The script for alleged Wikileaker Bradley Manning's hearing. Obama Gave Manning “Verdict First, Trial Later.” Edited excerpts of transcript from Keith Olbermann’s interview of Daniel Ellsberg on Current: ELLSBERG: The commander-in-chief, President Obama, gave Manning ‘verdict first, trial later.’
He said Manning had broken the law, before even the prosecution case had been heard, let alone the defense case. He said he was guilty, That alone is virtually a directed verdict. It’s unlawful command influence on the subordinate officers, who will be carrying out both this decision, and later in the trial. Second, the way Manning has been treated at my old base at Quantico, was shameful, and amounted to torture. Obama’s practically got a war going on here against whistleblowers. But he’s setting a precedent of using it against whistleblowers now–five times under Obama now, and only three times in all the years before Obama.
Lt. Dan Choi & Daniel Ellsberg Kicked Out of Bradley Manning Hearing. US officials debate charging WikiLeaks' Assange - US news - Security. San Diegans Rally to Support America’s Soldier of Conscience – Bradley Manning. Forensic Examiner Found No Match of Cables on Manning’s Laptop to WikiLeaks’ Army Pfc.
Bradley Manning is escorted from a security vehicle to a courthouse in Fort Meade, Maryland, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Photo: Patrick Semansky/AP FT. Manning case: Army 'failed to spot Wikileaks danger' 18 December 2011Last updated at 19:06 ET Pte Bradley Manning faces charges that carry a life sentence Lawyers defending a US soldier accused of leaking government secrets say his supervisors failed to recognise his troubled emotional state and revoke his access to classified information.
Article 32 hearing. An Article 32 hearing is a proceeding under the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice, similar to that of a preliminary hearing in civilian law.
Its name is derived from UCMJ section VII ("Trial Procedure") Article 32 (10 U.S.C. § 832), which mandates the hearing. An investigation is normally directed when it appears the charges are of such a serious nature that trial by general court-martial may be warranted. The commander directing an investigation under Article 32 details a commissioned officer as investigating officer who will conduct the investigation and make a report of conclusions and recommendations.
This officer is never the accuser, trial counsel (judge advocate prosecutor), nor in the accused's chain of command. This officer may or may not have any legal training, although the use of military attorneys (judge advocates) is recommended and common within service practice. The defense is given wide latitude in cross-examining witnesses. Human Rights Petition: Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense: Grant UN Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez Access to Bradley Manning. I just signed the following petition addressed to: Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense.
CCR Appeals Denial of Guaranteed Access to Manning Hearing for WikiLeaks Attorneys. Access Critical to Monitor Fairness and Protect WikiLeaks’ Substantial Interests Contact: press@ccrjustice.org New York, December 17, 2011— This morning, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), representing Julian Assange, publisher of the WikiLeaks media organization, appealed a military court decision yesterday that denied guaranteed access by Assange and WikiLeaks’ counsel to the proceedings against Private Bradley Manning at Ft.
Meade. The Center argued that reserved access was essential to monitor these controversial hearings and protect their clients’ substantial interests in the conduct and content of the proceedings. The Assange and WikiLeaks legal team at Ft. Pretrial hearing opens for Bradley Manning. CCR Files Petition to Military Court to Demand Wikileaks Lawyers Be Guaranteed Access to Bradley Manning’s Proceedings. Court to Consider Motion this Afternoon press@ccrjustice.org New York, December 16, 2011— The Center for Constitutional Rights, representing Julian Assange, publisher of the WikiLeaks media organization, filed a petition this morning seeking guaranteed access by Assange and Wikileaks’ counsel to the proceedings against Private Bradley Manning at Ft.
Meade. The court received the petition and indicated it will hear and decide on the motion this afternoon. CCR cooperating counsel Amy Jacobsen and one of Assange’s Australian attorneys, Jennifer Robinson, will be heard on the motion. Said Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Baher Azmy, “As counsel for WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, we must be given access to these proceedings. Private Manning has suffered serious human rights violations in detention, including prolonged isolation and sensory deprivation, and other torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment reminiscent of the worst abuses at Guantánamo Bay. Mr.
Bradley Manning hearing: defence lawyer turns fire on military accusers. Hacker who betrayed Bradley Manning expresses regret over possible jail term. Adrian Lamo said: 'The decision was not one I decided to make.
It was thrust upon me.' Photograph: Jennifer S Altman/Washington Post/Getty Images Adrian Lamo, the hacker who betrayed the alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning to the US authorities, has said it would be to his "lasting regret" were the soldier to be given a lengthy custodial sentence. Accused Army document leaker faces hearing. Punishing the Whistleblower: Verdict in Bradley Manning Trial Seems Certain - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International. Daniel Ellsberg knows a few things about heroes.
In fact, many Americans see him as a hero. When he was working for a key think tank associated with the United States military, Ellsberg photocopied the so-called Pentagon Papers, 7,000 pages of top secret analysis and documents that revealed that American politicians knew all too well how hopeless the situation in Vietnam was. When the New York Times published the secret documents in 1971, it opened the eyes of Ellsberg's fellow Americans once and for all to the details of a disastrous war. But when Ellsberg, now 80 and white-haired but still energetic, talks about heroes, he is no longer thinking about the past. Today he says that Bradley Manning, the presumed source of the classified documents about American military officials and diplomats published by WikiLeaks last year, is "unreservedly a hero.
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