "I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions.

When I made these decisions, I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people." Manning added, "I understood what I was doing and the decisions I made. However, I did not truly appreciate the broader effects of my actions. Those effects are clearer to me now through both self-reflection during my confinement in its various forms and through the merits and sentencing testimony that I have seen here."

An Army psychologist who analyzed Manning while he served in Iraq also testified Wednesday, along with a clinical psychologist who spent 21 hours examining Manning after his arrest. Manning's sister and aunt also both took the stand to deliver emotional testimony about his childhood. We speak to reporter Alexa O'Brien who was in the courtroom and has closely covered the Manning trial. "Bradley Manning is more of a moral character, than he is a political one," O'Brien says. -democracynow.org

RT | Manning Spy? Whistleblower faces 136+ yrs jail time under Espionage Act, July 31, 2013

Source: RT.com



The 25 year old was acquitted of the most serious charge against him - that of aiding the enemy - which carried a potential life sentence. But the army private was convicted on 15 counts of espionage and theft of government property. There was also a computer fraud charge - along with similar infractions Manning committed while in the military. Add it all up, and Manning could face 136 years behind bars. For a closer look at how the White House has used the Espionage Act in its war against whistleblowers, here's RT's Gayane Chichakyan. -RT.com
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